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What if we stopped designing the internet only for scrolling?
My answer to that is "Trace Muse", my submission for the 2026 #figmamakeathon.
It is my attempt to reimagine what a break on the internet could feel like.
Instead of doom scrolling & passive consumption, Trace Muse invites you to pause, reflect, trace, and learn.
You enter, share how you are feeling, choose a color, pick a topic, and then begin revealing knowledge by tracing through soft biomorphic shapes. So instead of scrolling to read, you trace to reveal.
Trace Muse is designed to help people relax, unwind & learn in short beautiful moments. One that feels less like content overload and more like a gentle experience.
It's a browser-based tool with animated templates I'm building for designers and creatives who want to present their work online with motion, without having to do it from scratch.
Pick a template -> add your visuals -> play with the settings -> export
Here's what's happened in the first month:
• People are using the thing I made. Aaaa 🥹
Seeing aftrglo in other creatives' posts and projects has been such a joy.
• The feedback is coming in.
People are sharing their impressions, ideas, and wishes. I'm learning how aftrglo fits into their creative process.
• That feedback is helping it grow.
We've spotted a few bugs together, and I've been making fixes and updates along the way.
• The editor is getting a new look.
I've redesigned the controls to make the interface feel calmer and easier to navigate.
• Of course I made more templates 👀
Four new templates and updates to existing ones. More possibilities, while keeping the process simple.
Something that once felt like a distant little dream is now helping creatives with their work. They've told me, and I'm still taking that in.
I’m making it myself, while balancing a full-time job and a life I want to be present for. Progress happens in the time I have, and I’m proud of how it’s growing
Still very much in love with building this ✨
Lapse is a free Framer template for AI products. Nine pages: home, about, pricing with a monthly and annual toggle, a CMS blog, contact, legal pages and a 404. It's dark and monochrome, and the only colour is the glow on the buttons.
Free to remix.