Yurba — a Ukrainian social network with an anonymous footprint
Yurba — a Ukrainian social network focused on free communication and the ability to leave an anonymous trace. The project was created in response to the overloaded and inconvenient functionality of Facebook and the lack of anonymity. The main idea is to provide Ukrainians with their own platform for discussing news, problems, and life in their own information space, using tools developed by Ukrainians for Ukrainians.
Yurba also actively uses AI features:
- analysis of posts and content for advertisers,
- improvement of recommendations,
- assistance to users (for example, "short excerpt from a post" for premium users).
My Role
I am a co-founder of the project and responsible for:
- UI/UX design of the entire platform,
- frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, custom component library),
- desktop application on Electron (WebView + additional AI features and integrations).
- I effectively lead the product from idea and prototypes to the implementation of the interface and behavior in the browser/desktop.
Technologies:
Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript, HTML, CSS, custom component library YurbaLib
Backend: Go (Golang), MySQL
Desktop: Electron (wrapper with additional functionality, including AI features)
Infrastructure: WebSocket messaging (real-time for messages and part of interactions)
Main functionality of the project:
- Feed of posts with text formatting options and file attachments.
- User profiles.
- Comments, likes, reposts.
- Three design themes: light, dark, and dark blue.
- Real-time messaging via WebSocket.
- Built-in messenger.
- Feed and profile settings.
- Yurba Coins system — internal currency for gifts and profile decorations.
AI features:
- post analysis,
- recommendations,
- short excerpts/summaries for premium users.
UI/UX and Design System
The interface is built on a familiar structure for users, combining the best ideas from Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks, but in a cleaner and more logical form. The main screen consists of three columns:
1. Left column — navigation menu: messages, news, profile, and key sections.
2. Central column — content: post publication form with formatting settings and file attachments, main feed of posts.
3. Right column — feed settings: additional filters, display settings, etc.
The interface is concise and maximally clean — it is difficult for the user to get confused even on their first visit.
What I can offer you based on this project:
- Development of clear and "live" interfaces for any tasks and products.
- Ability to select effective colors, understanding their impact on product perception.
- Structural approach: both code and design are broken down into separate blocks/components, which can then be easily scaled and customized.
- Full cycle: from idea and prototype in Figma to a ready web or desktop application (VS Code, Git, DevTools, etc.).
Yurba also actively uses AI features:
- analysis of posts and content for advertisers,
- improvement of recommendations,
- assistance to users (for example, "short excerpt from a post" for premium users).
My Role
I am a co-founder of the project and responsible for:
- UI/UX design of the entire platform,
- frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, custom component library),
- desktop application on Electron (WebView + additional AI features and integrations).
- I effectively lead the product from idea and prototypes to the implementation of the interface and behavior in the browser/desktop.
Technologies:
Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript, HTML, CSS, custom component library YurbaLib
Backend: Go (Golang), MySQL
Desktop: Electron (wrapper with additional functionality, including AI features)
Infrastructure: WebSocket messaging (real-time for messages and part of interactions)
Main functionality of the project:
- Feed of posts with text formatting options and file attachments.
- User profiles.
- Comments, likes, reposts.
- Three design themes: light, dark, and dark blue.
- Real-time messaging via WebSocket.
- Built-in messenger.
- Feed and profile settings.
- Yurba Coins system — internal currency for gifts and profile decorations.
AI features:
- post analysis,
- recommendations,
- short excerpts/summaries for premium users.
UI/UX and Design System
The interface is built on a familiar structure for users, combining the best ideas from Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks, but in a cleaner and more logical form. The main screen consists of three columns:
1. Left column — navigation menu: messages, news, profile, and key sections.
2. Central column — content: post publication form with formatting settings and file attachments, main feed of posts.
3. Right column — feed settings: additional filters, display settings, etc.
The interface is concise and maximally clean — it is difficult for the user to get confused even on their first visit.
What I can offer you based on this project:
- Development of clear and "live" interfaces for any tasks and products.
- Ability to select effective colors, understanding their impact on product perception.
- Structural approach: both code and design are broken down into separate blocks/components, which can then be easily scaled and customized.
- Full cycle: from idea and prototype in Figma to a ready web or desktop application (VS Code, Git, DevTools, etc.).
Samar 
Available for hire