Journify Gratitude

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Inspiration

Our inspiration was the importance of positive mental health and giving users an outlet to write about positive things in their life.

What it does

This web-app a journal that has generated prompts related to feeling grateful, then upon submission a generated 'Quotes API' will pop up to inspire the user.

How we built it

For the UI/UX elements of the website, we used HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript. As for creating the databases and integrating in APIs, we used Firebase.

Challenges we ran into

Delegating tasks and understanding how to merge branches using GitHub to frontend, backend, and our database.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of our project as we were able to have a frontend, backend, and databse present for our web-app. We also were able to use an API in the process.

What we learned

On top of learning how to use new tools and frameworks, we realized just how important communication is within the group. Splitting up the roles and responsibilities in a clear manner at the beginning of the project goes a long way in ensuring a smooth workflow and fewer conflicts.

What's next for Journify Gratitude

Aside from fixing the current bugs and sprucing up the interface and design of the website, we also hope to add more features relating to promoting positive mental health. For example, we wanted to integrate an API that displays inspirational quotes for the user to reflect on, a daily mood tracker, and a discussions board where different users can talk to each other and find friends.

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nwHacks 2025

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During the hackathon, I contributed to the project by developing HTML pages and applying CSS design to create a functional and visually appealing front-end interface. I also took on a mentorship role, supervising and directing the efforts of a team member with no prior experience in front-end development, ensuring they felt supported and could contribute effectively to the project. Additionally, I tackled challenges on the back-end, attempting to debug and fix issues with the API. The hackathon was also my first time using Git, where I gained hands-on experience in version control and collaborative coding workflows.

dinaliv
I worked on backend using Node with Java to create routes to connect frontend and backend.

perle777 suddaby
I worked on the front-end. It was my first time using HTML and CSS. I worked on the images and design of the entire website, from the colourful title page to the images of flowers, and other details such as those. I mainly worked on the Home page, and for the other pages I simply worked on their design (not the interactive text box features). I used Figma to brainstorm how the website would look.

Ekaterina Romanova

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perle777 suddaby started this project — Jan 19, 2025 02:38 PM EST

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