FutureMe

FutureMe is a tool for writing letters to your future self. You pick a date and your message gets delivered to your inbox exactly when you chose — next year, on your birthday, or decades from now. I built the first version the day after running my marathon in October 2025. It started as a personal tool and grew into a shipped product with real people sending real letters into the future.

Solo founder, designer, and engineer. I designed every iteration and built the frontend in React with Cloudflare handling the database and scheduled delivery. This was the project that pushed me from designer into engineer — the first time I had to think in both languages at once.

The original concept was essentially just a form. It worked but it didn't feel like anything. Over time I pushed it toward something more emotional — more like writing a letter than filling in a field.

Getting the interaction right took many iterations. The date picker alone went through simple dropdowns, relative time selectors, and eventually a full custom model where you can pick a specific date, a relative time, or your birthday. I kept designing until it felt both simple and intentional.

I also designed a sending animation that frames the whole experience as a time machine — making the moment you hit send feel like it actually means something rather than just a form submission.

When I launched, the response caught me off guard. The product went viral on social media, picking up over 600 likes. People were genuinely excited — not just curious. That reaction pushed me to stop iterating quietly and ship the first proper beta early.

A live product at futureme.dev. Over 80 people used it in the first week after the March launch. Clean, minimal, and focused. The roadmap includes authentication, rich media emails, file attachments, and eventually a paid tier. For now the goal is simple — keep people using it and learn what they actually want from it.