That’s right! We’re giving away 5 invites to join Forrst! Winning couldn’t be easier, with 2 ways to win; Comment or RT!
SEE HOW TO WIN AN INVITE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!
What is Forrst?!
Forrst: Where Designers Who Code meet Developers Who Design
For those of you who haven’t been exposed to Forrst yet here is the basic rundown:
Forrst is an online community made up of Designers and Developers. As the above tag-line suggests this environment brings together designers and developers into one big posting arena. Users are able to post their new designs, snippets of code (to share, or get help with), share links or initiate discussions within the community. Other members are then allowed to ‘Like’ a post or comment on it.
The community has been built on a ‘by invite only’ platform so far. So the quality of the content is very high and the level of discussion is great!
Who Planted the Forrst?
One of the most active members of the community is Kyle Bragger, the creator of Forrst! Once I got in and started using Forrst I was surprised to see that Kyle himself actually participates in the discussions and adds to the community.
We were lucky enough to hit up Kyle with a few questions:
If I was to sign up to Forrst today, when could I expect an invite? What does it depend on?
Good question. Honest answer: not totally sure! The interest in the site has been overwhelming, especially since the relaunch, so we’re trying to wade through the applications to bring new people in. Definitely trying to bring in a balance of devs and designers, and I’d say your chances are greater if you submit a complete application (name, Twitter username if you’ve got it, URL of something you made and are proud of, email address). My hope is to have every single developer and designer who is passionate about what they do want to become a part of the Forrst community. What we’re also doing right now is awarding current members with invites from time to time, based on how active they are within the community, how much they interact and contribute, and so forth. That happens every Tuesday morning.
When [if ever] to you expect to go fully public with Forrst?
It’s not in the cards anytime soon, if ever.
What is the best enhancement made to Forrst since it’s launch?
The relaunch of Forrst brings with it a brand new user interface, numerous user experience improvements, as well as much-needed new and improved functionality — a new type of post: questions, a people directory, filterable by developer/designer, newest users, Rangers, and so forth, totally overhauled activity streams: stuff from friends, stuff done to you or your posts, as well as new ways to drill down into posts: by tag, by type (code, question, etc.), posts from you/friends/everyone. The amount of love we tried to give the product hopefully shines through with the new site. We’re insanely proud of it and it’s only going to get better.
If a tree falls in Forrst and no one is around to hear it, did design really happen?
Nope. There would be no receiver.
How to Win!
Want your chance to interact within this elite group of designers and developers? Well here’s your chance!
There’s 2 ways to win!. Comment to this post with either something you could bring to the Forrst community, OR Retweet the below tweet on your Twitter account. And YES you can absolutely enter BOTH ways!
RT to win an invite into @forrst via inspiredology.com
Good luck to all, and we hope to talk to you soon, in the Forrst
Contest ends Wednesday May 12th 2010 @ 5pm EST.
Winners will be announced in this week’s Friday Fix post!
Join the discussion
I would very much like to have an invite. I’m mainly a frontend developer with an interest in design and I would definitely bring feedback to the community. I don’t like the thinking of Forrst being a place for elite people. My hopes is that it’s not. I hope you will consider giving me an invite even though I haven’t done a major web app (i.e. Twitter…)
Hehe, I also applied there, but unfortunately it didn’t work yet.
So here comes another try!
I can see this building up a fair whack of comments with people trying to get in. Me included of course!
Would love an invite.
I think I am a perfect fit due to my background. Started in print design 8 years ago. 4 Years ago, I got sick of working for “The Man” so I started my own company. During that time I honed my web design skills and was also fortunate enough to learn server side development. Unfortunately last year I was forced to go full time again and now work as a Senior Software Engineer for a major online advertising company (still freelance on the side). I now focus on UI/UX design as well as Server Side Development with mainly PHP but learning Python and Java as I write this.
Think I have a lot to offer to the forrst community because I am multidisciplined.
I think you should invite me because I’m a web developer and I make stuff like this: http://dev7studios.com. Hopefully I don’t need to say much more.
Good luck¡¡
Hi!
I would love to have an invitation. I´m gonna graduate in Communication Design this september, I`m from Bolivia and live in Berlin, there are many ideas that I have developed all this years comparing this two “worlds” and I think taht woul be a good contribution to this community.
Saludos!!!!
Well… 15 years of design for interactive and print media, so a fair bit of experience there. I remember trying to figure out – gasping – tables when I first started to code my first website which I think took me 3 weeks to do. What a horrible experience it was. But in all seriousness, having seen the industry change the way it has so dramatically, I’d even go so far that we’re starting a 3rd generation of design in the digital age for both print and online tools (just over the last 15-20 years).
Forrst sounds like the perfect kind of site for me. I’m a computer science and human-computer interaction student with a passion for both development and design. I was raised on graphic design and garnered a love for fantastic UIs. I’m now spending my time seriously studying programming and computer science theory so that I can bring some great ideas to life. I love sharing ideas, talking about what I’m working on, and getting inspiration from others’ works. This summer, I’m planning on beginning some work on some awesome software. Forrst would definitely encourage me to participate in a more social development process.
i would love an invite
i an a designer and im attempting to be a developer so i think it would be good for me to see others work and show my own
Hope to get an invite
Awesome. Just plain awesome
Hey Andrew,
I’m an up and coming web designer and developer (going to Parsons for a BFA in Design & Technology). I’m a problem solver and there is no greater feeling for me than coding a solution to a design problem. For instance:
The images on this page automatically have their double border added using css (so they fit the logo): http://joelfolio.com/about.php
This whole site is a unique way to present a portfolio: http://www.acceptjoel.com/
This subnavigation menu was created so people would notice it, after they didn’t on the old site: http://www.califa.co.il/en/home-fashion
I’m a beginner, this is true, but I have my own way of seeing things and I want to share everything I do with the community. I’m creating my own blogging platform where a group can blog together (example on http://www.azbye.com ) and I want to share that with the world as well. I have a lot to offer.
Please give me this chance to be a part of the community so I can become a better designer and coder and so my work can help others.
Thanks
Hey, everyone,
I am a 14-year-old student entrepreneur who founded a social quizzing website called OneExtraLap. I really want an invite to Forrst so I can meet all these amazing developers and designers out there and learn as much as possible.
Thanks!
Pick me Pick me!
I love the concept of Forst, and it’s such a gorgeous looking site.
I’m ben, i run a small website called ivoteforart.com. I’m also getting more into the design side of things. Here’s a small group of design snippets I’ve been working on to improve my design skills:
http://bit.ly/btkbZj
I think sites like Forst are one of the great new ways for designers and developers to improve their skills – thanks for creating it.
(I’ve also retweeted this – am willing to grovel as well!)
Sounds great! I’ve applied for membership.. “fingers crossed”
So excited about forrst! Would love to particpate in such a creative community!
Sounds like a great resource that could be very helpful for any developer or designer no matter how much they fall to one side or the other of the divide.
I’d love an invite.
I’m a 13 year old web developer and forrst would be a great place to meet and collaborate with other developers. It’d also be fantastic to learn from others with more experience.
Thanks!
Would love an invite
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Perhaps a dry run of the teleconference would allow the staff at Cisco to troubleshoot and fix technicalities and bandwidth issue
Forrst is a terrific, innovative idea. What I love even more is the cartoon portrait of its founder Kyle Bragger. Nicely done!
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