My News

Journal & research.

Personal research, notes, and behind-the-scenes writing on web design, automation, and building Spetratech — written by Israel Gabriel.

Problem gap: transaction history takes time to find payment receipts — OPay app pain point

Israel GabrielUX Concept

A Fintech Problem Gap I Found Personally

I spent 15 minutes scrolling for one payment receipt. Here's the UX gap I noticed in transaction history — and the search-and-filter concept I designed to fix it.

#UXDesign#Fintech#ProductDesign

Why is 9:41 cooked across app screens? — Spetratech poster

Israel GabrielThoughts

Why Is 9:41 Cooked Across App Screen Portfolios?

Open any UI/UX portfolio and the status bar says 9:41. Here's where that time came from — and why it shouldn't be the only detail in your work.

#appdesign#uiuxdesign#iosdesign

Israel GabrielThoughts

Does Google Know You?

Have you ever Googled yourself? A reel about Calendly's founder sent me down a search rabbit hole — and a lesson about visibility and trust.

#IsraelGabriel#PersonalBranding#OnlineVisibility

Israel GabrielJournal

Becoming a Freelancer, Building Spetratech

How freelancing changed the way I think about design — and why I started looking at websites as business systems, not just pages.

#IsraelGabriel#FreelanceWebDesigner#WebsiteDesigner