Hello!

Iโ€™m Tolani Smith,

Iโ€™m Tolani Smith,

Masters in Human-Computer Interaction focusing on User Experience Design and Research at the University of Michiganโ€‹

What am I up to right now? Probably in class, playing The Sims 4, or working on fun art projects that I would love to share with you!

Actively seeking full-time UX Roles ๐Ÿ˜

Featured Projects

Disney Product Design Internship

Created designs to facilitate in enhancing user engagement, creating stronger emotional impacts, and identify storytelling opportunities through Disney+ on web and mobile platforms.

Wireframes

Ideation/Sketching

Cross-Functional Collaboration

End-to-end

Disney Product Design Internship

Created designs to facilitate in enhancing user engagement, creating stronger emotional impacts, and identify storytelling opportunities through Disney+ on web and mobile platforms.

Wireframes

Ideation/Sketching

Cross-Functional Collaboration

End-to-end

Interaction Design Project

I devised, designed, and prototyped an interactive systems for users to better explore their city, connect with businesses, and bridge community.

hi-fi prototypes

end-to-end

data-driven design

Interaction design

Smart Mouse Pad: IoT Design for WFH Students

Leverging IoT to design a system addressing productivity and motivation among student populations resulting in a creative, realistic design for learner satisfaction and wellbeing.

hi-Fi prototypes

AI

Mixed-Methods Research

Interaction Design

Tools that power my every day:

Selected Explorations ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿซ

Website Redesign

Researched Quora's AI Aggregator app to identify user pain points among college students, recommendation solutions based on findings.

design systems

Site Redesign

responsive design

Interaction Design

Designing for Consumer Health Technology

I researched habit formation to create a sleep monitoring and improvement app

hi-fi prototype

Design Systems

Health tech

research

Designing for Consumer Health Tech

I researched habit formation to create a sleep monitoring and improvement app

hi-fi prototype

Design Systems

Health tech

research

UX Writing for Depop

I identified Depop's key user group and redesigned key pages with the appropriate tone and voice

user-centered design

C2C

content design

research

Mixed-Methods Research Project

Researched Quora's AI Aggregator app to identify user pain points among college students, recommendation solutions based on findings.

data-driven design

Prototype

AI

Mixed-Method Research

TOLANI SMITH

๐Ÿ’ฌ Let's chat:

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๐Ÿ“ง tolanism@umich.edu

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TOLANI SMITH

๐Ÿ’ฌ Let's chat:

๐ŸŒ LinkedIn

๐Ÿ“ง tolanism@umich.edu

ยฉ Tolani Smith

TOLANI SMITH

๐Ÿ’ฌ Let's chat:

๐ŸŒ LinkedIn

๐Ÿ“ง tolanism@umich.edu

ยฉ Tolani Smith 2026