The goal of Tiny Victories is to celebrate the overlooked micro-moments that make daily life meaningful. While many wellness apps focus on productivity or long-term habits, I wanted to design an experience centered on emotional recognition — giving users a way to acknowledge small accomplishments that often pass unnoticed.

This aligns with the Design-a-thon theme, “Moments,” by transforming short, everyday events into meaningful reflections. A “moment” here is defined not by duration but by emotional significance: the instant someone feels proud, relieved, or motivated.

The primary audience includes:

• Students managing academic and personal responsibilities
• Individuals seeking motivation without pressure
• People who want a simple, uplifting habit-building tool

These users want encouragement, not complexity.

1. Create a frictionless way to log small achievements
2. Provide immediate positive reinforcement
3. Build a visual sense of progress over time
4. Encourage emotional reflection rather than productivity metrics

I conducted informal interviews with a small group of students (3–5 people), asking what makes habits hard to maintain. Key insights included:

• “I do small things but they don’t feel like they matter.”
• “I stop journaling because it takes too long.”
• “I need motivation, not guilt.”

Across conversations, one theme stood out: Users crave encouragement but dislike overwhelming tracking systems.

I examined apps like:

• Habitica (gamified)
• Daylio (journaling)
• Streaks (habit tracking)

While useful, they share common drawbacks:

• High time/attention demands
• Detailed setup required
• Focus on productivity, not emotional wins

This helped me refine the direction: Tiny Victories should be lightweight, fast, and emotionally rewarding.

• Instant positive feedback: confetti, badges, supportive copy
• Minimal cognitive load: one-tap logging, simple forms
• Bright, celebratory colors: neon green as the “victory” signal color
• Consistent imagery: trophy icons reinforcing the theme of celebration

My earliest sketches explored how to simplify the logging action. I experimented with:

• Floating “+” buttons
• Swipe-to-log gestures
• Categorized achievements vs. free text

User feedback showed that categories felt restrictive. People liked writing freely: “Sometimes my small win is super random — I don’t want to fit it in a box.”

So I simplified the design to:

• Single input field
• Optional notes
• One primary button

I tested both:

• white-based minimalist interfaces
• dark-themed contrast-heavy UI

Ultimately, the black + neon green theme communicated energy, celebration, and identity better. It also made the confetti animation visually striking.

Early versions included additional metrics like weekly charts and badges. Feedback suggested these felt too busy for an app meant to be calming and simple. I removed everything non-essential to focus on the emotional moment.

The original success screen was subtle — just a checkmark. After showing it to peers, a comment stood out: “Where’s the celebration?”

This led to the full-screen confetti animation and the supportive “Fantastic Work!” message.

Feedback from a mentor highlighted:

• High contrast is good
• But certain small grey text on black backgrounds may be hard to read

I adjusted:

• Font weights
• Spacing
• Card contrast

I rewrote microcopy to be encouraging but not cheesy:

• “Log a Tiny Victory”
• “Every small step counts!”
• “Victory logged successfully”

A simple overview of:

• Current streak
• Total victories
• Today’s logged wins

The layout supports quick scanning with friendly card designs and encouraging icons.

The central interaction of the app:

• One text field
• One optional note
• A bold call-to-action button
• A large trophy symbol to reinforce motivation

This screen embodies the idea that capturing a moment should be effortless.

Once the user logs a win:

• Confetti animates across the screen
• Their logged text is displayed as a “proud message”
• A bright green confirmation card anchors the success

This screen is meant to be the emotional highlight — a moment of pure positivity.

Designing Tiny Victories taught me that small emotional details matter as much as visual details. Users don’t just want tools — they want experiences that make them feel good about themselves.

By focusing on micro-moments instead of productivity, I was able to design something that prioritizes wellbeing, self-recognition, and encouragement.

Ultimately, Tiny Victories turns fleeting moments into lasting motivation — and that’s the kind of design impact I hoped to create.

• No AI was used in generating any visuals or Figma assets.
• ChatGPT was used only for wording assistance, script refinement, and documentation clarity.
• All interaction flows, UI layouts, and design decisions were created manually in Figma.

Figma Link: https://width-ship-49855511.figma.site/