Kayode O.

Kayode O.

Senior UI/UX Designer

Lagos, Nigeria
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About Me

Kayode is an experienced designer whose primary interests are in UX and visual design with a strategic focus. His goal is to use design concepts and solutions to help increase a company's bottom line. Kayode is passionate about finding the best tools to execute content-driven visuals; he works as a creative partner in all aspects of UI/UX, visual, and IxD, bringing visual identities and products to life through thoughtfully crafted designs.

Work history

Surebids
Head of Design and User Experience
2018 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Led, hired, and managed a UX and product design team.

  • Carried out the UX research and designed the end-to-end experience for a gift voucher platform.

  • Created a new brand for Suregroup.

  • Led the brand and UX design for a new innovative voucher redemption app.

  • Regularly ran discovery sessions and conducted UX research, and held design review workshops.

  • Led the design of assets for a HR workshop event.

  • Tested applications for improvement and user requirements.

  • Created visual design, videos, and animations to show in-app transitions and animations.

  • Worked with other design teams in different organizations on branding and U/UX projects for staff and clients' reward.

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Hi-Impact TV
Lead Designer (UI/UX and Visual Design)
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Remote
  • Worked with the management of Hi-Impact TV to create a brand identity for the TV station.

  • Worked with the marketing team for the design of marketing materials.

  • Created and led all design efforts for the launch of the TV station.

  • Worked closely with the business development team and the marketing team to create rich media ads for Hi-Impact Planet, a sister company.

  • Created designs for motion display boards for a TV station launch across more than 20 countries.

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Oriental Foods Limited
Graphic Designer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Remote
  • Designed graphic assets for online visibility.

  • Created rich media ads for an international foods company.

  • Created various media content such as animated videos (for adverts and explanations of how our applications works), banners, images for the website, and branding materials.

  • Designed and led multiple rich media ads for milk production part of the company.

  • Designed rollup banners, exercise book covers for events and giveaways.

Graphic Designer
Freelance
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Remote
  • Worked with various startups and established organizations to produce high-quality marketing communication materials.

  • Designed a website for a secondary school.

  • Designed interactive Macromedia Flash websites for crowdsourcing design.

  • Rebranded a crowdsourcing website.

  • Created brand identities for various companies.

  • Designed and led multiple rich media ads for a university.

  • Designed icons, logos, and motion graphics for many international agencies.

Homeworks Energy
UI/UX Webflow Designer
Present (2024 years)
Remote
  • Built a first-of-its-kind HVAC buying and installation eCommerce solution online using Webflow.

  • Engaged with key stakeholders, including the CEO, COO, VP, product managers, engineers, and other designers to bring concepts to reality at every stage of development.

  • Created conceptual storyboards, wireframes, designs, and functional prototypes to drive product direction and define the user interaction model and workflows for key tasks.

  • Directed and developed the eCommerce website with Webflow, making use of Webflow CMS, Webflow eCommerce, and custom code.

  • Designed a savings calculator feature for the website to allow users to calculate how much they can save on heating and cooling systems online.

  • Presented designs, communicated rationale and trade-offs, and was receptive to feedback.

  • Participated in daily design sprints, sprint planning, and sprint demo with key stakeholders.

  • Helped the client re-envision the project scope and deliverables to meet the budget and tight deadlines.

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Schoolable
Lead Designer (UI/UX and Visual Design)
Present (2024 years)
Remote
  • Designed and managed the development of a financial platform.

  • Designed and developed website, icons, animated SVG, and motion graphics.

  • Designed the brand, UX, and UI for a financial savings app for iOS and Android.

  • Designed a platform for parents and schools to allow both access to finance.

  • Designed and led multiple rich media ads.

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Portfolio

Lead UI/UX Designer - Sure Gifts
Lead UI/UX Designer - Sure Gifts

Suregifts is a SaaS platform that allows enterprises and individuals to give their employees, clients and loved ones a gift of choice. It has 5 different solutions on the platform - SureGifts Retail, SureGifts Business, SureGifts backend for both retail and business and SureGifts Admin. Delivered an excellent UI design with intuitive UX on the project - introducing new features and fixing UX issues across all solutions on the platform.

Product Designer - Hubble
Product Designer - Hubble

Hubble is a cryptocurrency Defi project based on Solana that allows users to borrow USDH with multiple collaterals like BTC, ETH etc. Designed the project from scratch - handling user research, wireframes, user journey, UI design, style guide, usability testing, branding and graphic design. The project is live and doing very well within the Cryptocurrency space.

Lead Designer - Bumpa (iOS & Android)
Lead Designer - Bumpa (iOS & Android)

Bumpa is an e-commerce tool for SMEs that allows users to sell online, record sales, and engage customers. Revamped the UI and UX on the mobile app - leading a team of 3 designers to create a new visual style, implement new strategies for product offers, design new features, design decks and presentations. The app is available on the App Store and Play Store with 10K+ downloads.

Education

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Federal University of Agriculture
2010 - 2015 (5 years)
Education
Diploma in Graphic Design
Agape School of Design