nice to meet you

we are two Stanford human-centered designers…

We believe that social media could be done better… so we did something about it.

We set out with the goal of reimagining what a social media presence might look like in 2025, redesigning it from the ground up to incorporate the best features available today and avoiding the pitfalls of current platforms.

5 long years later, we are launching the next generation of social media: the fun.app network.

social as unique as you are

as unique as you are individual
We're building a platform that celebrates your individuality.
we return control back to our users
You decide how you want to use the platform instead of being told how to use it.
we create the sandbox
It’s up to each individual to decide
what to build within it.

who we are

fun.app is owned and operated by Fundamental Design Lab.

Through fun.app we seek to create a better digital experience that empowers individuals to express themselves and design their own life online. 

why we’re doing this

Though there is more connectivity than ever before, there seems to be less and less connection. As the number of social media platforms proliferated and the platforms themselves became more robust than ever, we seem to have lost our way and forgotten what drew us to social media in the first place. And while social media has become an increasingly important part of our lives, the experiences are getting worse as time goes on. 

We see a problem

Platforms are competing for attention, turning to addictive tactics to increase your screentime with no regard for your mental health.

They force you into one-size-fits-all experiences that don’t seem to work for anyone, and you’re expected to adopt a half dozen different platforms to have a full social media presence.

returned to the
good ole days

We wanted nothing more than to return to the golden era of social media when we used it to stay connected, share memories and enhance our lives.

Our metric would be how much we improve the lives of our users rather than the amount of time people spend on our sites.

our goal

Our goal was to build a platform that we would like to use ourselves, and that has been the guiding principle for the last several years as we’ve brought this vision to life.

we want to

01
Foster a deep level of trust through transparency, being a partner you feel comfortable with and respected by.
02
Help our users create a healthier relationship with social media: one where it improves their life rather than hijacking it.
03
Bring back the enjoyment of the early social media experiences, the ones where the connections were real.
04
Build a network that enables users to maintain an entire social media presence with a single account.
05
Innovate on the current social media experiences to develop something novel that improves the life of our users.

our job is to make your life better as a member of our community.

join the fun.app

fun.app is available by invitation only. Sign up with an access code today or join our waiting list.

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