FRAME

Sharing Memories, Made Simple.

Frame intelligently groups your event photos and shares them with the right people - instantly. No more manual sorting, no more scattered albums, no more missed moments.

Most Original Idea - UCSB CS185
Best Core Concept - UCSB CS185
Frame dashboard screen

Why sharing memories still feels broken

📸

Too many photos

After every event, you're left with hundreds of photos scattered across devices. Finding and organizing them takes hours.

"I take 200 photos at a party and then never look at them again."
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Scattered across apps

AirDrop, WhatsApp, Google Photos, iCloud — photos end up everywhere, and no one knows who has what.

"I just send everything and hope someone keeps it."
😞

People miss the best moments

By the time you manually create an album and share it, people have already moved on. The magic is lost.

"By the time I organize photos, no one cares anymore."

Intentional sharing, not manual labor

Built from GR8 hi-fi revisions focused on trust, speed, and clarity

🧠

Detect Events

Frame clusters moments automatically

Review Fast

Accept, Decline, or Edit in one place

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Share Intentionally

Clear privacy boundaries before sharing

♻️

Stay in Control

Recovery bin and permission changes anytime

The research journey

From initial observations to final product — GR1 through GR10

GR1

Needfinding

Conduct user interviews and synthesize findings to identify meaningful user needs and opportunity areas.

SCOPE

User interviews, needfinding synthesis, empathy maps, and key insights.

DELIVERABLE

Slide deck PDF on Canvas plus all additional items listed in GR1.

GR2

POVs, HMWs & Experience Prototypes

Extend research and translate findings into problem framing and early prototype directions.

SCOPE

Add 2+ interviews, define 2-3 POVs, generate 10+ HMWs per POV, and build experience prototypes.

DELIVERABLE

Slide deck PDF on Canvas plus all additional items listed in GR2.

GR3

Project Website

Build and maintain a project website for an external audience that clearly presents the project and progress.

SCOPE

Link key deliverables and keep the site polished with final artifact links.

DELIVERABLE

Project website hosted on github.io.

GR4

Concept Video

Create a concept video that communicates the core problem, proposed solution, and why it matters.

SCOPE

Cover stakeholders, market research, and ethical considerations.

DELIVERABLE

Slides to Canvas and concept video to Google Drive and YouTube.

GR5

Sketching, Low-Fi & User Testing

Explore many ideas through sketching, then diverge and converge toward a smaller set of promising directions.

SCOPE

Build low-fi flows/screens, run pilot usability tests, and use GR5 peer feedback plus TA rubric guidance.

DELIVERABLE

Slide deck PDF on Canvas plus all additional items listed in GR5.

GR6

Medium-Fi Figma Prototype

Build an interactive medium-fi Figma prototype based on GR5 pilot testing and TA feedback.

SCOPE

This prototype becomes the basis for the GR7 heuristic evaluation.

DELIVERABLE

Medium-fi interactive prototype on Figma.

GR7

Heuristic Evaluation (Individual)

Conduct a heuristic evaluation of other teams' GR6 medium-fi prototypes.

SCOPE

Identify usability issues, rate severity, and provide clear recommendations.

DELIVERABLE

Evaluation spreadsheet as listed in GR7.

GR8

Hi-Fi Figma Prototype

Create a high-fi Figma prototype that incorporates improvements from GR7 heuristic evaluation feedback.

SCOPE

Refine visual design, interaction detail, and overall usability in the updated prototype.

DELIVERABLE

Updated high-fi Figma prototype.

GR9

Poster, Pitch & Video

Prepare final presentation materials centered on the GR8 hi-fi prototype.

SCOPE

Final presentation signup, 5-minute team pitch plus 1.5-minute Q&A, and aligned project assets.

DELIVERABLE

One pitch slide, one poster slide, and a demo video uploaded to the team Drive folder.

GR10

Final Report

Write the final project narrative that covers work across all GRs.

SCOPE

Document the full process, key decisions, iterations, and final outcomes in one cohesive report.

DELIVERABLE

Final report submitted as a Google Doc.

The team

Built with care. Engineered for simplicity.

Stop manually
sharing memories