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Selected work

I’m interested in repeated work that can become clearer and easier to use. These notes show the problem I was responding to, the direction I took, and what each project demonstrates. I’ve kept the claims to what the published work supports.

01 · Component library

Design Lab

A collection of 64 React components with working previews, copyable source and setup guidance.

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Problem

The problem

Interface patterns take repeated effort to build and compare, especially when the interaction matters as much as the appearance.

Approach

The approach

Organise 64 original React components into one library, with live previews, complete source, setup notes and a separate preview studio.

Evidence

What the work demonstrates

The published library demonstrates reusable component work, interaction design and practical documentation. The examples can be explored without first setting up a development environment.

Published interfaceIllustration representing the Design Lab component library interface

An illustrated view of the Design Lab component library.

Illustrated preview · October 2026View full screenshot

02 · Live product

RouteLab

A map-first tool for planning routes and remembering everyday movement in one calmer flow.

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Problem

The problem

Route and place tools can become dense quickly. RouteLab started from wanting a calmer way to think about routes and places without turning a simple trip into a noisy dashboard.

Approach

The approach

Keep the map as the main working surface and bring planning and movement history into the same flow. The interface direction is deliberately quieter so the route remains the thing the user is thinking about.

Evidence

What the work demonstrates

Product framing, information hierarchy and restraint. It is also an example of choosing what not to surface at once.

Published interfaceScreenshot of the published RouteLab interface

The published RouteLab interface.

Snapshot · 1 October 2026View full screenshot

03 · Venture

Hayalows Ventures

Brand communication, customer journeys, operations and practical digital systems considered as parts of one business experience.

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Problem

The problem

A business can communicate well visually while its customer journey and day-to-day work still feel disconnected. I wanted a place to think about those pieces together.

Approach

The approach

Connect brand thinking with service, operations and lightweight technology. The aim is to make the business easier to understand from the outside and easier to run on the inside.

Evidence

What the work demonstrates

Brand identity thinking, customer experience, operational thinking and the ability to connect visual decisions to practical work.

Published interfaceScreenshot of the published Hayalows Ventures interface

The published Hayalows Ventures interface.

Snapshot · 1 October 2026View full screenshot

04 · Live tool

English Chat Finder

A single search across availability from more than 200 English-conversation calendars.

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Problem

The problem

Finding a suitable conversation session meant checking many calendars repeatedly. The work was simple in theory but repetitive in practice.

Approach

The approach

Move the user’s actual question, “what session can I join at this time?”, to the front of the experience. Availability from 200+ calendars is brought into one search instead of making the user visit them one by one.

Evidence

What the work demonstrates

Turning a repeated manual task into a focused utility, with search as the main interaction instead of the underlying calendar structure.

Published interfaceScreenshot of the published English Chat Finder interface

The published English Chat Finder interface.

Snapshot · 1 October 2026View full screenshot

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