# The evolution of the stream: Widgets, Cards, & Frames *A letter to Farcaster Frames* By [Terminally Onchain by YB](https://terminallyonchain.xyz) ยท 2024-01-31 --- _Welcome to the 11 new people who joined the onchain letters community since Sunday!_ _I'm thankful for all 101 of you (wooo 3 digits lfg!) and I hope everyone is having a great start to the week_ ๐Ÿ”ฅ _If you're enjoying my writing, please share_ [_Onchain Letters_](https://onchainletters.xyz/) _with your friends in Crypto_ ๐Ÿค [Subscribe](https://onchainletters.xyz/memberships) * * * ### A letter to Farcaster Frames Unless you were in the woods without access to internet this past weekend, you've probably seen the next big thing in crypto: frames. Since the Farcaster team launched the feature Friday afternoon, that's all anyone can talk about. I tweeted this out at midnight on Friday and I think it pretty much sums up my weekend. [![User Avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1536483903774531586/KHNPU1AN_normal.jpg)](https://twitter.com/yb_effect) [Yash Bora](https://twitter.com/yb_effect) [@yb\_effect](https://twitter.com/yb_effect) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/yb_effect/status/1751107590149243275) I've had the most fun in crypto tonight since Loot launched in August 2021. If you're not spending time on [@farcaster\_xyz](https://twitter.com/farcaster_xyz) you're missing out [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 32](https://twitter.com/yb_effect/status/1751107590149243275)[ 11:59 PM โ€ข Jan 26, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/yb_effect/status/1751107590149243275) It was incredible to see how the community rallied around a new primitive in such a short period of time. I mean, just look at this [video of a Frames hackathon](https://twitter.com/SalvinoArmati/status/1751714007726092459) on Sunday that the Variant team hosted in NYC: ~50 builders excited to crank out creative ideas on how to best utilize frame functionality. See if you can spot me ๐Ÿ‘€ Now, I could go on and on about all the different frames that were shipped over the last few days and how exciting of a time it was but it's probably best to go check out Farcaster yourself and feel the ~vibes~. Instead, in this letter, I'm going to provide some historical context that helped me create a framework on...frames. ![](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/callout/information-icon.png) I wanted to be creative with today's post. I'm going to be publishing this onchain letter as a frame on Farcaster! So, instead of the regular essay format, it reads more like a story book. You can either read the screenshots below or check out the [frame](https://warpcast.com/~/notifications) directly. [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/16b25fd2b92b8b8bc54438df79c1104c.png) Farcaster YB on Warpcast -------------- Presenting my framebook! I put together a short story covering the evolution of interactive social feeds. It helped me better understand the importance of Frame Friday. As Dan said, "what's old is new". Click through the frame to read the book. Hope you enjoy :) https://frame-book.vercel.app/ ](https://warpcast.com/~/conversations/0xe51bcb07f0e8f16b400f59067decb4d69d3e8ae5) Let's dive in ๐Ÿš€ * * * ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ec49b09e1b3dfc7343e461c7d1a45bde.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3da7a3e40fbffa6693981d0e9dec98e3.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/85eb6b1c08acaff58a41e298d1ac7c6c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c9f114a599a49972756283f65aba475c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ec0215b038c80815c5cf83d208090d6b.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/eb464ef3ec00e79dbfb6d90ef33a43e2.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4f78b0099325c8df6b47b50e9c8b9479.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/215a9aa1658dece08a58bd114366f675.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/52d1a8710d1f1aac4e3db785d81c0290.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5b33679a0cd329716fc57718df84a1e9.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d58c73300fec134595ee44a15d87f46a.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c438b4cc82a0bd6636e7da6229b50ee8.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f73d3168fa1147427e882ec3fa8ebcc7.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cf1c1a9251196e635043515d5302f0ae.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5f8e815363132008378bf1b4c89590c1.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ed79bffbd30533f775a95d153075877a.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/80e0c826278cb42a3e23e48294e8d354.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/10a473d8bb3c4bc3d69a8a75751637c7.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/46136f5fc259539d226873fcecc852b2.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5bdcc455e2588dc4ad5f50f323e97cb4.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2c40e06cac71230a6d52a831a05bac31.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b74c59b8200829705ac2c8b5b5434571.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/76a8cb99cd18b5eec5c37f26ce7adc8d.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/976910e56ac8007de3e094cff138ba8c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ccb13398fb471e99d98a159568e50eb5.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/37b859524d6604cee382b76e01ddb16d.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ee51070330c99089039549db6fd7cc46.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/20eff2bf66c6b4af691286b7c3c0036c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/705736179a782861c21707c6b27c9934.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2ef93b2239820dec7326b0eb051d4dc0.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3def4b3d5b2739f9d508fedf52af9ef0.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/095955060b2f6a5aa9ee42c49caec0ad.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/eff7d0c6bbd421343c54eb9eea227d1b.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/eb5d7dd8321d9ab34b3f8d448f940018.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f105c5d544c416541740a84bc9f2ad9a.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6f3a22415ef2b758779a69f854814739.png) * * * We'll be back to the regular text based Onchain Letters this Friday. Let me know what you thought of this Framebook! \- YB [Subscribe](https://onchainletters.xyz/memberships) --- *Originally published on [Terminally Onchain by YB](https://terminallyonchain.xyz/frames)*