Explore Vintage-Inspired Voice Notes for Digital Journals

My last submission is voice notes reimagined for spoken journals and daily reflections, taking inspiration from dictaphones and cassette players for both the interactions and UI design.

The goal of this concept was to explore how I could emulate the aesthetics and functionality of old school technology and bring it into the digital world, while staying true to its original purpose.

When the user presses record, the film, represented as wheels, starts to spin. The user can rewind by pressing and dragging the left wheel in an anticlockwise circular motion. To fast-forward, they can do the same with the right wheel, this time moving in a clockwise circular motion.

Designed by me in Figma, then built in Figma Make.

Play around with it here: https://rover-linen-15186179.figma.site