Diyaolu Ridwan

I'm Ridwan Diyaolu, a UI/UX and Product Designer with 3+ years of experience designing digital products that are as logical as they are beautiful. I don't just make things look good, I make them work well for the people using them.

One thing that sets me apart right now is that I use AI-powered tools like Claude and Antigravity to turn client ideas into tangible, interactive prototypes in days, not months. Clients get to feel their product before a single pixel is formally designed, which speeds up alignment, reduces back-and-forth, and gets projects moving faster.

My approach to design starts with understanding. Before I open Figma, I want to know who the user is, what they're trying to do, and where the current experience is failing them. That thinking shapes everything; the flows, the hierarchy, the interactions, the copy placement. Visual polish comes last, but it always comes.

Over the years I have designed across a wide range of product types, including marketplace platforms, trading dashboards, booking systems, telemedicine apps, corporate websites, and marketing landing pages. At FizzyTech, I owned the complete product design for Slicq, a marketplace platform, handling onboarding, checkout, transactions, and a merchant dashboard end-to-end. At Pinnacle Track, I took a complex trading journal from zero to launch, translating dense financial data into an interface that felt clear and accessible. These weren't just visual exercises, they were product problems I was trusted to solve independently.

I am deeply proficient in Figma. Not just "I use Figma" I mean components, auto layout, variables, Dev Mode, and structured files that developers can actually implement without a follow-up call. I build reusable design systems, run usability checks, support A/B testing, and stay involved beyond the handoff to make sure what ships matches what was designed.

I also bring a commercial edge to my work. My time at Exquisite Marketing Consult sharpened my understanding of how design drives real business outcomes - conversion rates, bounce rates, lead generation. Good design isn't just aesthetic; it moves people to act.

I'm looking for a product team that takes design seriously, where I can contribute to decisions, collaborate closely with engineers and PMs, and build things that genuinely matter to users.

If that's your team, let's have a talk.