He Gao
Designer of experiences with simple logic and emotions
Like all desk workers, I spend all day with my hands married to a keyboard and mouse. Hours of computer use keep the wrists static and the muscles in the fingers tight and overworked. We all know we should take breaks and stretch, but it's boring, easy to forget, and nothing pulls us back to do it again — me included.
So I built Grow (https://hand-stretch.figma.site/) - an app that turns hand and wrist stretches into something interactive. Using just the webcam, it tracks hand movement in real time to grow flowers. These movements are mapped to four simple finger and wrist stretches, each targeting a different muscle group. The flower only grows when each stretch is performed properly. No wearables, no controllers, just your hands. Each session takes around two minutes, and the hands genuinely feel more relaxed at the end.
How I built it
For this project, the biggest risk was technical feasibility, so I tackled it first with Figma Make to prototype the camera interaction and confirm it worked. Then I designed the screens in Figma, using a Weavy flow to turn photos of my own hands into vector illustrations to introduce each movement.
App - https://hand-stretch.figma.site
Community -https://www.figma.com/community/file/1649654214124344338/hand-stretch
Social - https://x.com/dotunfolded/status/2067820283852132676
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Same page. Five different perspectives.
I 've always wanted to build something that shows how accessibility shapes how we experience the world. Figma Make finally let me do it. From concept to working React app, all in one 6 hour flow.
Move the lens. See differently.
https://the-universal-lens.figma.site
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