Notes
Thinking on how things get built. Build notes from the studio, on architecture, engineering decisions and the calls behind each product.
- 29 June 2026 · ProductBullets, Bribes & BallotsA public archive of how Nigeria's elections are contested in court. This is what went into it, from a live dashboard to a tracker of how the Electoral Act has changed.Read the note →2 min read
- 15 June 2026 · Product80-25A digital archive of forty-five years of insecurity in Northern Nigeria. This is what went into the narrative and the incident explorer, and the calls that came with a heavy subject.Read the note →3 min read
- 6 April 2026 · mowa-labThe Journey of RiceRice has two independent origins, thousands of years apart. This is how we turned that research into a scrollytelling essay, and the decisions behind the data model.Read the note →2 min read
- 6 April 2026 · mowa-labThe Language of GesturesGesture meanings shift across cultures, sometimes in opposite directions. This is how we built an interactive essay to map them, and why the map still looks like blobs.Read the note →2 min read
- 6 April 2026 · ProductOriireHow an idea about documenting mythology and folklore took shape. From wix, to webflow, to custom build, this is how Oriire became a proper platform.Read the note →3 min read