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Tailor l’ó rãn Web Platform

Fullstack Developer | April 2023 – Present

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Project Overview

Tailor l’ó rãn is a web-based platform created for African fashion designers to manage customer orders, style preferences, and body measurements digitally.

Built under WebService Africa, the platform addresses real challenges: disorganized measurement records, unclear customer instructions, and time lost to back-and-forth communication. It replaces these pain points with visual ordering tools, structured forms, and a simple order management system.

The platform is already used by 5 businesses (in beta mode) and saves tailors up to 12 hours weekly — helping them serve more clients with fewer errors.

Project Lifecycle

  1. Discovery & Problem Definition
    • Conducted user interviews with fashion designers and tailors in Nigeria
    • Identified key pain points: unclear customer instructions, measurement mix-ups, lack of digital record-keeping.
  2. UX Planning & Feature Design
    • Designed a user flow for seamless ordering
    • Created low-fidelity wireframes and tested with early adopters
  3. Development & Integration
    • Built the full platform with:
      • PHP & MySQL backend for form processing and data storage
      • JavaScript and HTML/CSS for responsive front-end behavior
      • WordPress used selectively for static pages and admin routing
    • Integrated:
      • PDF generation from DOM layout for order summaries
      • Elastic Email for automated order confirmations and status updates
      • Secure email SMTP system for communications
  4. Testing & Feedback Loop
    • Onboarded early businesses for feedback
    • Implemented fixes and UX improvements (e.g. dynamic field validation, better image handling)
  5. Deployment & Hosting
    • Deployed using cPanel with domain configuration under tailorloran.com
    • SSL secured, optimized for mobile-first usage
  6. Iteration & Continuous Feedback
    • Continuously improving features including more guided illustrations

My Role as Lead Developer

As the lead and solo developer on Tailor l’ó rãn, I was responsible for:
  • End-to-end development of the platform — front-end and back-end
  • User research and UI planning alongside fashion professionals
  • Building the ordering logic, form validation, and measurement capture
  • Implementing PDF generation of styled order data from the DOM
  • Setting up email automation using Elastic Email and custom SMTP
  • Optimizing mobile responsiveness, load times, and user feedback flows
  • Project management and deployment, including staging and live servers
  • Brand-driven UI/UX design, from iconography to interface tone

key outcomes

  • Used by 5 tailoring businesses in beta mode.
  • Reduces order errors by 85%.
  • Saves 12 hours a week per tailor on average.
  • Future feature: real-time order tracking.
    • Tailor l’ó rãn Demo

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