In Honor Of

Create and share personalized tribute pages to honor U.S. veterans, with branch-specific designs and a public Wall of Honor to preserve their legacy.

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🇺🇸 Inspiration

As July 4th approached, we wanted to create something meaningful — something that honored the heroes who have served and sacrificed for our country. We were inspired by the idea that digital tools can preserve memory, express gratitude, and connect generations. Many families have stories passed down but never recorded — our goal was to give those memories a lasting digital home. “In Honor Of” was built to help families and communities keep the legacy of veterans alive.

💡 What It Does

  • Users fill out a short form with tribute details:
    • Name of honoree
    • Branch of service
    • Era/conflict, years served, and unit
    • Reason for honoring, medals, and personal message
    • Upload photos
  • The app creates a personalized tribute page
    • Designed specifically for each military branch
    • Includes the tribute details and image gallery
  • Users can share the tribute or feature it on the homepage with a small donation
  • All public tributes are displayed on a Wall of Honor with filters for branch and era

It’s designed to be respectful, emotional, and easy to use — especially around patriotic holidays like Independence Day.

⚙️ How We Built It

  • Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind CSS
  • Backend & Auth: Supabase (PostgreSQL, Row-Level Security, Auth)
  • File Storage: Supabase buckets (for tribute photos)
  • Deployment: Netlify
  • Design: Focused on clarity, accessibility, and a solemn, respectful tone

🚧 Challenges We Ran Into

  • Balancing visual design across multiple military branches while keeping layout consistency
  • Creating a flow that feels personal and heartfelt without overwhelming users
  • Ensuring file uploads, data privacy, and public tributes are handled securely
  • Building a submission system that works smoothly without requiring accounts

🏅 Accomplishments That We're Proud Of

  • Designed branch-specific tribute templates that feel visually distinct and respectful
  • Built a fully functioning tribute system with zero AI dependencies
  • Created a platform where families can honor their loved ones in a meaningful, lasting way
  • Developed a clean, mobile-friendly Wall of Honor that can scale with future growth

📚 What We Learned

  • Sometimes less is more — removing AI made the app more personal and focused
  • Tribute creation is an emotional process, and design must respect that
  • Supabase is an excellent tool for fast, secure, and scalable projects with public data needs

🚀 What's Next for In Honor Of

  • Enable tribute editing and private drafts for logged-in users
  • Add school or classroom mode for Veterans Day projects
  • Introduce regional tribute filtering (by state or hometown)
  • Partner with veteran organizations to expand outreach and impact

Built With

  • gemini
  • imagen4
  • netlify
  • next.js
  • supabase
  • tailwind
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