How I built a PWA ingredient scanner using Tesseract.js OCR, Vue 3 Composition API, and Firebase — what worked, what didn't, and what the BCS award meant to me.
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Crème de la crème project summarising my three years at university — a final major project built with Vue3, Firebase, and Tesseract.js to help people decode hair care ingredient lists.
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Building my first React web app for university: a student recipe and meal planning application with Firebase backend, Tailwind CSS styling, and responsive design. Complete development journey from concept to deployment.
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Redesigning and redeveloping my 5-year-old photography website from scratch. Transforming katvonwiesendorf.com from a dated blog into a modern portfolio showcase using Figma, Tailwind CSS, and improved WordPress development skills.
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A UX/UI case study exploring how to improve Slack's cumbersome gif access. From research and problem analysis to designing an intuitive gif button solution that reduces search time from minutes to seconds.
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Dark themes have become really popular in the recent years, and a lot of websites have given their users the ability to choose between light and dark mode. Toggle switch is, in my opinion, the best way to incorporate light/dark mode feature. Today I’m gonna show you how to create a simple, yet effective toggle switch.
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My first hardware project: building a Raspberry Pi scroll bot from scratch. Complete journey from soldering components to coding the display, including setup challenges and programming examples.
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A few days ago, while I needed a little break from my database assignment, I created this digital portrait of my daughter, Hannah. Everyone seemed to really like it, so I decided to share my knowledge and create a tutorial on how to do those cool portraits using any photograph. All you need is Adobe Illustrator and a photograph! No skills required and it’s really easy to do! Watch a video tutorial or follow my written instructions below!
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A complete UX/UI redesign of Gutenberg.org featuring mobile-first wireframes, user research-driven color schemes, and comprehensive style guides. This academic project showcases the full design process from initial wireframes to final mockups.
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Submitting my first major university logo design project - a comprehensive branding assignment including research, design process, and 2000-word report. Late-night creativity sessions resulted in a complete brand identity showcase.
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