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Hi everyone.
I'm Fola (Afolasade Ajayi), a product designer. Heading into my 4th year freelancing full-time in 2026, and it is still the best kind of adventure!
A few things you won’t find on my portfolio:
I sing and play the flute when designs get intense
Finally committing to reading more books (no more “tomorrow” excuses)
I cook killer Nigerian jollof & stews
Love dark mode designs… … though I’ve actually designed more light modes
What I love most about freelancing is how it pushes me to solve problems creatively and explore all kinds of projects.
Figma is my favourite tool. It is where the magic happens.
Excited for what 2026 has in store! What’s one thing you’re bringing into the new year?
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Experimenting a lot with AI, one thing became clear: AI can match your design vision, but only if you are specific. Vague prompts = generic results.
So here is my current process using Figma Make, before I build anything, I ask AI to analyze the design language of a screenshot to build a design system first. Think of it as a style guide where colors, typography, and spacing are all locked in. Once that foundation is there, I use that same design system to build my application, website, whatever the project is.
The result? Way more consistent outputs and a lot less back and forth.
Style first, build later, makes total sense. Feels like treating AI as a junior designer instead of a magic box.
Give Cursor AI a shot too
Have you ever thought about how much power designers actually have?
The way an app feels isn’t accidental.
The pacing.
The spacing.
The tone.
The friction.
Designers shape behavior more than we realize.
The Figma Makeathon feels like a rare excuse to experiment with that.
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