TCK Time
Lately I've been deep in AI tools, figuring out how they fit into my workflow. Vibe coding has been genuinely fun, and what strikes me most is how much closer it brings designers to code. That shift changes not just how products get built, but how design and engineering teams think and move together.
That exploration led me to build something real: TCK Time.
The need was personal. I went to international school, and some of my closest friends from those days are still my closest friends. The problem is we now live everywhere. New York, Germany, the UK, Sri Lanka, New Zealand. Add kids and suddenly finding time to talk feels impossible. Every attempt involved janky time zone sites, copy-pasted times in WhatsApp, and still somehow getting it wrong.
So I built something simpler.
You pick a date, choose who's joining, and select where everyone is calling from. TCK Time surfaces overlapping sweet spots that actually work, with small human cues built in, like whether someone needs coffee for an early call or is staying up late to make it happen. You can save your regular groups so you are not rebuilding the same setup every time.
The project is branded for third culture kids because that is who it is for at its core: people who live between clocks, group chats, and continents.
Key screens from tck-time.com
The design is intentionally pared back. I wanted to see if the core idea resonated on its own before adding more. Clarity over ornamentation. That said, there are a few thoughtful touches: the background gradient shifts with the time of day, and small global facts and snack callouts are tucked in at the bottom because even utilities can have personality.
This started as a personal experiment, but the need is bigger than me. It is for families far apart, friends spread across continents, and anyone who grew up learning how to belong in more than one place at once.
Check it out here: tck-time.com
