Polis is a platform for direct democracy. Using Polis, communicating with representatives, voting on legislation, or creating campaigns for political action is as easy as 'liking' a photo.

Easily to compare your positions with your representatives' and find elected officials who represent what you believe in.

Vote on legislation to build a profile of yourself as a citizen and connect with others who hold the same beliefs.

For readers, Polis provides a more engaging way to interact with the news, allowing you to vote as you read.

For analysts and researchers, Polis is a dynamic, real-time polling platform that provides unique insight into the minds of the people.

For organizers, Polis is a social network that makes it easy to find and gather people who are on-board with your cause, and to connect people together who share interests.

Polis is a concept project that began with a question: How can technology be utilized to improve upon current models of civic engagement? In answering this question, I attempted to create a product that integrated into people's existing methods of media consumption, adding rich new ways to interact with that content and provide feedback that is direct and measurable in order to encourage participation in the political process and provide a tool engage with representatives.