Independent Product Project | Personal Initiative
Ambient
Making long-distance friendships feel a little less long-distance.
The Problem
Staying close from far away takes effort. Calls require time and coordination, while social media has become increasingly curated and performative.
Ambient creates a middle ground — helping close friends share the little things more often, rather than saving everything for the next catch-up.
My Work
Defined the product
Concept · User needs · Product principles · MVP
Designed for authentic connection
Capped friend circles · Recurring prompts · Low-pressure sharing
Designed the experience
User flows · UI/UX · Prototyping · Iteration
Built it myself
Front-end development · Interaction logic · Testing
Outcome
1 functional MVP
End-to-end concept → design → code
Self-taught development
Project Gallery
Early Thinking
Initial Sketches
Figma Designs
Built Product