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Sam Sample
I design small, friendly screens for everyday errands: catching a bus, watering the plants, finding a library book.
- I test with real people early
- I prototype until it feels right
- I hand over tidy, annotated files
Hi! Scroll down and I'll walk you through my work.
AvatarSamMy journey in six stops
Each stop is numbered. Hover or tap any for the why behind it.
Meet Sam
I'm a third-year interaction design student. I like the boring parts of a day, the five minutes at a bus stop or the plant nobody watered, because that's where a good screen can quietly help.
I start every project by watching people, not by opening a design tool. Then I sketch on paper, test fast, and only make things pretty once they work.
“A good screen should work for my grandma, on a sunny day, with one hand.”
- Year 3, interaction designGraduating in 2027
- Based in SingaporeHappy to work remotely too
- Likes buses, plants and librariesWhich is why the next three stops exist
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Say hello
Hiring for an internship, or want to swap notes on a project? Write to me.
mika.tan@example.com
How I work
The same four steps run through every project above.
Watch first
I sit where the problem happens and note what people look at, skip and sigh about.
Sketch on paper
Paper is fast and cheap to throw away, so I try four layouts before I keep one.
Test, then cut
Short tests with five people each round. Anything that slows them down goes.
Hand over
Annotated files, a short video walkthrough, and the open questions I didn't solve.