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Every author has a book inside them.
Most never write it.
Not because they lack ideas but because they don't know where to start.
Here's the truth no one tells you:
You don't need a perfect outline.
You don't need a big desk or quiet mornings.
You don't need to feel "ready."
You just need to write the first ugly sentence.
That's it.
The rest comes after.
If you've been sitting on a book idea for months (or years), today is the day to start.
What's the ONE topic you could write a chapter about right now?
Drop it in the comments 👇
#BookWriting #AuthorLife #WriteYourBook
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For the #ConfigMakeathon, I created Book Trace. It is a reading journal app that helps you capture thoughts while you read, and leave a personal trace when you finish.
[Concept]
Book Trace turns the experience of reading into something you can hold onto. Instead of forgetting what a book meant to you, you leave a Trace — one sentence, one emotion, one word. The app also reads what you wrote and tells you what kind of reader you are, with book recommendations matched to your type and genre.
[Project Overview]
For this submission, I designed:
- Onboarding flow;
- Still Reading experience with in-the-moment note capture;
- Finished flow with the full Trace journey;
- Reader Identity system with personalized recommendations;
- Library with saved traces;
- UI Kit and design system.
[Workflow]
I built the full product from concept to prototype in Figma. UI Kit, component library, and interactive flows all in one file.
[My Experience]
What I loved most about this challenge was how it pushed me to think about the full user journey, not just screens, but emotions. Book Trace started as a simple idea and grew into something that feels genuinely personal.
Figma made it possible to move from rough concept to polished prototype without ever leaving the workspace.
Thank you to the Figma team for a challenge that made me build something I actually want to use!
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If this resonates with you, a like, comment goes a long way. Thank you 🙌
Amazing!
Building the best personal project I’ve ever made, from start to finish.
Step 1 — The Hook
No client, no meetings, no deadlines.
Just a blank canvas and one question:
What happens when I build something with zero compromise?
Over the next steps, I’ll document everything:
Strategy, Branding, Design, Development, and launch.
If you were starting from zero today, what would be the first thing you’d do?
Comment below with your answer.
Like this post and follow to keep up with the project.
Amazing design 😍, very outstanding and professional
✨ What if you could explore the lives you haven't lived yet?
For the Figma Makeathon, I wanted to create something beyond another productivity tool or AI assistant. I kept coming back to a question that all of us have asked at some point:
"What would happen if I chose differently?"
That question became Possible Lives — an immersive experience that transforms life decisions into explorable alternate futures.
Instead of telling users what choice to make, Possible Lives invites them to step inside multiple versions of their future. Through interactive timelines, future memories, artifacts, relationships, and alternate selves, users can experience the possibilities hidden behind a single decision.
As someone with a background in writing and visual storytelling, I approached this project less like a traditional app and more like a narrative world. I wanted it to feel like walking through a museum of futures, where every choice opens a new reality and every reality tells a different story.
The project explores themes of curiosity, uncertainty, identity, and possibility—turning decision-making into an act of exploration rather than prediction.
Because the future isn't one destination.
It's a landscape of possibilities.
You can play it here: https://pleat-malt-91125639.figma.site/
#FigmaMakeathon #FigmaMake #Design #UXDesign #Storytelling #ProductDesign #CreativeTechnology #FutureThinking
this is amazing
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