Stephen Okonkwo

Product Designer from Nigeria

Issue #320 July 2, 2023

About

Stephen Okonkwo is a Product Designer from Nigeria currently working at HKW, a creative agency based in Spokane, Washington.

He is also a Design Contributor to Open Source Community Africa, a community aimed at creating and supporting the open source movement within Africa.

Outside of his design work, he is an avid reader and a part-time gamer.

I'll say a pen and paper. I like to write my thoughts down, especially when working so I don't forget. I also enjoy the old-fashioned style of sketching wireframes on paper.

Photos

8 images

Gear

13 items

Computer Apple 2021 MacBook Pro (16-inch)

Monitor LG 40WP95C-W 40” UltraWide Curved Monitor

Desk Fully Jarvis Standing Desk Buy

Accessories Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Buy

Webcam Insta360 Link Webcam Buy

Monitor Arm Egotron Monitor Arm Buy

Keyboard Keychron K2 Pro Mechanical Keyboard Buy

Microphone HyperX QuadCast S mic Buy

Mouse Logitech MX Anywhere 3 Buy

Tablet 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd Gen)

Hub / Dock CalDigist TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock Buy

Mouse Apple Magic Trackpad Buy

Lighting BenQ ScreenBar Halo Buy

Interview

3 questions

› How do you spark creativity?

I have a couple of artistic books, so I tend to glance through them whenever I can. I find out it helps when I'm dealing with a creative block. I also like to step away from the computer and take long walks or play video games.

› How do you manage work-life balance?

Honestly, I struggle with this sometimes, as I tend to work round the clock a lot, but I'm a huge fan of the Pomodoro Technique, where I set about 1 to 2 hours of uninterrupted work time and take about 30 mins break. I find it helps me finish up work-related tasks faster and gives me more time to myself.

› What is your favorite video game played in the past year?

This will be hard because I've played a lot of games in the past year and enjoyed them all, but I'll give it to God of War.