multi-sensor cloud platform for storage, visualisation & analytics across Earth Observation, IoT, wearables & smart cities Client: llcloud.eu , Sofia, Bulgaria Project Type: End-to-end Platform UX | UI + Visual Identity Role: Lead UX | UI Designer + Brand Designer + Motion Effects + SEO Strategy + Ongoing Platform Optimisation Industry: Satellite Technology, Earth Observation, IoT, SaaS Tools: Wix Studio, Figma, After Effects, JS (Velo), Google Analytics Duration: 2024 | 25 View Live Platform LLcloud’s aims to empower developers by simplifying the integration of multi-sensor data into a unified platform . LLcloud provides an easy way to collect, analyse, and visualise data from diverse sources, including satellite, IoT, and wearable sensors , enabling better decision-making. By offering a seamless cloud solution for data fusion and analytics, LLcloud helps users leverage comprehensive insights from various data streams to drive smarter decisions . CLIENTS The platform is built for developers , SaaS companies , startups , and digital businesses looking for scalable cloud infrastructure . LLcloud is targeted towards clients who need high performance , straightforward management and data analytics tools , and infrastructure that can grow and be customised with their products. Our Partners VISUAL IDENTITY LLcloud’s visual identity was inspired by Piet Mondrian ’s geometric abstraction and Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames , translating the complexity of multi-sensor data into a structured, visually balanced system . By drawing on Mondrian’s grid-based art and the Eames’ exploration of scale , the brand expresses the fusion of complex satellite, IoT, and wearable data as something precise, dynamic, and interconnected . LOGO DESIGN #45A4D4 #171718 #777778 #BCBCBB MOTION EFFECTS I developed a custom motion library to visually abstract the fusion of multi-sensor data across the platform’s services . In each animation, moving dots represent data sources , while connecting lines illustrate the pathways through which information flows . IoT: Cyclist Air Pollution Tracking Wearables: GPS Zoning & Fencing Port Analytics: Cargo Flow & Distribution SITEMAP The client asked for a sitemap that emphasised the four primary application areas of the platform : wearables , IoT , Earth Observation (EO) , and other digital technologies . We structured the site architecture around these verticals to help users quickly navigate to relevant use cases . A dedicated Solutions section was also included to showcase practical applications of the platform in field research and industrial environments . The pricing structure was also redesigned to make feature differences, especially for EO workflows , more targeted. UX & UI Responsive mobile layout Vertical content structure Hamburger navigation menu Stacked pricing cards Desktop centralised homepage hub Highlighted application sectors (EO, IoT, Wearables, Technologies) Animated data-flow visualisations Quick access: Get Started / Sign In RESULTS & PERFORMANCE 45% increase in search visibility 5 min average site session 3000+ active page visits 75%+ traffic direct returns What we achieved in 2025 following the launch of the redesigned LLcloud platform in January: 6 new international data partners added (Swiss, Bulgarian, German) Slush 2025 wearable product demo invitation Cassini Hackathon 2026 Bulgaria organisers EU Space Days invited platform demo Team expansion across software and advisory roles arca Up wati app

building a material library and digital archive to encourage sustainable and responsible material use in creative practice Client: rca.ac.uk , Royal College of Art, London, UK Project Type: End-to-end Material Catalogue UX | UI + Online Shop + Material Design + AI-based Material Index Role: UX | UI Designer + Logo Redesign + Digital Material Archive & E-commerce Interface Design Industry: Sustainable Materials, Manufacturing, Art & Design Tools: Wix Studio, Figma, JS (Velo), Wix CMS & Stores Duration: Q1 | 2025 View Archive Demo Iana Nikolova Design Products ablen.com Georgie Richardson Architecture Joe Hodway Painting joehodway.com Jean Stepanov Contemporary Art Practice jean-stepanov.com Jamie Doh Visual Communication jamiedohart.com/ My role in the AcrossRCA project was to lead the development of the Material Archive by coordinating and curating a list of sustainable alternatives to existing making materials. I designed the initial concept for the physical library, through sketches and renders, and developed/coded a web store (mobile and desktop) featuring an updatable material archive with an integrated blog for students to share projects made with their sustainable materials. I assembled and photographed the first RCA Material Archive as well as all of the individual sustainable materials. Initial Library Concept Renders We tested existing sustainability tools like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) , the Material Circularity Indicator , and the Higgs Index , but found them overly complex and data-heavy for creatives needing quick, practical guidance. Realising that material sustainability is understood differently across disciplines, we developed the Sustainability Material Index, a framework that balances diverse priorities to assess and compare materials. RCA Material Archive Project Showcase PROJECT SHOWCASE Study for the Relic of the Future Emulsion Paint Sculpture, by Joe Hodway. Media used, post consumer emulsion paint. Dimensions H: 30 cm x W 20 cm x D 14 cm. Joe Hodway, MA Painting student, repurposed post-consumer emulsion paint into a sculptural bust, highlighting the potential of discarded materials as refined artistic mediums. By transforming a durable acrylic polymer with a silky finish, his work challenges traditional sculpting practices while sparking dialogue on sustainability in art. Material Archive Digital Store The RCA Digital Material Archive , designed by myself, is a platform to purchase, compare, and share sustainable materials for design, art, fashion, and making . It acts as both a library and community hub , where RCA creatives can showcase projects made with sustainable material alternatives and upload or validate their own materials. This idea follows earlier initiatives such as the “Inspiring Matter” conference in 2012, which featured a curated exhibition of innovative materials. Though temporary, it functioned like a physical library, demonstrating the value of a dedicated materials resource at the RCA, supporting its role as a pioneed in sustainability and creative innovation. dsll Up llcloud

leading european living lab dedicating to testing and validating novel products, services and mobile apps Client: digitalspaces.info , Digital Spaces Living Lab, Sofia, Bulgaria Project Type: End-to-end Platform UX | UI + Visual Identity Role: Lead UX | UI Designer + Brand Designer + Logo Design + Information Architecture + SEO Optimisation Industry: Living Labs, Healthcare, Education, Smart Cities, Technology Tools: Wix Studio, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, JS (Velo), HTML, CSS Duration: Q2 | 2025 View Live Platform MISSION For over 15 years , Digital Spaces Living Lab (DSLL) has conducted 45+ large-scale validation trials across fields from smart cities and textiles to educational apps, medical and sports devices , helping innovators, small and large companies test technologies in real-world environments, with direct user feedback . DSLL has won a number of European Living Lab competitions , partnered for a decade with the Galileo innovation ecosystem , and incubated numerous award-winning startups across Europe. CLIENTS Smart Cities & Mobility: Safety Truck (UK), Ampido (Germany), GoWalk (UK), Sinebus (Italy) Geo-Data: PanDia, Mosa-X (Germany), Geo-Coupon (Taiwan) Smart Infrastructure: Polar Bearings (Germany), PPP WizLite (France) Wearables & Sport Equipment: Tocsen (Germany), cleanSpot (Spain) Digital Storytelling: ArteMapp (Germany), Tag Story (Norway), Loupe (Netherlands) Gaming & XR: Epic Blue (Belgium), Vamos (Germany) Data Services: SellNews (Germany), Sawcer (Spain) VISUAL IDENTITY Inspired by Voronoi patterns , DSLL's logo represents interconnected cells of innovation, mirroring the collaborative ecosystems Living Labs create across the world. LOGO DESIGN #167E8E #145FAD #3B8DCC SITEMAP The previous DSLL website had a busy layout , with trials, projects, and events all merged into a single page . Each project and trial is now separately organised to highlight key details , including the client, timeframe, location, website, awards, distinctions, and a brief description of the project . UX & UI Highlighted trial information Live events page Responsive mobile interface Card-based project navigation Digital placemaking narrative Case-study style product pages wati app Up arca

a running app with map navigation for runners, residents, and city planners 2024|25 Product Design MA Royal College of Art Awards & Publications Project Type: End-to-end App and Wearable UI + Branding Role: Sole UX | UI Designer + Brand Designer with support from my mentor Adrian Shaughnessy Industry: Health, Fitness, Satellite Technology Tools: Figma, FigJam, Notion, Loveable, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Duration: Q2 2025 View hi-fi prototype Extreme heat is becoming a growing global concern, yet most weather apps lack ground-level precision and current smart devices fail to track ambient environmental conditions . People navigating cities, whether commuting, exercising, or exploring, have limited awareness of real-time heat exposure, cooler routes, and localised temperature spike s, increasing health risks and fatigue during heatwaves. WATI addresses this gap by introducing a mobile app paired with a wearable urban companion that combines on-body ambient sensing with satellite Earth Observation data . The WATI app delivers real-time heat alerts, adaptive route guidance based on cooler conditions , and personalised climate insights , allowing users to navigate safely, reduce heat exposure, and build a network of crowdsouced combined health and ambient data that can be used for future city planning. 01 outdoor athletes and runners - ideal user group for testing 02 elderly people - heat related mortality increases by 85% 03 young children ( 0 to 4) and pregnant women - struggle with thermoregulation 04 individuals with chronic health conditions - cardiovascular, kidney, respiratory problems 05 transportation and construction workers - bus drivers, train drivers, bikers, delivery drivers Why outdoor runners & athletes? high physical exertion outdoors 12–18% slower: non-elite marathon runners’ pace drops in ~25 °C sensitive to heat stress & dehydration 10 – 21 per 10,000: runners in 10 km races face exertional heat illness optimise performance with temperature awareness 90% adoption: recreational runners use tech (watches/apps) to monitor performance used to and open to trying new sports wearable tech $18.4B market: global sports wearables valuation in 2023 PERSONA & NEEDS Sandra Sippola 23 | HR Professional | Marathoner Sandra is training for a 15K in Milan this summer and wants to combine training with city exploration . Unfamiliar with the July heat, she needs a running app that guides her along scenic routes while highlighting water points, shade, and cooling wind paths . Stavri Nikolov 55 | Climate Researcher | Commuter Stavri works at a climate research startup, investigating into data-driven solutions for urban resilience . He's looking to combine pedestrian-level temperature data with satellite data to predict infrastructure needs and guide future building patterns in Sofia. Nikhar Yadav 28 | Designer | Cardio Active Nikhar has grown up with asthma but relies on cardio to balance her digital work. When running in Battersea Park, she needs an app that monitors temperature, heat spikes, and alerts her , while her connected watch tracks pulse, body temperature, steps, and hydration . PRODUCT USE CASE How can I navigate to my destination via the coolest and safest route available? How can I protect myself from rising urban temperatures in my daily routine? LOW-FI WIREFRAMES GRAPHICS & BRANDING The visual language of the mobile app was finalised by experimenting with over 40 graphic interface variations for the wearable UI , exploring different layouts and icon systems. Through colour association and font-testing workshops, users showed a clear preference for clean interfaces, bright colours linked to temperature levels , and bold, legible icons . The final design draws inspiration from the Nothing community weather interface and glyph system , combined with Bauhaus typography . Weather Condition Icons Metrics & Utility Icons Alerts & Warning Icons WEARABLE UI The wearable UI mirrors the mobile app main menu, featuring eight minimalist tabs for on-the-go navigation . Early prototyping explored a rectangular screen resembling a thermometer, but due to aesthetic and electronic constraints, the design evolved into a circular touchscreen. The interface is fully rotatable and available in both light and dark modes . Live alerts and navigation arrows dynamically appear when users activate navigation and performance notifications. LIGHT ↔ DARK (CLICK) WATI APP UI DESIGN LIGHT ↔ DARK (CLICK) llcloud Up dsll

2024|25 Product Design MA Royal College of Art Awards & Publications Service: Electronic Design | UI Design | UX Research | CAD | PCB Manufacturing Move smarter with wati, the wearable designed to navigate urban heat . wati keeps you cool, hydrated, and always informed of live weather and temperature changes on the go . Whether you're walking, running, or commuting, wati tracks live outdoor temperatures, monitors your steps, and guides you through the coolest routes via the paired mobile app . By choosing wati, you join a global crowdsourcing community that refines "cool-route" algorithms and informs future city planning. The app uniquely combines ground-level user data with satellite-based thermal imaging , creating a powerful new layer of climate insight . The Problem WATI addresses the gap in localized heat awareness by providing the ground-level temperature precision that current weather apps and fitness wearables lack. It moves the world out of a WAIT state on climate change by turning urban navigation into a tool for real-time thermal insight. The Solution Hyper-local Tracking: Measures real-time ambient temperature at ground pedestrian level. Data Visualisation: Communicates thermal and health metrics through a custom designed UI. Predictive Analytics: Delivers real-time heat alerts and actionable environmental and health data. Hybrid Mapping: Merges EO satellite thermal imaging with user-sourced ground data for maximum precision. Smart Navigation: Identifies ventilated, shaded, and cool-route alternatives via the paired app. Urban Impact: Crowdsources heat-mapping data to assist city planners in building resilient infrastructure. User Group 01 outdoor athletes and runners - ideal user group for testing 02 elderly people - heat related mortality increases by 85% 03 young children ( 0 to 4) and pregnant women - struggle with thermoregulation 04 individuals with chronic health conditions - cardiovascular, kidney, respiratory problems 05 transportation and construction workers - bus drivers, train drivers, bikers, delivery drivers WATI Device Hardware Wearability Mobile UI Data & Community Advanced Sensor Technology: MEMS Thermal | Gyroscope Multiple-Attachment System: Clip | Watch | Armband Route Options: Shortest | Balanced | Coolest Crowdsourced Heat Mapping: Dynamic | infrastructure | UHI High-Resolution Touchscreen 10-Hour Battery Life Personalised AI Urban Companion Step & Mileage Analytics USB-C Rechargeable Touchscreen High-Contrast UI UV | Shade | Hydration Alerts Community Achievement Feed Electronics The System UI Design Wearable UI Design WATI Mobile App UI Design Heat Maps & Thermal Satellite Images from Data Providers London, United Kingdom, Urban Heat Maps provided by meteoblue Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, LST Fusion product provided by constellr Darwin, Australia, Thermal Infrared Imagery - © [2024] SatVu Data Providers & Supporters Project Partners touch eduscape Up yoshimura

brew 2022 Individual Project University of Edinburgh Service: Outdoor Appliances | Coffee Brewer Design | Collapsible Products | Metal Work | Welding | CAD | Sketching | 3D Printing brew is a compact and portable coffee maker that combines metal craftsmanship with digital making . Designed for campers and van lifers , brew offers a lightweight coffee brewing solution that is easy to transport and store . The design consists of a stainless steel base and a filter top that securely holds the coffee filter and grounds, collapsing together into a 5 cm tall cylindrical form. The project explores how conventional vessel design can be reimagined through a telescopic folding mechanism that improves portability. Developed as part of the New Making course, brew focuses on combining hands-on metalworking such as cutting and welding, alongside the use of CAD software (Fusion, SolidWorks) to prototype and test 3D-printed components. Across the UK, people consume 98 million cups of coffee every single day. 25% of that volume is fuelled by daily grind in office and university spaces . How can the iconic design language of the Bialetti Moka Express be translated into a modern, portable brewing experience ? To decode the Bialetti’s iconic octagonal geometry , I deconstructed its form into a 2D layout before reconstructing it in copper. The process of spot-welding helped me master metalwork foundations and eventually inspired the telescopic structure of brew's portable design. brew combines a CAD-optimized, custom designed 3D-printed PET-G filter and a stainless steel collector featuring a novel reverse-telescopic construction . Engineering the waterproof joints for this reverse taper was a challenge, but it ultimately allows the base to nest within the collapsed filter. The Brew Guide (50 x 90 mm collapsed) (1) Deploy: Uncollapse the filter and telescopic stainless steel base (2) Assemble: Place the filter unit onto the base (3) Prep: Insert a coffee filter into the top chamber (4) Dose: Add your ground coffee (5) Brew: Pour boiling water over the grounds to saturate (6) Extract: Wait for the coffee to filter into the collector (7) Enjoy: Remove the top and enjoy your brew flux Up touch eduscape

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New Designers London Show 2024 aq wearable indicator BA Degree Project July 3rd - 6th Business Design Centre, Islington newdesigners.com/exhibitors newdesigners.com I had the honour of participating in the 39th edition of the New Designers show in summer 2024 at the Business Design Centre in Islington, showcasing my final BA project, AQ . New Designers brings together over 3,000 emerging designers from more than 100 university courses across various disciplines, including fashion, textiles, fine art, photography, furniture, product design, and illustration. I exhibited two prototypes of my final-year AQ wearable device indicator, including a large-scale, battery-powered prototype that ran air quality monitoring for 8 hours daily throughout the exhibition. My display also featured the AQ design booklet, my first exploded prototype, interactive acetone vials for visitors to test the device, and a large AQ wearable demo running Home Assistant to visualize air quality data in real time. Our graduate year’s project catalogue, Connect , represents us coming together as a group of creators from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, expanding our individual understanding of the world. Connect is also what we want our users to do—whether that means connecting with themselves, their minds and bodies, or with the world around them and the conversations and interactions happening within it.

x o x o 2022 Team Project University of Edinburgh Service: Educational Spaces | Electronic Design | Glass Blowing | Furniture Making | Glass Casting | Soldering XOXO is an interactive lighting game installation developed by Daniel Torres and myself for our electronics course. Inspired by Tic-Tac-Toe , the project features a 3x3 grid of glass boxes embedded into a custom table . Powered by Arduino , the system uses a button console to trigger dynamic light sequences across various modes, including single-player, two-player, and player-vs-NPC . Players compete to form a row of three by strategically illuminating the grid with their assigned colors. Designed for a kid’s rooms, museums, and Montessori schools , XOXO transforms furniture into a responsive environment that encourages social play . By shifting the classic game into an interactive medium, it fosters memory and color association in younger players. Tic-Tac-Toe is scientifically recognised for developing logico-mathematical. When players navigate the 3x3 grid, they improve visual tracking and perceptual skills that are foundational for reading . Our glass interactive tic-tac-toe game… can be played with one player or multiple players. restarts the game by itself so players can play multiple rounds. is easily portable and can be played anywhere - in a museum, a cafe, at school or at home! can be played in multiple colour variations. can be played in the dark. can be played by users of all ages! tom project Up vika