Alisa Yugova
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AI notes as a chat: capture takes seconds, and the AI keeps things in order — it sorts entries into topics and finds connections.

Role
Product designer, design and code
Platform
iOS
Timeline
[TBD]
Year
2026
Sage

Challenge

People juggling several projects lose thoughts and links: writing things down takes too long, and sorting them later takes even longer. Notes pile up in messengers and screenshots.

The goal: capture in seconds without picking a folder, and order without manual work. Product goal and metric — [TBD].

Process

  1. 01

    Brief

    Requirements in three rounds of questions
  2. 02

    Research

    Competitors and complaints in reviews
  3. 03

    Personas

    Interviews and scenario checks
  4. 04

    Design system

    Tokens and components in Figma
  5. 05

    Prototype in code

    React, live link

Key decisions

  1. 01

    A chat instead of a form

    Problem

    Forms with “title, folder, tags” fields slow you down: the thought is gone while you pick a folder.

    What I did

    Input like a messenger: text, voice, a link or a screenshot — in one message.

    Why

    We lose structure at the input but gain speed. The AI adds structure later.

  2. 02

    Sorting on demand, not on the fly

    Problem

    Constant background sorting is confusing: entries “jump” between categories.

    What I did

    The user starts sorting when ready and sees what changed.

    Why

    A few more taps, but predictability and trust in the AI.

  3. 03

    Transparent cloud AI

    Problem

    Entries go to an external AI — without an explanation, that breaks trust.

    What I did

    One short onboarding screen: what is sent, where and why.

    Why

    One extra screen at the start, but the main privacy barrier is gone.

Capture

Chat, voice, link and screenshot — in one message.

Chat
Voice
Link
Screenshot
Thread

Sorting

Topics, connections and what changed after sorting.

Topics
Sorting
Connections
Onboarding

Outcome

[—]metric 1 — what changedsource: [TBD]
[—]metric 2 — what changedsource: [TBD]
[—]metric 3 — what changedsource: [TBD]

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