Building Astrid Creative Hub - A Modular Collaboration Platform

Project Goals

I started Astrid Creative Hub with the goal of creating a platform where creators could showcase their work, collaborate with others, and build their professional profiles. The key was making it modular and scalable from the start.

Architecture Planning

I spent significant time planning the architecture before writing code. The system needed a clean division of responsibility: /app for routes and screens, /providers for global state management, /lib for utilities and API logic, and /types for structured data models.

This structure made it easy to add new features without creating spaghetti code. Each module had a clear purpose and well-defined interfaces.

Building the Foundation

The first phase focused on building the core infrastructure. I set up the routing system, global state management, and API utilities. This foundation would support all future features.

Media Showcasing

I built the initial media showcasing features, allowing creators to upload and display their work. This required careful handling of different media types and file sizes.

Creator Profiles

The creator profile system needed to be flexible enough to support different types of creators while maintaining a consistent structure. I designed it to be extensible so new profile fields could be added easily.

Collaboration Tools

I laid the groundwork for collaboration tools, designing the data models and API structure that would support features like shared projects and team workspaces.

Scalable Asset Library

One of the key technical challenges was building a scalable asset library. I designed the system to handle large numbers of files efficiently, with proper indexing and search capabilities.

Future-Proof Design

The project is built as a foundation for features like media showcasing, creator profiles, collaboration tools, and a scalable asset library. While not all features are fully implemented yet, the architecture supports easy expansion as needs grow.