Family Flow

Yannick L.
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In early 2024, I co-developed Family Flow, a collaborative web app built to simplify task sharing and household planning. The idea came from my own experience as a new parent: families often juggle countless responsibilities, yet lack a simple, shared space to stay aligned. Family Flow was our answer — a tool designed to reduce mental load and improve everyday communication.

As Scrum Master and Lead Front-End Developer, I helped shape the product vision, design the user experience, and build the app with React, TypeScript, Mantine UI, and Vitest, deploying it via Railway. We focused on creating an interface that felt intuitive for everyone — from parents to teenagers — through features like color-coded task types, chronological sorting, smart filters, and responsive design optimized for phones and tablets.

Delivered in just five weeks as part of O’clock’s intensive 1,500-hour Web & Mobile Development program, Family Flow was tested by real families who praised its clarity, ease of use, and calming UI. While we paused development to move on to new projects, the app was designed with scalability in mind, with future possibilities ranging from PWA deployment to AI-powered assistants.

For me, Family Flow was more than a school project — it was my first full end-to-end development experience, where I learned how to turn a personal observation into a real, functioning product. It strengthened my skills in product strategy, front-end architecture, and agile teamwork, and it confirmed something I believe deeply: the best ideas often start with real-life problems, and the best solutions are the ones that feel natural, simple, and human.