I turn messy ideas into impactful products.

Hello 👋🏾 and Welcome

Hi, I’m Michelle Enakeno Umar. I enjoy crafting digital experiences from unrefined ideas. I work on web and mobile interfaces, and I’ve dabbled in game design.
Right now, I’m learning Blender so I can build the things I’m obsessed with: robots and futuristic projects. I’m also a huge fan of gamification.
I enjoy a good challenge. Throw me into an unfamiliar industry and I’ll conquer it. All I need is time.
I struggle with writing about myself. Sharing accomplishments isn’t something I’m great at (yet), but I’m working on it. For now, I hope the projects here can speak the words I sometimes find hard to articulate. Feel free to explore and make yourself at home. If you’d like to share feedback, chat about a project, collaborate or discuss opportunities, don’t hesitate to send me an email ❤️.

Digital

Products.

I craft digital products where user needs and business goals meet engaging experiences.

Game

Design.

I design mobile games with stories to tell, worlds to explore and mechanics to master.

What I've Made

My Portfolio.

These are some of the projects I can share. A few are under NDA, and I’m currently battling procrastination to finish more personal projects and document my process here.

Product Design.

Here, I explore digital interfaces that bridge the gap between user needs and business goals.

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UI and UX

Bella: AI Magic Wand for Product Uploads

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UI and UX

LevelUP: Gamified Learning – 1 of 2

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UI and UX

Personal Travel Companion

Game Design & Dev.

Push the play button to start. Here you’ll find all things games: UI, design, mechanics, and more. Still learning and improving.

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Game Design & Dev

Mastering the Kitchen: Disney Iwájú’s Rising Chef

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Game Design & Dev

Corrupted

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Game Design & Dev

The Imposter

Challenges

What I’ve Participated in.

I like participating in competitions to test myself. Am I making progress with my learning? How well can I handle pressure? Can I deliver under tight constraints? Every challenge pushes me further and it’s a great way to learn fast.

Second Place.

TEAM

Maliyo Games Internship Game Jam (2022). View Game

First Place.

INDIVIDUAL

Ingressive For Good: 30 Days of Design Challenge (2021). Read Journal Entry

First Place.

INDIVIDUAL

Passenger experience – SITA Hackathon (2021).  Read Case Study

Third Place.

TEAM

Best Game – Gameup Africa (MaliyoX Google) (2021). Read Case Study

Third Place.

TEAM

Financial Solutions Category – Hack The Normal Africa (2021). Read Journal Entry

Third Place.

TEAM

Most Compelling Project – Hack Ur Culture (2020). Read Case Study

What I'm Designing

Creative Shots.

Creative Shots are personal design projects where I explore ideas without worrying about KPIs, business goals, or constraints. The only limit is my imagination (and sometimes my lack of skill). I experiment, document how I come up with ideas, and sprinkle in mini tutorials 😊. Feedback is always appreciated, and collaboration is welcome.

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UI and UX

Shot 5: Tamarind 2.0

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UI and UX

Shot 4: Music App

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UI and UX

Shot 3: Tamarind

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UI and UX

Shot 2: Vivante

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UI and UX

Shot 1: Cube Tech

Journal Entries

Sharing my Thoughts.

This is my little quiet but very public corner. I share thoughts on life, struggles, lessons, and, hopefully soon, industry topics.

AR/VR Africa: Pre-hackathon Training

UPDATE A few days before our final capstone project, my laptop got damaged. Unfortunately, I couldn’t fix it before the...

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195 Days of Code Challenge

I haven’t been updating my website for a while now – I just have a lot on my plate. There’s...

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Sarai: Project Update Three

Things have not gone as planned. On February 10th, the VPS hosting for Sarai expired. Around Dec it did expire...

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Crave the result so intensely that the work is irrelevant.
Tim S. Grover