Product & UI design
Flows, screen systems, typography, navigation and interaction.
ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Alex.
I’m the person behind ENKU — an open-source pocket e-reader built around E Ink, physical controls and a simple idea: useful hardware should be understandable, modifiable and possible to build yourself.
Based inPoland
GitHubraznoglaz1y
Current projectENKU
FocusProduct · UI · Hardware
WHY ENKU
I wanted a reader that felt like a project, not an appliance.
ENKU started with a simple question: how small and approachable can a useful e-reader be when it is built from accessible modules, open software and a printable enclosure?
I’m interested in the whole product, not just one layer of it — hardware choices, interaction, typography, firmware, documentation and the physical object itself.
The goal is not to imitate a commercial reader. It is to make something people can understand, reproduce, change and improve.
WHAT I WORK ON
Between product design and making things real.
My work on ENKU sits between software and hardware. I design interfaces, prototype physical products, work with ESP32-based hardware and turn rough ideas into systems that can eventually be built and documented.
Maker hardware
ESP32, E Ink, physical controls, modules and practical prototyping.
Firmware thinking
Designing product behavior around real hardware constraints.
Open-source documentation
BOMs, build notes, design files, guides and project structure.
OPEN SOURCE
I’m building ENKU in public.
The repository is where the project evolves: interface work, hardware research, firmware, enclosure files, build notes and the roadmap. It is still a work in progress — intentionally.