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Product designer and design lead. I build and improve products, the systems that hold them together, and the teams that ship them. Twelve years, more than twenty teams, one tally at a time.

Frames worth
keeping.

Frames worth keeping.

Single frames from across the work, shipped or not, 2014 to now. No write-ups, no process — each one stands on its own.

Anatomy of ownership

OKTAN

2026

I do architecture

I do architecture

IDOARCH

2025

Gamified experience for rally enthusiasts

Interactions

2021

Be seen

Be seen

XY Marketing

2015

The geometry of seeing

The geometry of seeing

Aya Arafat Photography

2014

Designing for humans

Syd

2026

Designing for humans

Syd

2026

Designer and maker

Syd

2026

Form and practice

Syd

2026

Cairo after hours

Cairo after hours

OKTAN

2026

Higher octane

Higher octane

OKTAN

2026

Cobalt insignia

Cobalt insignia

OKTAN

2026

Mark and clear space

OKTAN

2026

A clearer reading

A clearer reading

OKTAN

2026

On the glass

On the glass

OKTAN

2026

Made to belong

Made to belong

OKTAN

2026

Small details

Small details

OKTAN

2026

A life on the road

A life on the road

OKTAN

2026

New car. Old soul.

New car. Old soul.

OKTAN

2026

The graphic inventory

The graphic inventory

OKTAN

2026

Zirova — Daily wellness and wallet

Daily wellness and wallet

Zirova

2026

Zirova — Partner to reward

Partner to reward

Zirova

2026

Space for possibility

Space for possibility

IDOARCH

2025

Logo showcase

The letter A, load-bearing

IDOARCH

2025

Anatomy of an idea

Anatomy of an idea

IDOARCH

2025

Shape tomorrow

Shape tomorrow

IDOARCH

2025

Space in motion

IDOARCH

2025

Open new perspectives

IDOARCH

2025

Forma App — Choose a program

Choose a program

Forma App

2024

Forma App — Workout and weight log

Workout and weight log

Forma App

2024

Nearby jobs mobile app

Exploration

2022

Checkout payment method and card entry

Interactions

2022

Wallet table search and filters

Interactions

2022

Card number field validation

Interactions

2022

Table row actions and tooltips

Interactions

2022

Ride pickup and dropoff point picker

Interactions

2020

Make your move

Make your move

Swivel

2020

Logo showcase

Two links and a pivot

Swivel

2020

Monochrome mark, blue accent

Monochrome mark, blue accent

Swivel

2020

Take a different turn

Take a different turn

Swivel

2020

80 Gates — Open door

Open door

80 Gates

2019

Al Fouzan — Building the future

Building the future

Al Fouzan

2019

Arability — We speak middle-eastern

We speak Middle Eastern

Arability

2019

adam.ai — Meetings, reinvented

Meetings, reinvented

adam.ai

2018

Micro-interaction

Interactions

2017

Raye7 — Finding the right ride

Finding the right ride

Raye7

2017

Flair Media — Tunisia

Tunisia

Flair Media

2017

Mobile app bug testing marketplace

Interactions

2016

Fresh produce company website

Interactions

2016

The Blue Volume

The blue volume

Arab World Books

2016

Between the Pages

Between the pages

Arab World Books

2016

The Reading Table

The reading table

Arab World Books

2016

The Shape of a Story

The shape of a story

Arab World Books

2016

MILK — At your ease

At your ease

MILK

2016

MILK — Soft, together

Soft, together

MILK

2016

MILK — Room for you

Room for you

MILK

2016

MILK — Back clasp

Back clasp

MILK

2016

MILK — Women Undies pattern

Women undies pattern

MILK

2016

MILK — Signature

Signature

MILK

2016

MILK — Nocturne

Nocturne

MILK

2016

MILK — Lace in light

Lace in light

MILK

2016

MILK — Lettermark construction

Lettermark construction

MILK

2016

MILK — The m in detail

The m in detail

MILK

2016

MILK — Black lace bodysuit — refined

Black lace bodysuit

MILK

2016

A better perspective

A better perspective

LT — Housing & Consultation

2015

The diagonal monogram

The diagonal monogram

LT — Housing & Consultation

2015

A 45° structure

A 45° structure

LT — Housing & Consultation

2015

From every angle

From every angle

LT — Housing & Consultation

2015

Room to live

Room to live

LT — Housing & Consultation

2015

Make your mark

Make your mark

XY Marketing

2015

Ideas meet impact

Ideas meet impact

XY Marketing

2015

Crossed identity

Crossed identity

XY Marketing

2015

Built to intersect

Built to intersect

XY Marketing

2015

Ideas in full form

Ideas in full form

BOLD

2015

Form is a point of view

Form is a point of view

BOLD

2015

Stand out

XY Marketing

2015

Stay in motion

XY Marketing

2015

Logistics company website

Interactions

2014

Ideas in good shape

Ideas in good shape

Bixls

2014

Something that matters

Bixls

2014

Bits, Pixels, Possibilities

Bits, pixels, possibilities

Bixls

2014

In full bloom

In full bloom

Aya Arafat Photography

2014

The closer you look

The closer you look

Aya Arafat Photography

2014

Light, held

Light, held

Aya Arafat Photography

2014

Aperture in pink

Aperture in pink

Aya Arafat Photography

2014

Two initials, one eye

Two initials, one eye

Aya Arafat Photography

2014

Starting point

Starting point

TNT

2014

Logo showcase

Three letters, one square

TNT

2014

Construction study

Construction study

TNT

2014

Exploding your barriers

Exploding your barriers

TNT

2014

The open path

The open path

TNT

2014

Feel the future

Feel the future

Pulse

2014

A collective force

A collective force

Pulse

2014

In good company

In good company

Pulse

2014

Logo showcase

Four peaks, four people

Pulse

2014

The open question

The open question

Ezaii

2014

A question in form

A question in form

Ezaii

2014

The knowledge index

The knowledge index

Ezaii

2014

Let’s make it better.

Starting something new, growing a startup, or moving an established company forward? I can help shape the product, the systems, and the team behind it.

Two ways in

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Designing for humans since 2014