Memory Lane

We live busy life’s -often times forgetting dates, places, even memories. This app was created with helping you remember those important memories by connecting them all together in one place.

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Inspiration

The prompt and website for the hackathon inspired me to create something that could help users link memories together. Also, even though this app is geared towards a general audience, I think it could help those struggling with memory loss a lot. Sometimes all we need is a certain smell, a picture, or a description to help jump start our memories.

What it does

Memory Lane is an autonomous life-story weaver that transforms digital chaos into a cohesive chain of memories. It aggregates fragmented data from a user's connected services (photos, email, calendars/events, etc.) and uses metadata like location to weave them into a cohesive timeline.

How we built it

I used Figma primarily for the building of the application and prototype. Before anything was actually created, I sketched some ideas into my notebook, used Notability to brainstorm, and Google Gemini to help with the creation of the persona.

Challenges we ran into

I started my design at 7pm Saturday...with only 12 hours to spare, I was rushed into trying to make a prototype that could be as close to how I imagined as possible. I am definitely going to be revisiting this project so that I can add what I wanted to (which is code and the inclusion of generative AI to help 'piece' together memories).

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am proud of how it looks and feels after a quick turn around. I am also proud of the idea, I hope that it can actually help individuals.

What we learned

I learned that I need to not worry so much about design and more so about the usage of the product. This is my first design-a-thon, so I came in nervous and not knowing what to expect. Now, I feel a little more confident moving forward!

What's next for Memory Lane

After the competition I hope to go back to this project and add code to it--I want people to be able to actually use it for themselves, to help improve memory, to hopefully inspire those that do use it. Reflecting on memories and moments is such a vital part of the human experience and I believe it helps us grow into ourselves a little more each time we go down memory lane!

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  • english
  • figma
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