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

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Early Thinking

Initial Sketches

Figma Designs

Built Product

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