Payton’s Pixels
Payton’s Pixels is where I explore product ideas, AI tools and feature thinking beyond my day-to-day work. Each post links to the full article on Medium.
Concept explorations are self-initiated feature ideas for companies I admire, not affiliated with those companies.
2026
Side project
Lumina: Vibe-Coding Exploration (opens on Medium)
Exploring vibe-coding through a designer’s lens. I used AI Studio to build a reading app with AI-powered book recommendations.
Concept exploration
BetterHelp: Therapy is weekly, life happens daily (opens on Medium)
A feature idea that helps a client’s important thoughts from the week reach their therapist before the session starts.
Concept exploration
Case Closed: Your year with 8am (opens on Medium)
A year-in-review feature for 8am’s legal-tech platform that gives attorneys a yearly summary of key metrics and shows the value 8am delivers.
2024
Concept exploration
Instacart: CartGuard (opens on Medium)
A feature that helps shoppers with dietary restrictions make sure the foods they buy are safe for them.
Concept exploration
Care.com: PlayWise (opens on Medium)
A feature where caretakers share details about the people in their care and get personalized activity ideas.
Concept exploration
BeFriends: Collaborative BeReal (opens on Medium)
A feature that lets friends make one shared BeReal post when they’re together as the notification goes off.
Concept exploration
The Predictive Index: Remote Readiness Assessment (opens on Medium)
A Remote Readiness Assessment that helps hiring managers see which work environments each candidate is likely to thrive in.