# Projects — Samuel Ministar 12 case studies: 8 client, 3 practice and 1 personal. ## Talk to Stino A headless Shopify store for a black-and-white Lagos streetwear brand, built around a clothing rack you can drag. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Fashion & streetwear · **Year:** 2026 · **Role:** Design & development — Blackstar Dev Studio - **Disciplines:** E-commerce, Web development · **Stack:** Figma, UI Design, UX Design, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Responsive Web, Product Dev - AI-assisted: The store was built with an AI coding assistant, directed from the PRD, the style guide and the Figma designs; the logo loader, the rack and the Shopify integration were specified, reviewed and tested that way. - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/talk-to-stino - Staging preview: https://talk-to-stino.vercel.app - Figma file: https://www.figma.com/design/DBcCHXSSd532hmUjtCrKa8 - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/talk-to-stino.md ## Candleweb CandleAI — an AI crypto-trading companion that trades around the clock while funds stay in the user's own exchange account. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Fintech & crypto · **Year:** 2024–present · **Role:** Lead Product Designer - **Disciplines:** Platform design, Web development, Mobile UI · **Stack:** Figma, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile Interface, AI Integration, Product Dev - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/candleweb - Live site: https://candleweb.io/ - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/candleweb.md ## Triverge Healthcare A warm, accessible website for an elderly-care provider in Ibadan, built around booking a consultation. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Healthcare · **Year:** 2026 · **Role:** Design & development - **Disciplines:** Web development · **Stack:** UI Design, UX Design, Wireframing, Responsive Web - AI-assisted: The site was built in Google Antigravity, an agentic coding IDE, from the PRD, style guide and task list — and it ships Alma, a care assistant that runs on Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite. - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/triverge-healthcare - Live site: https://trivergecare.com/ - Miro board: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVGT6CHf0=/?share_link_id=34099255231 - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/triverge-healthcare.md ## Bricks and Keys One website for two audiences: property investors and shortlet guests of a Lagos real-estate company. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Real estate & hospitality · **Year:** 2023 · **Role:** Design & development — Blackstar Dev Studio - **Disciplines:** Web development · **Stack:** UI Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Responsive Web - Built with Wix. - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/bricks-and-keys - Live site: https://www.bricksandkeys.com.ng/ - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/bricks-and-keys.md ## Quicrefill The website for Quicrefill — "Energy Delivered On-Demand". - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Energy delivery · **Role:** Design & development - **Disciplines:** Web development · **Stack:** UI Design, UX Design, Wireframing, Responsive Web - Built with Lovable. AI-assisted: The marketing site was generated and iterated in Lovable, an AI app builder, from the content and structure planned for it. - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/quicrefill - Live site: https://quicrefill.com/ - Miro board: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVLI4ce3Y=/ - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/quicrefill.md ## Quicrefil App Design Mobile app design for Quicrefill's on-demand energy delivery. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Energy delivery · **Role:** UI/UX design - **Disciplines:** Mobile UI · **Stack:** Figma, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile Interface, Wireframing - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/quicrefil-app-design - Figma file: https://www.figma.com/design/Wh3UG5enoJIN3FwAbHm6xU/Quicrefil-Design?node-id=0-1 - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/quicrefil-app-design.md ## FOS Holdings Luxury accommodation and property investment at Embassy Towers, Sandton. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Hospitality & property investment · **Role:** Design & development - **Disciplines:** Web development · **Stack:** UI Design, UX Design, Responsive Web - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/fos-holdings - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/fos-holdings.md ## Bytefi A crypto wallet that trades, stores assets and spends through a virtual or physical card. - **Type:** client · **Industry:** Fintech & crypto · **Role:** UI/UX design - **Disciplines:** Mobile UI · **Stack:** Figma, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile Interface, Visual Design - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/bytefi - Figma file: https://www.figma.com/design/b7fkAvQLvVyHXnH1iROnuk/Bytefi?node-id=0-1 - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/bytefi.md ## BOA Ecommerce Gadgets Store A responsive gadgets storefront with product filtering and a working cart. - **Type:** practice · **Industry:** Consumer electronics · **Year:** 2025 · **Role:** Design & front-end development - **Disciplines:** Web development, E-commerce · **Stack:** React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Responsive Web, UI Design - Built with Lovable. AI-assisted: The storefront was generated and iterated in Lovable, an AI app builder, with its catalogue in a Supabase database. Note: Don’t see any products on the live site? This practice project ran on Supabase’s free plan, which pauses the database after 7 days without activity — so the catalogue may be asleep, not broken. - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/boa-ecommerce - Live site: https://boa-gadgets-site.netlify.app/ - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/boa-ecommerce.md ## Copy Color Converter A small tool that converts colours between HEX, RGB, HSL, HSB and CMYK and copies them in one click. - **Type:** personal · **Industry:** Design tools · **Role:** Design & development - **Disciplines:** Web development · **Stack:** React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, UI Design - Built with Lovable. AI-assisted: The tool was generated and iterated in Lovable, an AI app builder. - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/copy-color-converter - Live site: https://copycolorconverter.netlify.app/ - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/copy-color-converter.md ## Petals Pro UI A flower-delivery app: browse arrangements by category, add them to the bag and find florists nearby. - **Type:** practice · **Industry:** Floral e-commerce · **Role:** UI/UX design - **Disciplines:** Mobile UI · **Stack:** Figma, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile Interface - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/petals-pro-ui - Figma file: https://www.figma.com/design/SaTgNiRPXg6KG9PjrYnqxc/Petals-Pro-UI?node-id=0-1 - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/petals-pro-ui.md ## Avo House A desktop interface for a food-delivery business. - **Type:** practice · **Industry:** Food delivery · **Role:** UI/UX design - **Disciplines:** Desktop UI · **Stack:** Figma, UI Design, UX Design, Visual Design - Case study: https://ministar-samuel.com/project/avo-house - Figma file: https://www.figma.com/design/znO7M4kRh4Dw1COYP892BI/Avo-House?node-id=0-1 - Full case study (Markdown): https://ministar-samuel.com/project/avo-house.md ## Design systems (not projects) - **Boring UI** — A mobile-first UI kit in Figma: one blue, one typeface, four text sizes, and every control a small app needs — drawn once, with its rules written down, then used to build whole screens. - **Terminal Grid** — This site’s own system: teal on black, hairline cells with crosshair corners, hard offset shadows and three typefaces — tokens first, then components, patterns and pages. - **Talk to Stino** — A token set for one brand: ink, paper, white, asphalt and greys, Archivo Black for display, and a rule that colour only ever comes from the garments.