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Case Study: A passion project in which I designed a digital garden where work-in-progresses and unfinished projects can grow.
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Over Spring 2024, I was connected to the lovely Melisa—who was looking for someone playful to build a creative tool of any kind with.
She introduced me to the concept of digital gardens, and we knew immediately that we wanted to make something that felt like a safe, cozy corner on the internet for people to share.
As designers, we found common ground in our frustration with existing platforms for sharing creative work. While platforms like Instagram and X offer casual posting, they lack organization.
On the other hand, Behance and portfolio websites provide structure but feel too formal. We wanted a space that combines the casual/less polished nature of social media with the organization of professional platforms.
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PROBLEM: There’s a lack of a middle ground for creatives to share in-progress work, creating a barrier for experimentation and making it overwhelming to post ideas that aren't fully polished or finalized.
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Our original concept played on bento UI practices, though this was scrapped in favor of a more unique garden-like approach. We wanted to keep the platform feeling simple.
