See it work
The interactive piece from the front page, with room to try it, followed by Idea Board’s logo, colors and type.
Four columns, from a spark to shipped.
Every active idea on one screen, grouped by how far along it is. Capture one with a keystroke and move it along by dragging.
- SparkA thought worth writing down.
- ExploringBeing looked into.
- BuildingBeing made.
- ShippedDone. Archive it when it no longer needs a place on the board.
Drag a card to another column, or use the stage control in its detail panel. Starred ideas sort to the top of their column.
- ⌘K Ctrl+K N
- New idea
- /
- Search
- Enter
- Save, from the title
- ⌘Enter
- Save, from any field
- Esc
- Close
Assets
Logo, colors, and type.
Mark
The project’s generated logo mark. The grid gets finer with the commit count, and the cells show the split between languages. It’s redrawn as the project grows.
Palette
The colors Idea Board uses across this site: one hue from its discipline’s band, plus the shades that make it work on both dark and light backgrounds.
Type
The two typefaces on the site: a sans-serif for the interface and a serif for headlines.
Next
Run Idea Board
It needs Node 18 or later and nothing else. Run it on your own computer, or install it on a Windows server as a service.
git clone https://github.com/dmoore-dwmmholdings/idea-board && cd idea-board && npm start
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dmoore-dwmmholdings/idea-board/main/install.sh | bash
The board has no login: anyone who can reach its port can read and edit your ideas. It listens on 127.0.0.1 unless you change it, and the Windows installer opens the port to your local subnet only. Keep it that way.
Questions, or something it doesn’t do yet? Email dmoore@