A name with a personal meaning
Behind the name Amisko is a dog and a personal memory. The name brings something familiar and human to a technical project. It leaves room for playfulness, curiosity and a little lightness in how the project presents itself.
The name Amis also has a lovely connection with French. Ami means “friend”, and its plural, amis, means “friends”. That coincidence gives the name another association that fits a project built around profiles and relationships.
The engine is experimental
Amisko is an experimental social engine: a technical foundation for accounts, profiles, content and the relationships between them. On amisko.com, those parts come together as an application.
Experimental describes the engine itself and how it is being developed. The project has passed through several phases. Its current shape comes from gradually choosing technologies, bringing features together and refining the interface.
Accounts and profiles each have a role
An account is used to sign in. A profile is the identity other people see, and the identity behind content or reactions. One account can manage several profiles, so choosing the current profile has a place in the application.
Public profiles can be found and viewed without having a profile of your own. Posts, photographs and reactions then bring content together around a particular identity. These are the parts Amisko is built around today.
A technical project can have a character of its own
Oversized lettering, tilted shapes and small illustrations connect with the personal story behind the name. They give the public site its character, while reading articles and working with profiles leave more room for clarity.
The blog records the project's story and the decisions that shaped its current form. Alongside the code, there is room to explain why things were built as they were.