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Odafe Aror
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Aug 1, 2021

Using boilerplates to speed up product UI development (with open sourced templates)

UI design and front-end development is to product design what building engineering and architectural design is to houses & buildings. One focuses on the nut and bolts of executing a solution the other focuses on the human problem to be solved and how best to solve it. As a designer…

Product Design

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Using boilerplates to speed up product UI development (with open sourced templates)
Using boilerplates to speed up product UI development (with open sourced templates)
Product Design

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Oct 27, 2020

Proposal to curb fake news on social media in Nigeria

Preface (27 Oct. 2020): I wrote the first draft of this article barely 24 hours after the massacre at Lekki Tollgate. It was an emotional period for a lot of Nigerians. I tried to leave most of the article as pure as it was (for posterity’s sake) but made edits…

Endsars

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Proposal to curb fake news on social media in Nigeria
Proposal to curb fake news on social media in Nigeria
Endsars

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Nov 8, 2019

This should work… in theory

In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. — Benjamin Brewster(1882) That said more elaborately “There is no difference between theory and practice in theory, but there is often a great deal of difference between theory and practice in practice.” Design relies on theories that…

Design

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This should work… in theory
This should work… in theory
Design

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Apr 9, 2019

Exploring the ingredients for design mastery

I fear not the man who has practised 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practised one kick 10,000 times. — Bruce Lee — Digital product design practice is tricky. It’s a blend of closely related specialisations which up until recently were distinct; user research, visual design, front end engineering, interface design, interaction design, copywriting, business strategy, marketing. I’ve been attempting to enter into rhythmic design practice. …

Design

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Exploring the ingredients for design mastery
Exploring the ingredients for design mastery
Design

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Apr 2, 2019

Taking the concept of “negative space” beyond design

Negative space is a concept that’s popular in art, design, photography & architecture that labels a part of a composition “empty”. Negative space is empty space. It doesn’t only apply to visual design. In music, negative music is silence. The absence of melodies at that point helps the musician’s composition. …

Design

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Taking the concept of “negative space” beyond design
Taking the concept of “negative space” beyond design
Design

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Mar 26, 2019

Pace yourself. Life is a pot of beans

Last week I learned about innovation as execution, as a combo of curiosity & relentlessness as leading change. Also, data analytics and modeling. Individually, they were interesting, together they gave me this light bulb moment: real life happens in real time. Stories of success (unintentionally) gives the assumption that the…

Life

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Life

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Mar 21, 2019

Procrastinate like a boss

Notes on making the least of your time. This is parody. Rather than say how not to procrastinate, I’ve identified some of the ways I’ve become very good at avoiding work I ought to do. Enjoy. The one-less-than rule It’s simple, do the next easiest thing instead of what you ought to do…

Life

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Procrastinate like a boss
Procrastinate like a boss
Life

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Mar 12, 2019

Much ado about process

Being a self-taught designer has many upsides. There’s the opportunity to learn by doing, own your education and freedom to explore. At the earliest stages, all attempts at design were mirroring the steps seen in tutorials, articles and courses. …

Design Thinking

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Much ado about process
Much ado about process
Design Thinking

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Aug 30, 2018

How communicating complex process improves customer experience

Nigerians are accustomed to businesses and public organisations having poor customer experience. We generally expect a certain level of adversity from them, these are caused by obfuscated policies and processes. Think any were from law enforcement, hospitals, even banks. They low-key frustrate their customers who are unfamiliar with their processes…

Customer Experience

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How communicating complex process improves customer experience
How communicating complex process improves customer experience
Customer Experience

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May 7, 2018

Space Explorer in VR for Secondary School Students

“Education is not the filling of a pail, it is the lighting of a fire”. -Williams Butler — Team 2050 banded together to imagineer solutions in VR at the ARVR Africa hackathon hosted by Imisi3D in Lagos. The team was Dayo Moyo, Dumebi Onwuli and Odafe Aror. We chose to tackle education. A problem in education Students have to endure lessons which they have no interest in…

Virtual Reality

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Space Explorer in VR for Secondary School Students
Space Explorer in VR for Secondary School Students
Virtual Reality

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