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Fintech app home screen animated in jitter...
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Event finder mobile app design animated in jitter
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Crop details page animated in Jitter
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Food app animation made with jitter
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Cart page animated in jitter... what do you think?
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Delivery history animated page ui design
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Cover image for This design wasnโ€™t made to impress designers. It was made to...
This design wasnโ€™t made to impress designers. It was made to: โ€“ reduce user decisions โ€“ guide attention naturally โ€“ make the next step obvious Every screen answers one question only. Every interaction has a clear outcome. Thatโ€™s how you design for conversion, not applause.
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Cover image for Design isnโ€™t just what users see... Itโ€™s how they move. I de...
Design isnโ€™t just what users see... Itโ€™s how they move. I design digital products that prioritize: โ€“ clarity over cleverness โ€“ flow over decoration โ€“ outcomes over aesthetics If your product feels confusing, design isnโ€™t done yet. Open to product teams and founders who care about usability that scales.
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Car rental dashboard ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Showing the process...
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Keep showing up, so when you hit the spot they don't call it luck ๐Ÿš€
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Cover image for ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€โ€ฆ...
๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€. One thing Iโ€™ve learned in my design journey is the power of stealing like an artist, not cloning someoneโ€™s work, but understanding the thinking behind it. When you learn to copy principles, not interfacesโ€ฆ patterns, not screensโ€ฆ reasoning, not colorsโ€ฆ you grow 10x faster. Every great design you admire is a collection of borrowed ideas reinvented through someone elseโ€™s lens. Your job? Study what works, remix it, and make it yours, ethically, intentionally, and creatively.
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Cover image for ๐Ÿ”ฅ GOOD DESIGN ISNโ€™T JUST AESTHETICS โ€” ITโ€™S LEADERSHIP. Itโ€™s...
๐Ÿ”ฅ GOOD DESIGN ISNโ€™T JUST AESTHETICS โ€” ITโ€™S LEADERSHIP. Itโ€™s how a product communicates, guides, and earns trust without saying a word. Iโ€™ve seen many founders focus on features, funding, and growth (all important), but overlook one thing that quietly drives all three: design that truly understands people. When design is done well: โ€“ Customers onboard faster โ€“ Support tickets drop โ€“ Conversion improves โ€“ The brand feels more โ€œpremiumโ€ without extra marketing spend โ€“ And teams make decisions with more clarity Design is not decoration. Itโ€™s strategy. Itโ€™s product clarity. Itโ€™s how users decide whether to stayโ€ฆ or leave. For CEOs and founders building in 2025, investing in thoughtful design early is no longer optional, itโ€™s a competitive advantage.
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Last night in class, I walked my students through an entire onboarding flow โ€” onboarding screens, sign up, login, and even password reset. We sketched, planned, and designed everything in under an hour. Watching them connect the dots, ask the right questions, and translate ideas into clean UI reminded me how much joy I get from teaching design. Thereโ€™s something rewarding about helping people see design differently and gain the confidence to create on their own. As someone who loves building digital experiences and simplifying complex flows, opportunities like this keep sharpening my process and pushing me to stay better for both my students and the products I design. Sharing a few shots from last nightโ€™s session and the finished mockups โ€” always proud of the work we create together.
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Cover image for ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๏ฟฝ...
๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ. One thing this journey has taught me is that small details speak louder than big features. The spacing you adjust by 2pxโ€ฆ The colour contrast you refineโ€ฆ The wording you rewrite to sound clearerโ€ฆ Those tiny decisions are what shape the way users see a brand. People may not always notice good design โ€ฆbut they always feel it. Thatโ€™s why I donโ€™t rush screens. I take my time to understand the users, the business, and the purpose behind every component. Because in the long run, those โ€œsmall detailsโ€ are what separate a forgettable product from one people love coming back to. If youโ€™re a founder or CEO looking to build something clean, thoughtful, and user-centered, Iโ€™m open to gigs and collaborations.
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Adding a little animation ...
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It's Friday, designers show your work!
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Cover image for ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๏ฟฝ...
๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ. One thing design has taught me is this: A happy client can approve your work todayโ€ฆ But only happy users can keep that product alive tomorrow. Clients care about business goals. Users care about real-life experience. A good designer learns how to balance both without losing the soul of the project. Because at the end of the day, beautiful screens donโ€™t keep a product in the market, usefulness does and thatโ€™s the real work: designing something that makes the client smile and makes the user stay. Design that lasts is design that listens to both sides. #UIDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #UserExperience #DesignCareer
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Cover image for The real value of design isnโ€™t just beauty... itโ€™s scalabili...
The real value of design isnโ€™t just beauty... itโ€™s scalability. One thing Iโ€™ve learned as a product designer is that pretty screens donโ€™t grow businesses. Scalable design does. A design that works on one screen but breaks on others slows down development, confuses users, and costs the business money, but a scalable design system - consistent spacing, typography, components, states makes every new feature faster, cleaner, and more predictable. Because real design isnโ€™t just about how it looks today, itโ€™s about how well it can grow tomorrow. If youโ€™re a founder building for the long term, invest in scalable design early. It pays you back every single month. #UIDesign #ProductDesign #DesignSystems #BusinessGrowth #ScalableDesign #UXDesign #Startups #Founders #DesignThinking #Fridaymotivation
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Designing an interactive menu button in figma... Save this for later, itโ€™ll help your next design!
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Cover image for You donโ€™t always have to design like everyone else. Sometime...
You donโ€™t always have to design like everyone else. Sometimes the simplest idea, done your way, is what stands out the most. Iโ€™ve been exploring calmer, more intentional UI lately and itโ€™s been a reminder that clarity and confidence are also design skills. If youโ€™re building something and want a designer who thinks differently (and designs with purpose), Iโ€™m open to new projects. Whatโ€™s one design choice you made recently that felt true to you?
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Habit tracker mobile app ui
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Suya spot finder mobile app ui
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Product details page animation...
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9ja Food hero section ui
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Akagum Fintech mobile app case study
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E-Commerce cart page ui screen
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Akagum Fintech mobile app
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E-Comerce landing page ui design
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E-commerce website ui
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E-commerce web app dashboard ui
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