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Car rental dashboard ๐ฅ
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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 ๐
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๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐
๐ฒ๐น๐โฆ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐.
One thing Iโve learned in my design journey is the power of stealing like an artist, not cloning someoneโs work, but understanding the thinking behind it.
When you learn to copy principles, not interfacesโฆ
patterns, not screensโฆ
reasoning, not colorsโฆ
you grow 10x faster.
Every great design you admire is a collection of borrowed ideas reinvented through someone elseโs lens.
Your job? Study what works, remix it, and make it yours, ethically, intentionally, and creatively.
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๐ฅ GOOD DESIGN ISNโT JUST AESTHETICS โ ITโS LEADERSHIP.
Itโs how a product communicates, guides, and earns trust without saying a word.
Iโve 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 โpremiumโ without extra marketing spend
โ And teams make decisions with more clarity
Design is not decoration.
Itโs strategy.
Itโs product clarity.
Itโs how users decide whether to stayโฆ or leave.
For CEOs and founders building in 2025, investing in thoughtful design early is no longer optional, itโs 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. Thereโs 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 nightโs session and the finished mockups โ always proud of the work we create together.
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๐๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ.
One thing this journey has taught me is that small details speak louder than big features.
The spacing you adjust by 2pxโฆ
The colour contrast you refineโฆ
The wording you rewrite to sound clearerโฆ
Those tiny decisions are what shape the way users see a brand.
People may not always notice good design โฆbut they always feel it.
Thatโs why I donโt rush screens.
I take my time to understand the users, the business, and the purpose behind every component.
Because in the long run, those โsmall detailsโ are what separate a forgettable product from one people love coming back to.
If youโre a founder or CEO looking to build something clean, thoughtful, and user-centered, Iโm 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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๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ.
One thing design has taught me is this:
A happy client can approve your work todayโฆ
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 donโt keep a product in the market, usefulness does and thatโs 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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The real value of design isnโt just beauty... itโs scalability.
One thing Iโve learned as a product designer is that pretty screens donโt 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 isnโt just about how it looks today, itโs about how well it can grow tomorrow.
If youโre 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, itโll help your next design!
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You donโt always have to design like everyone else.
Sometimes the simplest idea, done your way, is what stands out the most.
Iโve been exploring calmer, more intentional UI lately and itโs been a reminder that clarity and confidence are also design skills.
If youโre building something and want a designer who thinks differently (and designs with purpose), Iโm open to new projects.
Whatโs 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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