Memento: A journaling app to strengthen positivity
Memento: A journaling app to strengthen positivity
UX/UI Design
UX/UI Design
Mar 2025 - Present
Mar 2025 - Present
Personal Work
Personal Work
Role: Service Planning 100%, User Research 100%, UX/UI Design 100%
Role: Service Planning 100%, User Research 100%, UX/UI Design 100%
Helping users build a positive mindset through small, meaningful reflections each day.
Overivew
Overivew
Declining Engagement in Daily Journaling
To enhance positivity, I began sharing a gratitude journal with six friends. For the first month, everyone participated regularly. However, as time passed, engagement steadily decreased.
I became curious about why people gradually stopped writing and sought to understand the factors influencing this drop in participation.
Declining Engagement in Daily Journaling
To enhance positivity, I began sharing a gratitude journal with six friends. For the first month, everyone participated regularly. However, as time passed, engagement steadily decreased.
I became curious about why people gradually stopped writing and sought to understand the factors influencing this drop in participation.
Problem
Problem
Initially, users engaged in journaling voluntarily but over time their participation declined.
Hypothesis
1. The issue is not simply a failure to form a habit, but rather a lack of emotional connection to the journaling process, which leads to diminished motivation.
2. When the journaling act is reduced to mere text without accumulation or feedback, users lose the sense of value and connection, causing them to disengage.
Initially, users engaged in journaling voluntarily but over time their participation declined.
Hypothesis
1. The issue is not simply a failure to form a habit, but rather a lack of emotional connection to the journaling process, which leads to diminished motivation.
2. When the journaling act is reduced to mere text without accumulation or feedback, users lose the sense of value and connection, causing them to disengage.
Goal
Goal
To design an experience where users can easily start and continue journaling, overcoming psychological and behavioral barriers. The aim is to make journaling a habitual practice by addressing the factors that hinder consistent use, ensuring users stay engaged and motivated long-term.
To design an experience where users can easily start and continue journaling, overcoming psychological and behavioral barriers. The aim is to make journaling a habitual practice by addressing the factors that hinder consistent use, ensuring users stay engaged and motivated long-term.
Target Users
Target Users
Sporadic Users: Who write sporadically and eventually stop
These users write occasionally but gradually stop over time.Lapsed Users: Who kept a journal for over a year but eventually quit
These users consistently kept a reflection or gratitude journal for a long period but ultimately stopped.
Sporadic Users: Who write sporadically and eventually stop
These users write occasionally but gradually stop over time.Lapsed Users: Who kept a journal for over a year but eventually quit
These users consistently kept a reflection or gratitude journal for a long period but ultimately stopped.
Research Insights
Research Insights
Sporadic Users
Over time, they begin to question whether writing has any real value.
As a result, journaling becomes a low priority, making it difficult to turn into a habit.Lapsed Users
At some point, journaling stopped feeling like a meaningful activity for themselves.
It started to feel forced, like they were just trying to "dig something up" to write about.
Sporadic Users
Over time, they begin to question whether writing has any real value.
As a result, journaling becomes a low priority, making it difficult to turn into a habit.Lapsed Users
At some point, journaling stopped feeling like a meaningful activity for themselves.
It started to feel forced, like they were just trying to "dig something up" to write about.
A gentle space for daily positivity
A gentle space for daily positivity
To encourage short and consistent daily writing, the input field is kept small and lightweight.
Long fields can feel burdensome, especially when the goal is habit-building, not lengthy reflection.
The field expands vertically as needed with no character limit, allowing freedom without pressure.
To encourage short and consistent daily writing, the input field is kept small and lightweight.
Long fields can feel burdensome, especially when the goal is habit-building, not lengthy reflection.
The field expands vertically as needed with no character limit, allowing freedom without pressure.
Everyone builds positivity in their own way
- by diving deep or writing little by little
Everyone builds positivity in their own way
- by diving deep or writing little by little
Instead of comparing or evaluating different styles,
I focus on helping users recognize,
'This is how I'm building my positivity.'
I made sure to name the writing types in a neutral and positive tone,
so that no user feels negative.
Instead of comparing or evaluating different styles,
I focus on helping users recognize,
'This is how I'm building my positivity.'
I made sure to name the writing types in a neutral and positive tone,
so that no user feels negative.
Key Concept - Small moments create big changes
Key Concept - Small moments create big changes
Every day, by recording moments of gratitude, encouragement, or small smiles,
you slowly build your own strength and positivity.
Each small note becomes a bead of light,
gently filling your heart with resilience and hope.
Every day, by recording moments of gratitude, encouragement, or small smiles,
you slowly build your own strength and positivity.
Each small note becomes a bead of light,
gently filling your heart with resilience and hope.
Sharing journals with close friends motivates consistent writing
Sharing journals with close friends motivates consistent writing
Journaling with friends would make it even more motivating.
Share your journaling progress and content with friends.
Create a habit by sharing your journey with them.
Journaling with friends would make it even more motivating.
Share your journaling progress and content with friends.
Create a habit by sharing your journey with them.
Set routines and goals to enhance positivity
Set routines and goals to enhance positivity
Use various journaling themes to develop positivity, and set daily goals for each routine to achieve them.
You can also turn on reminder notifications to make sure you never forget to write.
Use various journaling themes to develop positivity, and set daily goals for each routine to achieve them.
You can also turn on reminder notifications to make sure you never forget to write.
On one page, freely choose date and routine
On one page, freely choose date and routine
Whenever inspiration strikes, simply write it down.
If you're unsure what to write, turn on the 'Recommendation'.
Based on today's weather and your writing style, AI will suggest a subject for you.
Whenever inspiration strikes, simply write it down.
If you're unsure what to write, turn on the 'Recommendation'.
Based on today's weather and your writing style, AI will suggest a subject for you.
When you're curious about your progress
When you're curious about your progress
You can discover a writing type, measured by writing frequency and depth.
And the analysis report is based on a data from the current year, including the writing day and average positivity warmth.
For deeper insights like monthly or previous year, and routine progress comparison, try the Premium Membership.
You can discover a writing type, measured by writing frequency and depth.
And the analysis report is based on a data from the current year, including the writing day and average positivity warmth.
For deeper insights like monthly or previous year, and routine progress comparison, try the Premium Membership.
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