Damilola Abodunde Kajopelaye-ola
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Abuja (F.c.t.), Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Toptal member since July 8, 2021
Damilola is a talented product designer with over eight years of experience in the design industry. He has end-to-end experience developing UI/UX design processes and solutions for businesses in real estate, eCommerce, finance, IT, and marketing. He designed SellEasy, a web builder app enabling small businesses to create an eCommerce website in less than ten minutes. Damilola is a creative solutionist who helps clients build their products, achieve intended goals, and impact more lives.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Graphic Designer
Centre For Effective Altruism UK
- Designed a book of 500 pages and optimized it for print. Worked on the layouts and designs for the cover page and inner pages.
- Used InDesign's automated features to create a table of contents, running headers, chapters, indexes, page numbering, endnotes, hyperlinks, and cross-sections.
- Created a reflowable EPUB version of the book using a reflowable EPUB builder, XHTML, and CSS.
- Created interactions to enable users to easily navigate the reflowable EPUB book by creating anchored links for the table of contents, headers, endnotes, indexes, and cross-sections.
- Used an EPUB validator to ensure that the reflowable EPUB I created conformed to W3C standards.
WordPress Web Designer
Kris Lutz
- Designed a website to create awareness, market the client's products and services, reach a broader audience, onboard interested users, and impact lives.
- Built the website with WordPress and Elementor Builder and optimized it for desktop and mobile devices.
- Collaborated with the client's team to develop the content strategy, creative direction, and information architecture.
- Improved brand design to reflect the brand personality, design language, and desired look and feel for the web.
Visual & Web Designer
REALBoston Corp
- Designed a real estate user flow chart that shows the paths and touchpoints that enable users to derive satisfaction from their products and services.
- Added interactions to reveal more information at every stage of their solution process.
- Optimized the real estate user flow chart for presentation, website desktop, and other mobile devices.
- Created about five different concepts for the real estate flow chart in mid/low fidelity prototype and implemented a high fidelity design for the one they chose.
Product Designer
Mission Capital, LLC
- Worked with the client, project manager, and content developer to define the design and development requirements.
- Created high-fidelity email template designs with Figma, based on the insights of the project requirements.
- Presented design solutions to the clients and other stakeholders and implemented iterations that helped achieve business goals and enhance users' experience.
- Developed final email template designs with HTML and CSS and optimized them for desktop and mobile devices.
- Tested the HTML email templates I developed to ensure they worked well on any email client.
Visual Designer
Rosedale Hospitality Management LLC
- Created campground map illustrations used for web and print, based on their brand identity guide for the use of their colors, typography, and shapes.
- Designed pixel-perfect icons that were used on the map illustration.
- Worked with multiple stakeholders to analyze research reports, identify challenges, and illustrate design solutions for their campground maps.
- Helped with the usability testing of the map campground. Illustrated and made necessary iterations to improve the users' experience.
WordPress Designer
Stratus Media Inc.
- Designed and built a WordPress website that enables users to hire clients for their service.
- Developed the brand identity and collaterals for the client's company and website. This includes a logo, brand guide, color, typography, and imagery.
- Created a survey to gain insights about the client's company, competitors, target users, design direction, and other requirements, which I used to inform my design decision.
- Designed the information architecture, user flow, wireframes, design systems, vector illustrations, pixel-perfect icons, and a high-fidelity prototype.
- Developed the website on WordPress using Elementor Pro to build static and dynamic web pages with features such as a portfolio, contact form, blog, testimonial carousels, etc.
Creative Director
ESAB - Main
- Developed brand identities for logo designs for new products and other initiatives for the company.
- Developed brand collaterals, such as stickers, pattern designs, email headers, PowerPoint presentations, rollup banners, table stands, t-shirt branding, and ID cards.
- Created infographics to showcase the impact and innovative histories of some of the company's products.
- Illustrated design ideas using sketches and wireframes and got stakeholder feedback early in the design process.
- Evaluated user requirements in collaboration with product managers, visual designers, engineers, and other stakeholders.
UX/UI Designer
Rotomaire, Inc., d/b/a Banyan
- Worked on web pages for a mobile receipt application, which included creating design elements and design patterns for the website.
- Created custom Illustrations to enhance messages, interaction, and interface of the receipt application.
- Evaluated user requirements in collaboration with their product manager, UX designers, software engineers, and other stakeholders.
- Illustrated design ideas through sketches and wireframes to test solutions and get feedback from stakeholders in the early stages of the design projects I worked on.
Visual Designer
Canada Inc dba BKOM Studios
- Designed a website for a gaming application, which includes developing wireframes, user tests, high-fidelity prototypes, and interactive prototypes.
- Created imageries based on specified creative directions used on the websites I designed.
- Evaluated user requirements in collaboration with UX researchers, product managers, software engineers, and other stakeholders.
UI/UX Designer
Dynamic Operating Program (Via Toptal)
- Evaluated user requirements in collaboration with the product manager and software engineers for the product website.
- Collaborated closely with the software engineers and different stakeholders, using a design-thinking and user-centered approach to develop and improve user flows, information architecture, and interactions for the product website.
- Created wireframes, design systems, digital illustrations, icons, and high-fidelity UI prototypes.
- Built the product website with WordPress, Avada Website Builder, and CSS3 to enable users to buy the product software and schedule an appointment for custom requests or services.
- Developed software explainer videos to help new and existing users gain practical knowledge and make the most of the product features and applications.
UI/UX Designer
SPARKNERDS
- Created and implemented customized experiences for the digital user via desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
- Designed wireframes, user flows, process flows, and sitemaps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
- Collaborated with the project management and design team to define and gain feedback and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience.
- Executed all visual design stages from concept to final handoff to development.
UI/UX Designer
IntelConstruct
- Designed the company's product website to inform users about its products and enable them to log in or sign up.
- Ideated and designed the company product website on WordPress using Elementor's visual builder, HTML, and CSS.
- Developed user flows to redesign some of the company's product applications.
- Created new versions of the user interface and experience for the organization's product applications to enable subcontractors to gain insights and manage the data of projects, companies, and contacts in certain regions.
Creative Officer
Center for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI)
- Created and maintained visual designs for web and print media such as brochures, reports, magazines, flip charts, signage, stationeries, T-shirts, face caps, hand bands, training materials, logos, brand guides, web banners, newsletters, and more.
- Created motion graphics; developed videos and audio for social media engagement to inspire social, behavioral change; advocated for the less privileged; entertained, educated, and created awareness.
- Supported the research team to develop primary data used to identify challenges, develop initiatives, and provide solutions.
- Designed landing pages to facilitate online registrations for events.
- Created web banners, digital illustrations, gif animations, and infographics for websites and social media platforms.
- Designed and developed email campaigns to promote awareness and create engagements.
- Designed presentations for program events, onboarding, and education.
Graphic Content Developer
PayPorte
- Created social media graphics for the eCommerce platform to promote awareness and products, and drive engagements.
- Designed and developed landing pages for new products and promotional sales.
- Delivered digital illustrations, pixel-perfect icons, and web banners for eCommerce websites.
- Created and maintained visual designs for the company's printed marketing collaterals such as brochures, flyers, tickets, stationeries, signage, billboards, posters, magazines, T-shirts, hand bands, face caps, and other merchandise.
- Assisted the team that designed the second version of their eCommerce platform known as PayPorte 2.0, which won the eCommerce company of the year awarded by The Central Bank of Nigeria.
Education
Diploma in Graphic Design
Edinburgh Napier University - Edinburgh, Scotland
Bachelor of Science Degree in Insurance
University of Lagos - Lagos, Nigeria
Certifications
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Coursera | Google eLearning
Information Visualization: Getting Dashboards Right
Interaction Design Foundation
UI Design Patterns for Successful Software (IDF)
Interaction Design Foundation
Become a UX Designer from Scratch
Interaction Design Foundation
Human-Computer Interaction
Interaction Design Foundation
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide
Interaction Design Foundation
Design Thinking
Interaction Design Foundation
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Graphic Design and Illustration using Adobe Illustrator® CS6
Adobe
Skills
Tools
Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, Adobe, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe CC, Illustrator CC, Microsoft PowerPoint, Jira, Miro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Mailchimp, After Effects CC, Premiere Pro CC, FigJam, Sketch, Asana, Hotjar, Google Analytics
Languages
CSS, HTML, Visual Design Language, HTML5, CSS3, XHTML
Platforms
WordPress, Adobe Suite, Android, iOS, Mobile, Google Ads, Web
Industry Expertise
Marketing, Education
Other
Interaction Design (IxD), User Research, Prototyping, User Experience (UX), Human-centered Design (HCD), Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, Typography, Digital Painting, UI Patterns, UI Design, Elementor, Wireframing, Information Architecture (IA), User Flows, Usability Testing, Web Design, Brand Design, Logo Design, Vector Art, UX Design, UX Audits, User Testing, Digital Product Design, Branding, Visual Design, Mobile UI, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Illustration, UI Audits, User Interface (UI), Product Design, Iconography, Data Visualization, Design, Web App Design, Landing Page Design, Mobile Design, Web UI, Web UX, Web Illustration, Vector Illustration, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Business Card Design, Envelope Design, Concept Art, Creative Direction, Creative Design, Digital Creative Direction, Visual Art, Drawing, Design Systems, Responsive UI, Responsive Design, Responsive UX Design, Responsive Layout, Brand Development, Landing Pages, Icon Design, UI Branding, Web UI Design, Web Design Strategy, Web Banner Design, Brochure Design, Print Design, Visual Identity, WordPress Design, Website Redesign, High-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Prototypes, Digital Design, App Design, B2B, Web App UI, Web App UX, Graphics, Infographs, Brand Guidelines, Style Guides, Report Design, Presentations, Pitch Presentations, Presentation Design, PowerPoint Design, PowerPoint Templates, Creative Strategy, eCommerce UX, Brand Books, Mobile App Design, Instagram Ads, Infographics, Dashboard Design, UX Prototyping, eCommerce, Mobile Apps, iOS App Design, MVP Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Responsive Web Apps, Charts, Brand Identity, Mockups, Google Material Design, iOS Design Guidelines, Component Libraries, Online Marketing, Marketing Campaign Design, Visual Assets, B2C Marketing, Marketing Collateral Development, Design Reviews, Design Consultation, Web Usability, UX Wireframes, Form Design, UX Documentation, Sustainability, White Labeling, Sitemaps, Usability, Design Strategy, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Brand Strategy, Web Applications, Facebook Ads, Ad Design, Advertising Design, Banner Ads, Booklet Design, Print, Books, Blog Design, Email Design, Email Template Design, Rapid Prototyping, Web Content, Landing Page Optimization, Color Palettes, Logotype, Multimedia, Multimedia Design, Content Management Systems (CMS), Cross-platform, Line Icons, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Best Practices in Design, Email Templates, PSD, Pitch Decks, Collateral Design, Corporate Design, Stationery Design, Onboarding, User Onboarding, Color Theory, No-code Development, Interactive Maps, User Roles, User Management, UI Style Guides, UX Strategy, System Design, Atomic Design, Data Flows, Clean Design, UX Research, Tablet UI, Material UI, Flowcharts, Mobile Prototypes, Feature Prioritization, Apps, WordPress Themes, Mobile First, Art Direction, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Video Editing, User Journeys, Interactive Prototypes, Animation, Dashboards, User Personas, Accessibility, Design Leadership, Marketplaces, Icon Animation, User Stories, Design Thinking, Imagery, UX Pattern Design, Motion Graphics, User Surveys, Tutorials, Teaching, Online Banking, Digital Banking, SaaS Design, SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Social Media Kits, Social Media Design, Videos, 2D Graphics, Line Art, Rapid Sketching, Sketching, Concept Sketching, Web UX Design, Digital Art, Websites, Startups, B2C, App UI, App UX, Interactive UI, Digital, Data-informed Visual Design, Design Patterns, Web Design Patterns, Research, Newsletters, Motion Design, Video Presentations, Web Presentation, eCommerce UI, Social Media, Social Ad Design, Promotional Leaflets & Flyers, Brochures, Ebook Design, Label Design, Editorials, Digital Editorials, Social Media Content, Communication Design, Surveys, Avada, Web Development, eCommerce Platforms, Low-fidelity Prototypes, UI Components, Web Components, eCommerce Web Design, Mobile UX, Marketing Design, Digital Marketing, Data Virtualization, Instagram, Information Visualization, DataViz, UX Frameworks, Lean UX, Google Design Sprints, Interface Design, UI Animation, UI Prototyping, Digital Marketing Design, Mobile eCommerce, Mobile App UI, Mobile Applications, Mobile App Testing, Android App Design, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Printing, T-shirt Design, Pattern Design, Email Campaigns, Sticker Design, Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Stock Trading, Stock Exchange, Stock Market, UX Flows, User Interviews, Maps, CRM Design, iOS UX Design, Analytical Dashboards, Data Storytelling, Chart Design, Conversion Rate, SEO Tools, Data Architecture, Crypto, Blockchain, Direct Mail, Agile UX, Agile, Content Strategy, Material Design, Wireframe to Product, User Journey Maps, User Experience Design, Responsive Email Templates, HTML Email, Email, UX Principles, Email Coding, Conceptual Design, Low-fidelity Mockups, Visual Storytelling, Benchmarking, EPUB, Ebooks, Adobe Digital Editions, Reflowable EPUB
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