Kalakaar

Kalakaar

An art community to improve mental health using art therapy. Users can post and sell their art, along with collaborating on a single art piece and talk on a discussion forum.

Kalakaar

Kalakaar

An art community to improve mental health using art therapy. Users can post and sell their art, along with collaborating on a single art piece and talk on a discussion forum.

The problem Kalakaar solves

Keeping in mind the growing issue of detoriariating mental health in the current generation, I created Kalakaar, which is an online art community. Kalakaar allows registered users to post their artworks similar to how a social media functions. If another user likes the art, he/she can buy it through the website. The website also allows for all users to collaborate on a single canvas, and gives a platform for users to share their thoughts.
Kalakaar is based on the idea of art therapy. Art therapy is a mental health profession which uses art as therapy to improve the lives of individuals. The site encourages creative minds and eases them into a safe space for the users, gives them a platform to showcase their talent and space to just talk what they want to talk about.
While mental health forums and art communities exist in bulk, Kalakaar brings the two elements together under the guise of a social media interface, making it familiar to use, yet unique. It caters to individuals who want to utilise creativity to improve their mental health. Earning money along the way is an added bonus.

Challenges I ran into

->Creating scroll motions, attempts to animate the website.
->Managing the flow of the program with a lot a screens.

Technologies used

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