The problem
Most image hosts are static galleries: you upload, you get a link, and that's it. There's no feed, no scroll-and-discover loop like TikTok and Instagram have made people expect from a content platform.
The approach
GifBloom is built on Laravel with Livewire handling the reactive parts - the auth modal, the upload modal, the post feed - without reaching for a separate JS framework. Posts render in a vertically scrollable feed styled after TikTok's, while the underlying storage and auth model stays close to a standard Imgur-style image host.
The result
A working platform with auth, image and GIF uploads, and a scrollable feed, deployed as a live demo alongside a full Figma design file covering the landing page, auth modal, post page and upload modal.