Vibe Journal - Communicating Mood through Music

Vibe Journal is a journaling tool designed to motivate people to become more emotionally self-aware. It does this by allowing the user to write and interact with a tool that reads their journal and recommends music based on that journal entry and mood. Overtime it will enable it’s users to communicate their moods through music while acting as an alternative therapy tool.

Multiple studies suggest that keeping a diary or maintaining a routine of expressive writing can: Lower stress levels Boost memory Manage intrusive thoughts that can lead to a decrease in productivity.

Vibe Journal uses a semantics tool to analyze your journal. It then recommends music based on how you’re feeling. To studying sentiment simply means you study the meaning of words. Having a semantics tool is useful when: Working with press releases Advertising Understanding customer satisfaction In general, semantics tools are becoming more popular in the PR and Social community fields.

Features

Application Lets you Log In as a User. Lets you enter and submit text directly Lets you see your previous journal entries. Uses semantic analytics API to judge your mood. Uses Spotify API based on your mood to link you to a playlist based on your mood.

UX/UI

Updates the DOM dynamically Interface changes based on the time of day

Tools Materialize http://materializecss.com/ Bonus - Great for adding a cleaner aesthetic. Googlefonts Bootstrap https://getbootstrap.com/strap - Better for structure. Pexels.com https://www.pexels.com/ Pixabay https://pixabay.com/ Spotify API Weather API Javascript Library Sentimood Firebase