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FamlyMemo
Securely capture and organize your child’s life story—one day at a time.
§ 01·The brief
Fig. A — Problem · Position · Constraint
What it solves.
FamlyMemo is a private, parent-focused memory vault that helps you store photos, videos, and audio recordings alongside a daily story entry for each date in your child’s life. Instead of losing meaningful moments across camera rolls, chat apps, and random cloud folders, FamlyMemo organizes everything by date so you can always find “that day” again—and eventually gift your child a complete timeline of their journey.
- Scattered memories across multiple apps and devices, with no single timeline.
- “I can’t find it” searching: filenames are inconsistent and context gets lost.
- Media without meaning: photos/videos lose their story, details, and metadata.
- Privacy and access control: sharing should be intentional and time-limited.
- Longevity: preserving a complete history from birth through adulthood.
- Legacy gifting: turning daily moments into a meaningful, lifelong keepsake.
Securely capture and organize your child’s life story—one day at a time.CASE 05 · Field log
§ 02·Design
Fig. C — Surfaces, type, motion
What's in the box.
- 01Daily timeline organized by date with fast navigation
- 02Rich story editor for each day
- 03Media vault for photos, videos, and audio (large files supported)
- 04Grid, list, and lightbox views with download/delete actions
- 05Descriptions, tags, and advanced search across media + story text
- 06Storage-aware plans with usage indicators
- 07Secure sharing via expiring signed URLs
- 08Child read-only “legacy” access pattern for gifting later
§ 03·Build
Fig. D — Architecture, shipped
Typed end to end.
- 01Next.js (App Router) + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
- 02Clerk
- 03GraphQL (Apollo Server + Apollo Client)
- 04MongoDB (Mongoose)
- 05AWS S3 + CloudFront signed URLs
- 06Stripe subscriptions + webhooks