Log7
Design + build
Log7: a social diary
I defined, designed, and built a social diary with one rule: one log a day, then you’re done.
Product designer + builder
Beta with real users
Most social products want more posts, reactions, and time. Log7 makes room for an ordinary day, no audience required.
“Though technology might not have a limit, we do.”
Features
One day, one log.
Rate the day, add a photo or a few lines, and tag what shaped it. Each day starts a new page.
Daily Dispatch
The Daily Dispatch ends. Catch up with friends, look beyond your circle, and you’re done. Turn feeds off and the diary still works.
- Friends
- People you choose, one day at a time.
- Wider world
- Logs beyond your circle, with an end.
- Just yourself
- Feeds off. Diary only.
A daily edition, not an endless feed.
Self Plot
My Stats turns each log into personal statistics, not likes or streaks.
Self Plot maps your ratings. Select a point to reopen the photo or note behind it.
Interactive demo with fictional logs. No account needed.
Self Plot
Visual language
The personal web, revisited.
Log7 borrows the plain controls of early-2010s personal sites, so the life inside it can lead.
- Plain controls
- Thin borders, underlined links, familiar selectors.
- Personal imagery
- Photos and notes lead.
- Seasonal color
- The palette shifts with the year.
- Stars
- The rating control doubles as the graphic language.
Outcome
In beta
Log7 is in beta with real users, and feedback goes straight into the product.
The open question: does one log a day feel like permission to notice, or another task?