Nigerian Woman Shares Her Journey and Challenges in Asian Tech and Design Industry

For dis episode of Women in STEAM, Nabhel Harmony, wey be Nigerian product designer wey dey live for Indonesia, yarn her journey for global tech industry as African woman. She talk say underrepresentation dey her sector, and sometimes people dey underestimate her. She start as graphic designer for 2017, dey use CorelDRAW help her mama, later she learn Adobe Suite, work for printing press, and eventually discover product design during her master’s programme after she watch Microsoft UX video and learn Figma. She emphasise say core skills like understanding user needs, problem-solving, and thinking like designer dey very important, and adaptability dey key especially with AI-powered design tools. Nabhel highlight project like iglooconnect, wey she redesign to improve usability, accessibility, and support for property managers globally. She talk say for design team, curiosity, empathy, and resilience dey crucial, and as mentor she dey guide juniors focus on mindset, problem-solving, and real projects. Nabhel dey encourage other designers to balance business needs with user requirements, dey build community, mentor via She Code Africa and ADPList, and dey use social media to stay up-to-date with latest trends. Her message to underrepresented groups be say dem belong for tech, and make dem start small, join community, and dey consistent.