Forget Me Not

Title and Landing Page for Users to Sign In/Sign Up
Dashboard for Memory Orbs
Make the Capsule

🌱 Inspiration

We’re a group of seniors who wanted a way to hold onto the small moments that really matter. Forget-Me-Not started as us realizing how many photos, voice notes, and random memories just get lost in our camera rolls or chats, so we decided to build a place to keep them safe for later. Plant a memory now, and watch it bloom when the time is right.

🌸 What it does

The website lets users create digital “memory capsules” in the form of flower orbs that stay locked until a chosen date and time. You can upload photos, notes, or recordings, and even invite friends to build a garden of flowers with them. Everything stays hidden with encryption until it unlocks, so you experience it again in the future.

🛠️ How we built it

On the backend, we set up a Supabase database to store capsules, files, and collaborators, and implemented Google authentication so users can securely sign in and access their memories. We also added SHA-256 encryption for the memories to allow users to feel safe about adding their personal images and messages on the website.
On the frontend, we built the interface using Next.js and styled it with Tailwind CSS, designing the garden, flower orbs, and animations with mindful pop-ups and a user-friendly layout to make the experience feel calm and intuitive.

⚠️ Challenges we ran into

Git was difficult to learn as beginners, especially collaborating without breaking each other’s work. We also spent a lot of time refining the UI since the small visual details and interactions were important to making the memory experience feel meaningful.