10 articles
BlogDiscover why ViviDiary rejected the blank page to focus on 3-second emoji logging, and how we designed a modular mood tracker for the 'small joys' aesthetic.
Ethan ColeRead
BlogHow the ViviDiary product team tackled habit stacking UI patterns in 2026 by rejecting bloated timelines and using our 3-second mood log as the ultimate anchor.
Ethan ColeRead
BlogWe prototyped an aura points tracker to gamify mood logging, but user testing showed it completely destroyed honest tracking. Here is why we killed it.
Ethan ColeRead
BlogHow ViviDiary adapted to iOS 27's tintable icons by moving away from color-coded emotions and embracing shape-based mood tracking UX.
Ethan ColeRead
BlogHow we integrated native hidden app UX to stop physical snooping, and why true privacy relies on cloud de-identification and data minimization.
Ethan ColeRead
BlogHow we redesigned Vividiary's CBT journaling UX to focus on trigger mapping, the clinical formats we rejected, and why we chose encrypted cloud processing over on-device AI.
Ethan ColeRead