Calling all Food Photographers, Stylists, Designers & Creative Talent who Love to Play with Food

Phoode is the very first (and free to join) social media + marketing platform dedicated exclusively to matters of food and creativity. I envisioned and designed it to connect food creatives with potential clients.

Phoode is a specialized, modern technology based, professional profile/portfolio + search engine + community platform. It combines the marketing functionality of social media with advanced features of a modern directory but is dedicated to matters of food and creativity.

I’m here to invite you to explore it.

I am a creative myself. I’ve put my whole heart, mind, several years of research and hard work into creating Phoode. It’s unlike any other place you can find online. I understand if you’re suspicious, but it’s a very honest and practical idea.

Being food creative, I designed Phoode for myself too. I wanted to promote my creativity and services in an effective way, and not to be forced to use generic social media like Instagram or Facebook. Generic social media platforms do not promote your brand and your creative work by using industry relevant search criteria and are not allowing you to participate in community of common interest.

Whether you specialize in creating a food-themed branding projects, food photography for print advertising, social media content, magazine editorial, business website, cookbook, phone app UX/UI or a simple flyer, clients can use Phoode to search for very specific creative food focused professionals within focus area, set of skills, experience level, budget and location.

Phoode covers the following creative areas:

• Food Animation
• Food Arts & Crafts
• Culinary Arts
• Design
• Directing
• Fine Arts
• Food Illustration
• Food/Beverage Photography
• Food/Beverage Styling
• Acting/Modeling/Performance
• Food Video/Cinematography
• Food Writing
• Food Marketing Influencers
• Food Blogging/Vlogging

The idea behind Phoode was simple:

To create an interactive and symbiotic community of interest for creative and food industry professionals and clients.

Phoode not only combines the functionality of social media with features of a modern directory, but its convenient, efficient design maximizes search results by mixing and matching specific food-related criteria in search of the perfect “Food Creative”.

Five fast facts about Phoode:

 

• Phoode has an educational industry blog that collaborates with creative industry professionals, food photographers, food stylists, creative directors from the most important creative markets in US and Europe.
• Phoode welcomes food creatives and anyone who is interested and involved in using food as a creative prop, culinary ingredient or dish, food in process of growing, manufacturing, preparation, packaging, marketing, cooking, consumption, packaging industrial utilization and waste processing.
• Phoode is inspired by the best practices of social media and professional directories but is custom-designed to serve the unique purposes of Phoode’s community. It allows strategic selection of criteria that identify particular skills or interest areas in a way that can spark new business connections and opportunities.
• Phoode isn’t manipulated by “funny” algorithms but built to serve the best professional interest of food creatives and their clients to connect with one another in organic way.
• Phoode is founded out of my personal savings and doesn’t involve any venture capital. It’s a true work of heart built with passion and based off my professional experience with the creative market and food clients.
• Phoode is currently in its beta version, but the basic version will always remain completely free to join, so please feel free to invite your fellow creatives, clients and anyone you think belongs here so we can build a strong identity and a purpose-driven community.

I encourage you to give Phoode a chance and utilize it to its full potential!

With your participation and contribution, we can build a solid professional place for users, followers and supporters.  I am excited to meet with future collaborators and contributors; anyone who wants to help make Phoode the best possible professional platform for creative food content, marketing, branding and many other avenues.

I look forward to hear your user feedback and how to make Phoode a better place. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected] if something on the platform doesn’t work or you have any questions.

Most of all, I really appreciate your support!

Marta Fowlie (CFO – Creative Food Officer)