Career Change; Transitioning from Law to Tech

We asked our audience to share their stories and journeys in tech with us, and the first story we got was from an inspiring young woman who’s making her way into the design space, so far removed from her discipline of Law. She tells us about her love for everything design and what the future…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiFebruary 26, 20220Comments

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Questions Designers Ask When Designing A Product

This article was inspired by Mitchelle Chibundu’s reel, a product designer at Wise. She outlines important questions every designer should ask when designing a product. The main goal as a designer is solving problems, and problems are essentially a collection of questions, in my opinion. So in order to solve the problem and help your…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiFebruary 12, 20220Comments

The Stack Journal

How Can I Get Started In UI/UX?

UI/UX stands for User experience and User interface design. Think of your favourite app, how easy is it to navigate, to complete tasks to find the things you need? Now, think of the worst website you’ve ever visited, what exactly about that experience was frustrating for you? That’s user experience design. It essentially refers to…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiJanuary 22, 20220Comments

Breaking News Issues Arising

On Nollywood and its culture of silence.

We often joke that if you’ve seen one Nollywood movie, you’ve seen them all. One plotline that is prevalent in Nollywood movies, specifically the Yoruba ones, is one where a woman is raped, often by a (more) powerful man, is traumatised, but is eventually called into a family meeting where she is asked to ‘forgive’…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiJune 28, 20211Comment

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The Language of Erasure (as told by Nigerian bisexual women)

Many people don’t believe in labels, but I believe there is power in naming things, ideas, concepts and most importantly, who we are. Bisexual erasure and biphobia are some of such concepts that should be called exactly as it is. The term bisexuality refers to physical, sexual and romantic attraction to people of more than…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiJune 27, 20216Comments

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Oluwatobi Afolabi

Career Change; Transitioning from Law to Tech

Questions Designers Ask When Designing A Product

How Can I Get Started In UI/UX?

On Nollywood and its culture of silence.

The Language of Erasure (as told by Nigerian bisexual women)

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