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Mikey Itua

Mikey Itua

I create websites and MVPS to help ambitious businesses grow

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I built STILL, an independent photography studio based in Manchester: https://light-and-still.lovable.app Getting clients through the front door is only half the battle. For solo photographers, the real nightmare is the busywork after someone asks to book: chasing prep forms, sending photoshoot directions, reminding people about remaining balances, and following up on stalled leads. STILL solves both sides of the counter: The front door: Clients explore an interactive photo globe, pick their session, check live studio slots, and lock it in with a deposit. Confirmation, calendar invites, and photoshoot prep go out immediately. Automated follow-through: The studio desk tracks every photoshoot's lifecycle. Pre-shoot questionnaires, 48-hour balance reminders, and location guides can be sent in one tap or set to run automatically. No lost revenue: If someone abandons halfway through checkout or goes quiet on an inquiry, STILL catches it and drafts a tailored follow-up to recover the booking. Studio control: The owner can set custom studio hours, block out multi-day holidays in one click, and deliver finished high-res photo galleries directly to clients. From initial inquiry to final photo handoff, without the owner spending their evenings playing receptionist.
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For this challenge, I used several tools connected to Paper and Paper's Canvas to build Roam - a restaurant, eatery, and activity finder for Manchester. I wanted to create it because, coming back from uni with time to finally explore the city, I needed a way to visualise places I'd been meaning to visit on a map. I started by using Claude Code in the terminal to pull a button from my portfolio repo, then rebuilt and redesigned it in the Paper canvas for this project. From there, I used Claude Code and Gemini CLI to generate screens and variants via Paper MCP, picked my favourite, and brought it to life as a functional design in the new Lovable Desktop app using Paper MCP connection. I then synced the project to Cursor via GitHub and continued iterating - adding advanced features like maps, a light/dark mode using colour styles from my Paper Canvas, and a chatbot, both designed with Claude Code and Paper MCP. I finally powered the chatbot using Lovable AI and used the Paper metal shader for the chatbot button. Check out my post on X where I also have a longer version of the process video: https://x.com/ituadesign/status/2044547467488772264?s=20
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Creating brand & marketing images for Fanta using lovart.ai (https://lovart.ai) (concept). Using highly detailed and crafted prompts fed into Nano Banana Pro and Lovart's features such as web search and edit text. This level of visual quality comes down to how detailed your prompt is.
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Meet Macrohard Doors 1 - my YouWare Challenge submission. A retro desktop OS experience featuring classic apps like Paint, Calculator, Snake, Minesweeper, Music, Terminal, and more. I built this purely for fun - something different from the sea of wellbeing apps and purple gradients. This is about nostalgia, play, and the charm of old-school operating systems. Step back in time and experience the look and feel of early desktop interfaces and retro OS design. Built with @YouWare and powered by Youbase for user profile login/authentication and state storage. 👉 Check it out: https://doors1.youware.app/
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