Author: Michaela Sallese

  • Kotlin MP3 Player

    Kotlin MP3 Player

    Software Development Project Role: Software DeveloperLanguage: KotlinTools: Android Studio, GitHub CopilotProject Type: Personal / Coursework Project Repository: https://github.com/msallese22/Kotlin-Mp3-Player Project Overview This project is a custom MP3 player application developed in Kotlin, designed to explore media playback, UI state management, and user interaction in a mobile application context. In addition to core functionality, the project places…

  • Flyland Designs

    Flyland Designs

    Web Design Internship — Portfolio, E-Commerce, & UX Role: Web Design InternMentor: Brian AllenCompany: Flyland DesignsPlatform: WordPress (Avada), WooCommerceFocus: UX, responsive design, portfolio structure, e-commerce usability Project Overview During my internship at Flyland Designs, I worked closely with illustrator Brian Allen to improve and expand the Flyland website. The site functions simultaneously as: My role…

  • React Mini Cookbook – Recipe Management App

    React Mini Cookbook – Recipe Management App

    React Mini Cookbook is a lightweight recipe management application built in React Native. Designed as both a learning project and a reusable utility, this app lets users browse, filter, and manage recipes in a clean and navigable mobile interface. It emphasizes component-based architecture, efficient data handling, and scalable navigation patterns. Frontend Architecture – Reactive Native…

  • GenderNerds.co.uk

    GenderNerds.co.uk

    Web Design Case Study Role: Web DesignerTools: Figma, CanvaProject Type: Personal/Client ConceptDate: January 2026 Project Overview GenderNerds.co.uk is a website designed as a curated archive of essays, blog posts, zines, and creative writing by comedians, artists, and writers exploring gender. The design challenge was to create a site that deliberately references early 1990s internet aesthetics…

  • StayComm – Full-Stack Property Management System

    StayComm – Full-Stack Property Management System

    StayComm is the capstone project I created as part of my 2025 software engineering curriculum. It’s a full-stack property management application built to streamline reservation handling, user access, and interface display across distinct user roles. I designed the frontend in Angular with highly modular components, architected a robust backend using TypeORM, and built a normalized…

  • StayComm – Design Development

    StayComm – Design Development

    Design development for my 2025 capstone project, StayComm, a property management system with two different interfaces for the different types of users of the application.