Gideon A.

Gideon A.

UI/UX Designer

Abuja, Nigeria
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About Me

Gideon is a multidisciplinary UI/UX Designer and Product Designer with 7+ years experience in creating user experiences and building brand identities. He creates user-centric and cross-platform solutions from idea to release, adapting and refining existing designs to new requirements, and continuously improving user experience based on user feedback, research and data. Gideon has expertise in effectively managing junior UI/UX designers, while providing guidance and mentorship through practical design workshops.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
UI/UX Designer
2022 - Present (2 years)
Remote, Remote
  • Create and design web-ready digital content to support development initiatives or projects.

  • Evangelize UX/UI direction and adhere to project guidelines in executing solutions according to business needs.

  • Collaborate with the design team to ensure designs and deliverables are completed efficiently and on time.

Hardcore Biometric Systems
Hardcore Biometric Systems
Lead Product Designer
2020 - Present (4 years)
Nigeria
  • Led the end-to-end product design and delivery for eight SaaS Web solutions for the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).

  • Built from scratch and managed design system libraries on Figma, with increased accessibility and centralization.

  • Mentored and managed junior UX/UI designers, assisting them in gaining technical competencies through guided workshops.

UPlanIt LTD
UPlanIt LTD
Product Designer
2020 - 2020
Remote
  • Designed the Uplanit’s event planning and management web application.

  • Managed and contributed to Uplanit’s design system, with reusable components for an evolving brand identity and user experience.

  • Mapped out the app's interface, creating mockups and prototypes with all the visual elements.

AfroLady
AfroLady
Creative Director & Brand Designer
2018 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Leads and strategizes the creative design team in order to deliver the website's visual campaigns.

  • Manages a team of three Illustrators, having created over 70 illustrations on website category - Tidbits.

  • Managed to increase website traffic with over 30% with a 5% drop in bounce rate.

Cura Network
Cura Network
Brand Identity and Product Designer
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Led the design team to deliver Cura Network’s first mobile & web application for investor acquirement.

  • Designed a COVID-19 analytics webpage which provides users with real-time statistics on Covid-19 and nearby test centers.

  • Designed product interfaces, wireframes, user stories and carried out user research.

Tadeo Graphics
Tadeo Graphics
Founder/ Graphic Designer
2014 - 2021 (7 years)
Nigeria
  • Managed and delivered over thirty visual identity projects to a range of clients.

  • Designed promotional stationery products for over twenty brands.

  • Created consistent and cohesive elements, including packaging, web design, social media graphics, business cards and logos.

Portfolio

Booky- Digital Product Designer
Booky- Digital Product Designer

Booky is a contemporary bookstore with several branches across Nigeria. Gideon designed an application for Booky which offered a cost-effective way for book-lovers to buy or rent physical books. Gideon performed a market analysis of competitors that offer similar services, as well as an audience analysis to understand user needs. Using the Booky app, customers are able to: search and find available books; buy or rent books depending on budget; rent or sell out own books to make money; get book delivery and pickup; easily sign-up for a book purchase waitlist for unavailable books.

Africariyoki- Digital Product Designer
Africariyoki- Digital Product Designer

Africariyoki is an online platform that engages users with popular song instrumentals to sing along to or play as games. Gideon did an aesthetic upgrade of the original interface and created a more consistent user experience. This required a re-design that kept the core elements and features of the previous design, with clarity in navigation and accessibility and a consistent and interactive interface.

Medium- Contributor
Medium- Contributor

Gideon is a Medium contributor, having published several articles on design and design systems. His articles are intended for front-end developers, product designers, and tech enthusiasts, with whom he shares his insight into design software and advices coming from his own experience as a product designer.

Education

Credential ID 297530
Credential ID 297530
International Association of Engineers
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Credentials ID 108361
Credentials ID 108361
Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF)
2021 - 2022 (1 year)
Bachelor in Computer Engineering
Bachelor in Computer Engineering
University of Benin
2015 - 2019 (4 years)
Product Design & Prototyping
Product Design & Prototyping
Udacity