// thoughts & learnings

The Blog

Writing about what I build, what I learn, and what I figure out along the way.

2025-03-01 4 min read

Brand Career

Building Ismail Studio in Public

Why I decided to build a multi-disciplinary creative brand from scratch as a second-year CS student — and what that actually looks like week to week.

2025-03-10 6 min read

Project Full-Stack IoT

How I built a full-stack energy monitor that simulates ESP32 hardware readings, renders live charts, and calculates your electricity bill.

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