Raphael Salaja

Raphael Salaja

Genreless Creator in Ireland

About

Genreless Creator / (ˈʒɑːnrəlɪs krɪˈeɪtər) / noun

An individual who defies traditional categorisation within creative endeavours, blending diverse influences and mediums to produce innovative works. A multidisciplinary artist who transcends boundaries, creating without limitations.

Projects

Ongoing
Stash

A mobile bookmarking app for connecting saved posts from all social media pages. Written entirely with Swift.

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, UI Kit, HTML, SQL, CreateML

2023

A powerful SwiftUI library designed for creating layered user interfaces, enhancing your app's user experience with smooth and performant animations between modal views.

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, UI Kit

2023

A SwiftUI collection of metal shaders taking advantage of the brand new visual effect added in the iOS 17 beta

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, UI Kit, Metal Shader Language

Side Projects

Ongoing

An open source collection of various SwiftUI UI/UX interactions.

Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI

2022

A Figma plugin for creating gradients in a much more efficient mannter.

Technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Figma

2022

A browser extension which helps with downloading reddit posts.

Technologies: JavaScript, JQuery, Google API, HTML, CSS

2022

A browser extension for finding shortcuts for popular apps and websites

Technologies: JavaScript, JQuery, Google API, HTML, CSS

2022

A powerful command bar for your browser with which you can quickly access your most common tasks.

Technologies: JavaScript, JQuery, Google API, HTML, CSS

2022

A comprehensive framework for creating social media posts that works beautifully on all platforms, all in Figma.

Technologies: JavaScript, Typescript, Figma, HTML, CSS

2022

A toolkit designed to create a solid foundation for building an amazing career as a solo independent developer.

Technologies: Markdown, Python, HTML, CSS

Features

2024

I was honored to have my new API project, Spatial Are.na, featured in the Are.na Editorial. Spatial Are.na maps the connections between blocks and channels, providing a 3D visualization of how images are related. This innovative tool allows users to intuitively explore their collections and discover new connections within their gathered images.