• AI has become a powerful part of my creative process — not as a shortcut, but as a way to think differently, move faster, and stay curious.

    This section is where I explore how AI tools can support and extend good design thinking. Whether I’m using image generators to spark early concept directions, tapping into ChatGPT to help shape messaging or workflows, or building systems that speed up production without losing quality — it’s all about using the tech in ways that feel thoughtful and useful.

    I’m not interested in gimmicks. I’m interested in how AI can help solve real design problems, push visual boundaries, and give more time back to the parts of the work that matter most.

The word 'Scrambled' written in white cursive font on a black background.

What happens when Wordle meets neon arcade UX and a solo founder decides to go full tilt? You get Scrambled—a slick, mobile-first, touch-friendly word game crafted entirely in Figma Make, complete with real gameplay, user flows, and microinteractions. It started as a creative sprint but ended up a polished, launchable product—and a love letter to rapid prototyping done right.

The Concept

Unscramble a 5-letter word in under 60 seconds. That’s it. Except it’s not.

Each game level brings its own rhythm and pressure:

  • Rookie: 4-letter words, 30 seconds

  • Intermediate: 5-letter words, 25 seconds

  • Pro: 6-letter words, 20 seconds

Players drag and drop letter tiles, reshuffle up to three times, and race the clock to build streaks. It’s fast, tactile, and deceptively addicting.

Two smartphones showing a word puzzle game called Scrambled. The first screen displays the game title and a green 'Play Now' button. The second screen shows the game's stats and leaderboard, with user statistics and top players' streaks and best times.

Built with Purpose

Scrambled was built entirely inside Figma Make using:

  • Auto layout and constraints for responsive design

  • AI-generated logic prompts for game state, timer, tile shuffling, and animation

  • Component libraries for UI consistency and reusability

  • Local storage and state management for profile, streak, and leaderboard data

  • Accessibility support and onboarding flows

Mobile app screen displaying game statistics for a word puzzle game, including current streak, win rate, fastest solve time, total games played, and a leaderboard of top players.
Mobile screen showing a word puzzle game with the word "SHONE" solved correctly, a message confirming the answer, and options to proceed or go home.

Why It’s Different

Not Wordle.
There are no color-coded guesses or “you got the E right” hints. Just you, a scrambled word, and the pressure of time.

Figma as Game Engine.
Every screen, interaction, and state change was built in Figma Make. No code, just logic-driven prompts, auto-layout, and design systems pushed to the edge.

Game Feel Matters.
From falling letters on the splash screen to confetti animations, Scrambled doesn’t just look good—it feels responsive, crisp, and satisfying.

Close-up of a smartphone screen displaying eight app icons in two rows, with a black background and status bar showing time 9:41, Wi-Fi, signal, and battery icons.
Green app icon with a white stylized letter "S" in the center.
Nike logo overlays the letters 'OBA' in red.

Overview

In a speculative design sprint, we explored what might happen if two of the world’s most innovative forces—NASA and Nike—collaborated to reinvent football boots. The concept: “What if NASA engineers designed football boots?” The result: a hyper-stylized, future-forward range of boots that merge aerospace innovation with athletic performance.

The image features the NASA logo above, the Nike logo in the middle, and the Nike logo upside down at the bottom.

Execution

A series of high-concept visuals were developed as if pulled from Nike’s top-secret Skunk Works lab on Mars:

  1. Intro Sequence
    "What if NASA engineers designed football boots?" – an attention-grabbing hook that uses pop-culture relevance and authority.

  2. Concept Sketches
    Grid-style blueprints positioned the boots as engineering artifacts, not fashion items.

  3. Brand Fusion
    Nike Swoosh meets NASA worm logo in high-impact visual juxtapositions—blending performance heritage with spacefaring credibility.

Close-up of four different soccer cleats in a row, displaying various designs and textures.

Insight

NASA engineers aren't bound by Earthly limitations—they build for zero gravity, maximum thrust, and life-or-death reliability. Applying that same philosophy to football boots meant removing assumptions and rethinking traction, material science, energy return, and modularity from the ground up.

Nike sneaker designed to look like a lunar rover, with the words "Lunar Vapor" in bold white letters and a NASA logo on a background of a space launch pad.
A Nike sneaker designed after a NASA space suit with Apollo Max branding, featuring a white upper, orange sole, and NASA logo on the side.
A Nike football cleat on Martian terrain with a planet and stars in the background, and the text 'Galaxy Zoom' at the top.
A space-themed advertisement for Nike's 'Infinity Warp' football cleat, featuring a white cleat with black speckles and a Nike swoosh, set against a starry background with planets and the text 'INFINITY WARP'.

Product Lineup
Four imagined models:

  • Apollo Max – Max cushioning + jet-age design cues

  • Lunar Vapor – Ultra-lightweight with crater-tread grip

  • Galaxy Zoom – Multi-directional propulsion system aesthetics

  • Infinity Warp – An Energy return boot

A logo featuring the NASA name in red and black text, overlaid with the iconic Nike swoosh symbol.
Close-up of the Netflix logo with a night sky and stars in the background.
Series of six mobile screens displaying Nike shoes themed around NASA moon missions, including Apollo Max, Lunar Vapor, Galaxy Zoom, and Infinity Warp, with space backgrounds and the NASA logo.

Objective

To fuse storytelling, speculative design, and brand world-building in a way that:

  • Sparks social engagement through visual “what if?” thinking

  • Positions Nike as the apex of performance-driven imagination

  • Highlights the role of design fiction in sports innovation marketing