Side Quests
Side Quests
'22-
'22-
Context
My friend Zach moved to England at a time when the British pound (GBP) was strengthening against the U.S. dollar. Together, we built Exchanger as a quick weekend project to calculate just how f*cked he was getting by exchange rates.
Knowledge is power.
Tools
Figma, Origami Studio
Team
Christine Gu, Zach Glabman
How it works
Exchanger lets you track where your friends are in the world and how their local currencies compare to yours
Expanding the concept
What began as an informational tool later expanded to include sending and receiving money, with real-time conversion rates built directly into the app
Side Quests
'22-
Context
My friend Zach moved to England at a time when the British pound (GBP) was strengthening against the U.S. dollar. Together, we built Exchanger as a quick weekend project to calculate just how f*cked he was getting by exchange rates.
Knowledge is power.
Tools
Figma, Origami Studio
Team
Christine Gu, Zach Glabman
How it works
Exchanger lets you track where your friends are in the world and how their local currencies compare to yours
Expanding the concept
What began as an informational tool later expanded to include sending and receiving money, with real-time conversion rates built directly into the app