HolyChimp Blog

HolyChimp has been many things over the years. For a few months I used it as a tumblog/digg hybrid, the idea being that me and some friends could post photos, videos, quotes and other such fun, and then vote on stuff we liked. Turns out that everyone just used the site for the forums so it never really took off, but it was a fun experiment, and eventually led me to lifestreaming and the wonderful Squirgle that stands before you today.

HolyChimp Chat

This was just a quick experiment into creating a simplified social site for a smaller number of users. The idea was that an entire forum is wasted on 10 to 20 users, but instant messaging is a more 1-to-1 experience.

I tried to create something in between the two extremes, and the design was meant to highlight the simplistic nature of the site, removing any options that weren’t required.