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Small Hours Studio / a fictional design practice

A little curiosity.
A lot of possibility.

I make digital things feel a little more human.
Thoughtful details. Useful ideas. Room to play.

Illustrated virtual character Mika Vale
Mika ValeProduct designer & curious person
Growing things A few things from my corner of the world.

Feel free to move things around.

Selected concepts

Made with a question
and a little care.

Imaginary projects.
Real attention to the details.

daylight☀My weekSmall plansSaved ideas
Mika's space

MONDAY, JUNE 15

Leave a little room.

A good week starts with what matters.

MTWTF
A slow start
9:00 · personal
Make something
11:00 · focus
Walk & wonder
15:00 · outside
Less scheduling. More space.

Product concept / planning

Daylight

A gentler way to plan a week. A small calendar that makes space for the things that don't fit on a to-do list.

Product thinkingInteraction design
✳The reading room
☕A very good coffee

A LOCAL'S NOTEBOOK

Take the
long way home.

Little places. Lovely detours.

fieldnotes ↗

Product concept / discovery

Fieldnotes

A neighborhood guide for the wonderfully ordinary. Save a quiet corner, share a small discovery, take a different route.

Maps & discoveryVisual design

Notes to myself

  • Ask one more question.
  • Make the small things good.
  • Leave room for a happy accident.
A WORK IN PROGRESS, ALWAYS.

The person behind the desk

Hello, I'm Mika.

A fictional designer who likes useful things, unexpected colors, and asking what happens if we try it another way.

This little studio is a place for thoughtful product concepts and half-finished ideas worth keeping.

Mika Vale, an original virtual characterBased somewhere sunny.
Usually making something.

Off the clock

Little rituals.
Small experiments.

A place to try things.

A color for a feeling

Four colors, one quiet afternoon. A tiny study in making a palette feel like a place.

Letters with personality

Playing with scale and rhythm until the words feel as thoughtful as what they say.

Something to turn over

A small interaction study: when a simple object invites a second look.

Pages from the notebook

Things I'm thinking about.

Imaginary collaborators

Good things happen together.

Sample collaboration notes.
All characters are fictional.

“Mika makes room for the question behind the question. That is usually where the interesting work starts.”

Virtual character Theo FinchTheo FinchFictional creative partner

“A thoughtful eye for the little moments. The kind of details you notice when something feels easy.”

Virtual character Ari SolAri SolFictional product collaborator

“There is always another sketch, another idea, another way to make something ordinary feel considered.”

Virtual character June MossJune MossFictional studio friend

A conversation starts somewhere

Have a little idea?
Let's make room for it.

hello@example.com Sample address for this fictional studio.

A thought worth keeping

Your little notebook.

Notes stay on this page while it's open. Reloading clears them.

Fictional product concept

Daylight: room for a good week.

The question

What would a planner look like if unplanned time mattered as much as scheduled tasks?

The approach

Show a small set of intentions, group focus time visually, and leave generous gaps. The design makes a crowded week recognizable without turning every moment into a performance score.

The prototype

A calendar concept with gentle color cues and short, plain labels. This is an interface exploration, with no claimed user research or measured business results.

Fictional product concept

Fieldnotes: notice a little more.

The question

How can a local guide favor personal discoveries over a long list of ratings?

The approach

Give each place a brief handwritten-style note and a clear map position. Keep the contributor's observation more prominent than a numerical score.

The prototype

A paper-map composition and short place cards. Locations and contributors are imaginary; this example does not connect to a live map service.

From the fictional studio notebook

Studio note