About

I design, build, and keep learning in the open. Mostly self-taught, between Accra and Monrovia, always curious.

The path

From multimedia and IT support to design engineering. Click the deck, or use the arrows. Every role has its own page.

Sep 2024 — now

YOCEL · Brand & Communication Lead

Proposed and leads YOCEL’s move from an education organisation to an entrepreneurship accelerator.

Paynesville, Liberia
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More than one discipline

Brand & creative
Identity, creative direction, campaigns, photography
Product & UX
Research, flows, design systems, prototyping, usability testing
Engineering
React, Vite, Astro, Supabase, AI-assisted development
Communication
Communication plans, content strategy, social media
Systems
Google Workspace administration, IT support

Learning

No design degree. Courses, practice and a lot of shipping.

Google UX Design
Google, via Coursera
In progress
Prompt Engineering
Vanderbilt, via Coursera
In progress
Front-End Web Development
ALX Africa · Patoranking Foundation Tech Scholar, one of 40
2024–25
Digital Product Management
University of Virginia, Darden
2023
Creative Direction
Domestika
2019–20

On the desk

Things I keep near me. Pick one up.

  • ListeningWhat’s on repeat this month.
    Not listening right now
  • WatchingThe films I keep going back to.
  • WritingA book on faith, the Tao and the wolf pack.
  • PlaylistWorship songs, on repeat.

Watching

The films and series I keep going back to.

  1. No. 01MobLand
  2. No. 02The Gentlemen
  3. No. 03A Shop for Killers
  4. No. 04Song of the Bandits
  5. No. 05Ruth & Boaz
  6. No. 06House of Guinness
  7. No. 07The Love Hypothesis
  8. No. 08The Marshals
  9. No. 09The Shawshank Redemption

On repeat

Worship songs. 11 songs I keep coming back to.

  1. 01Press OnThe River Worship ft. Mark Masri
  2. 02Amen AmenSinmidele and Ore Macaulay
  3. 03The Story I’ll TellNaomi Raine
  4. 04NagodeDunsin Oyekan ft. David Dam
  5. 0520 Songs for Deep PrayerSteven Moctezuma
  6. 06Psalm 30House of David
  7. 07Reboot Camp 2023 worshipNoble G
  8. 08I Bless Lord You Are Holy · Forever You Are GodSunmisola Agbebi
  9. 09LionElevation Worship ft. Chris Brown & Brandon Lake
  10. 10OranmoniseSunmisola Agbebi
  11. 11Ọ̀ránmọníṣẹ́ fàyàtíChinedu Ndubueze
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Game day

Football and basketball. These are my clubs.

Writing

A book is on the way: faith, the Tao and the wolf pack. Until then, notes.

Faith and quiet

Faith keeps me steady. I look for quiet places that give me time to think, to process, and to talk with God.

Drawn to Japan · Switzerland · New Zealand · Netherlands · Luxembourg

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