Reconnecting Music with Memories
Reconnecting Music with Memories
Reconnecting Music with Memories
A 24-hour hackathon app concept that lets users rediscover personal memories through songs tied to time and place.
A 24-hour hackathon app concept that lets users rediscover personal memories through songs tied to time and place.
A 24-hour hackathon app concept that lets users rediscover personal memories through songs tied to time and place.
Overview
Overview
Overview
Role
Role
Role
Concept Lead &
UI/UX Designer
Concept Lead & UI/UX Designer
Concept Lead &
UI/UX Designer
Timeline
Timeline
Timeline
24 hours,
Apr 2025
24 hours, Apr 2025
24 hours,
Apr 2025
Team
Team
Team
4 designers
4 designers
4 designers
tools
tools
tools
Figma, PhotoShop
Figma, PhotoShop
Figma, PhotoShop
Problem
Problem
Problem
People remember moments with all their senses —
a song, a smell, or a place can instantly bring them back.
But existing photo-based apps only capture fragments of the memory.
People remember moments with all their senses —
a song, a smell, or a place can instantly bring them back.
But existing photo-based apps only capture fragments of the memory.
People remember moments with all their senses —
a song, a smell, or a place can instantly bring them back.
But existing photo-based apps only capture fragments of the memory.
How might we make people re-live their memories more vividly?
How might we make people re-live their memories more vividly?
How might we make people re-live their memories more vividly?
Solution overview
Solution overview
Remidy
Remidy
an app that allows users to relive memories immersively
through melodies associated with a time and location.
an app that allows users to relive memories immersively through melodies associated with a time and location.
Main features
preserving memories
preserving memories
preserving memories
Instantly capturing how a moment felt by simply selecting a song, location, cover image, and jotting down quick thoughts.
Instantly capturing how a moment felt by simply selecting a song, location, cover image, and jotting down quick thoughts.
Instantly capturing how a moment felt by simply selecting a song, location, cover image, and jotting down quick thoughts.
Viewing memories
Viewing memories
Viewing memories
Users can listen to their playlist in the app, enhanced by their chosen album cover image and journal entry.
Users can listen to their playlist in the app, enhanced by their chosen album cover image and journal entry.
Users can listen to their playlist in the app, enhanced by their chosen album cover image and journal entry.
additional features
Simple onboarding
Simple onboarding
Simple onboarding
Users just need to create an account, choose their streaming platform to sync their playlist, and allow location access
Users just need to create an account, choose their streaming platform to sync their playlist, and allow location access
Users just need to create an account, choose their streaming platform to sync their playlist, and allow location access
relive by place
relive by place
relive by place
Memories appear as pins on the homepage map, letting you rediscover the emotions tied to each spot. You can also open “Nearby Memories” to explore moments saved around your current location.
Memories appear as pins on the homepage map, letting you rediscover the emotions tied to each spot. You can also open “Nearby Memories” to explore moments saved around your current location.
Memories appear as pins on the homepage map, letting you rediscover the emotions tied to each spot. You can also open “Nearby Memories” to explore moments saved around your current location.
Memories that follow you
Memories that follow you
Memories that follow you
Get notified when you revisit a place with past memories.
Get notified when you revisit a place with past memories.
Get notified when you revisit a place with past memories.
personal journal
personal journal
personal journal
Memories live on each user’s personal profile, making it easy to record and showcase their personal treasures.
Memories live on each user’s personal profile, making it easy to record and showcase their personal treasures.
Memories live on each user’s personal profile, making it easy to record and showcase their personal treasures.
Brand Identity
Reminiscence + Melody + remedy = Remidy
Reminiscence + Melody + remedy = Remidy
Reminiscence + Melody + remedy = Remidy
The app helps users reminisce through music, using melodies to transform meaningful memories into small emotional remedies.
The app helps users reminisce through music, using melodies to transform meaningful memories into small emotional remedies.
Colors
Colors
Colors
Brown: nostalgia and evoking memories
Brown:
nostalgia and evoking memories
Brown:
nostalgia and evoking memories
Orange: the warm embrace one feels when they encounter positive memories.
Orange:
the warm embrace one feels when they encounter positive memories.
Orange:
the warm embrace one feels when they encounter positive memories.
fonts
fonts
fonts
Headers Staatliches: playful but strikes a good balance between readability and personality.
Headers Staatliches: playful but strikes a good balance between readability and personality.
Headers Staatliches: playful but strikes a good balance between readability and personality.
Body Text DM Sans: simplified, low-curvature letterforms support strong readability at smaller scales
Body Text DM Sans: simplified, low-curvature letterforms support strong readability at smaller scales
Body Text DM Sans: simplified, low-curvature letterforms support strong readability at smaller scales
logo
logo
logo
The logo combines a location pin with a music note, reflecting how the app connects physical places with meaningful songs.
The logo combines a location pin with a music note, reflecting how the app connects physical places with meaningful songs.
The logo combines a location pin with a music note, reflecting how the app connects physical places with meaningful songs.
Branding sheet
LOGO & SLOGAN
Remidy
Music that remembers where your heart’s been
ICONS
TYPOGRAPHY
COLOR PALETTE
#403937
#cec2B6
#eae5de
#565656
#fffefc
#e57b47
Work Process
Work Process
Work Process
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
Research
Psychological Research
Psychological Research
Psychological Research
Music-evoked autobiographical memory is the phenomenon where music brings back vivid memories.
Research shows that 60–90% of people experience this.
Music-evoked autobiographical memory is the phenomenon where music brings back vivid memories. Research shows that 60–90% of people experience this.
Music-evoked autobiographical memory is the phenomenon where music brings back vivid memories. Research shows that 60–90% of people experience this.
Interview with Our Target Audience
Interview with Our Target Audience
Interview with Our Target Audience
We interviewed 7 students and adults, and validated our problem space.
We interviewed 7 students and adults, and validated our problem space.
We interviewed 7 students and adults, and validated our problem space.
People frequently revisit places to re-experience certain moments.
People frequently revisit places to re-experience certain moments.
People frequently revisit places to re-experience certain moments.
Many people said that music is an essential part of their memories.
Many people said that music is an essential part of their memories.
Many people said that music is an essential part of their memories.
Apps like BeReal and Lapse didn’t really stick for long
Apps like BeReal and Lapse didn’t really stick for long
Apps like BeReal and Lapse didn’t really stick for long.
Competitor Analysis
Competitor Analysis
Competitor Analysis
Spotify Wrapped
Spotify Wrapped
✅ music + time
❌ no location / personal memory
✅ music + time
❌ no location / personal memory
Spotify Wrapped
✅ music + time
❌ no location / personal memory
Digital notes
Digital notes
✅ narrative of events
❌ no music & emotional depth
✅ narrative of events
❌ no music & emotional depth
Digital notes
✅ narrative of events
❌ no music & emotional depth
Photo apps
Photo apps
✅ location + photos + BGM
❌ random music not tied to memory
✅ location + photos + BGM
❌ random music not tied to memory
Photo apps
✅ location + photos + BGM
❌ random music not tied to memory
Ideation
Inspiration
Inspiration
Inspiration
We brainstormed ideas by looking at map and journal interface references, current music streaming platforms, and warm color palettes.
We brainstormed ideas by looking at map and journal interface references, current music streaming platforms, and warm color palettes.
We brainstormed ideas by looking at map and journal interface references, current music streaming platforms, and warm color palettes.
Considering user flow
Considering user flow
Considering user flow
We began by drafting a text-based logic flow to align on how the system should work, then expanded it into a user flow that optimized onboarding and outlined the app’s main features.
We began by drafting a text-based logic flow to align on how the system should work, then expanded it into a user flow that optimized onboarding and outlined the app’s main features.
We began by drafting a text-based logic flow to align on how the system should work, then expanded it into a user flow that optimized onboarding and outlined the app’s main features.
Wireframing
Wireframing
Wireframing
We broke the system logic into intuitive screens, creating low-fi and mid-fi prototypes and refining the UX structure along the way.
We broke the system logic into intuitive screens, creating low-fi and mid-fi prototypes and refining the UX structure along the way.
We broke the system logic into intuitive screens, creating low-fi and mid-fi prototypes and refining the UX structure along the way.
Reflection
takeaways
takeaways
takeaways
Strengthened rapid iteration skills and improved UX logic structuring from low-fi to mid-fi development
Strengthened rapid iteration skills and improved UX logic structuring from low-fi to mid-fi development
Strengthened rapid iteration skills and improved UX logic structuring from low-fi to mid-fi development
Learned to avoid over-focusing on minor details and prioritize overall clarity and flow
Learned to avoid over-focusing on minor details and prioritize overall clarity and flow
Learned to avoid over-focusing on minor details and prioritize overall clarity and flow
from 4AM snack breaks to USC Village sunrises
from 4AM snack breaks to USC Village sunrises
from 4AM snack breaks to USC Village sunrises
and the incredible teammates who made the sprint memorable (Thank you Angela Han, Mina Sun, and Urmik Makani!)
and the incredible teammates who made the sprint memorable (Thank you Angela Han, Mina Sun, and Urmik Makani!)
and the incredible teammates who made the sprint memorable (Thank you Angela Han, Mina Sun, and Urmik Makani!)
possible improvements
possible improvements
possible improvements
If Given More Time...
If Given More Time...
If Given More Time...
Explore more complex motion design to enhance the overall user experience
Explore more complex motion design to enhance the overall user experience
Explore more complex motion design to enhance the overall user experience
We had an idea of implementing AI-generated memories for users, with manual review and approval
We had an idea of implementing AI-generated memories for users, with manual review and approval
We had an idea of implementing AI-generated memories for users, with manual review and approval