https://github.com/flaque/quirksite
https://github.com/flaque/quirksite
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/flaque/quirksite
- Owner: Flaque
- Created: 2018-12-15T23:07:20.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-12-15T23:43:46.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-20T10:13:50.275Z (4 months ago)
- Size: 4.88 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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# 🐙 quirk
Quirk is a crossplatform, GPL-licensed, [Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy#Declining_effectiveness)
app built in React Native / Expo.
Unlike many CBT apps, it's fairly unbiased in what you use it for; it doesn't ask about your mood or ask you
to depression-specific CBT exercises. That makes it fairly quick and discreet to use, especially in a public
setting.
# Design
Quirk's goal is to be both inviting and focused. It should be _really_ easy to enter in a thought; people frequently enter these in public settings and need to do it fairly quickly. It also should not cause any increased frustration.
## Color Palette
To bootstrap this, we're just using [a pre-canned, but fairly muted, color palette.](https://flatuicolors.com/palette/ru)
## Other Stupid Design Logic
I'm not really a designer, but I do like to engage in _stupid design logic_ for why things are a certain way. Quirk has
a particular style, but it's one I ripped off from a bunch of other apps.
Some things are muted because they're dumb and not the important bits. But the important bits are big, gigantic works of in-your-face crunchy juicy goodness. Titles should be bold, the boldyest bold you got. Only got one thing to say? Make [that thing a full screen giant, towering over mortals.](https://i.imgur.com/zcplBkP.png)
Illustrations should be excessively cute and burst with as much personality as your artistic talent can muster. None of that sleek silicon valley business-casual airplane art. Nah. **Give me bubbles and smiles.** Draw little dudes and [make them eat each other.](https://i.imgur.com/JYM9CbA.png) We're making a healthy-cool app here, not some collared-shirt-wearing fintech money-market manstravaganza.
When I first started making things, I made those websites that just threw every color you could on the page and it looked awful. Eventually I noticed it looked awful and then became super cautious about doing anything remotely interesting. I think I'm back in a happy medium. The UI design tweeks I stole from a lot of other apps, this general thinking comes from [the game design concept of "Juice."](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=216_5nu4aVQ)
# License
Quirk is licensed under the [GPL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License), which
guarantees end users the freedom to study, share, and modify the software.
# Contact
Quirk is made by Evan Conrad, a software engineer in the bay area.
If you need help with the app, would like to request a feature, or just want to talk, feel free to send me a line at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
If you're interested in the development of Quirk, you're in luck! Quirk is an open source project under the GPL license. It lives [on Github here.](https://github.com/flaque/quirk)
I also announce info about [it on my blog on Dev,](https://dev.to/flaque) and probably [on Twitter too.](https://twitter.com/flaqueEau)