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Reemya

Property investment, designed in Arabic.

Year

2025

Client

Reemya

Role

Sole product designer

Field

Fintech · Product design

Scope

UX design · UI design · Design systems · Web app · Arabic · RTL

Case study introduction

The challenge

Making investment information understandable

Reemya’s brief was to make property investment understandable for Arabic-speaking investors, with a separate view for property owners. The design needed plain language, project details an investor can check before committing, and a buying flow with room to think.

The projects listing at full height in a browser

The approach

I designed the product in Arabic first, using shared components for investor and owner workflows. The design system supports reading direction, themes and responsive layouts.

Components bento: OTP step, toast, balance card, stat tiles, search and controls

The experience

Clear investment language

The buying path uses the language of Sukuk, shares, price and return. A purchase modal brings the amount, total and confirmation together, with payment made by bank transfer.

Buy Sukuk modal: quantity, slider capped at the maximum, price and totalThe project page at full height in a browser

Supporting documentation

A project badge opens its supporting documentation, including a reference, date, scholar and explanation of what was reviewed. The interface makes that material available for inspection.

Invest card framed by the gradient, beside the Shariah badge and its fatwa cardThe listing card across three projects

A view for each role

Investors begin with their portfolio. Property owners begin with fundraising, investors, updates and analytics, with a guided flow for adding a project.

Investor dashboard and project-owner dashboard side by sideThe investor dashboard at full height in a browserOwner analytics: funding velocity, distribution and return over timeCreate-project stepper at steps one, three and five

The design system

Shared components support right-to-left and left-to-right layouts, light and dark themes and responsive modes.

Progress bar in four states and status pills, right to leftColour system specimen: brand gradient and five colour columns with their rampsType specimen: IBM Plex Sans Arabic in seven weights, Sukuk in the brand gradient, numerals with InterNotification centre popoverLogin, project page and buy sheet on mobile

The outcome

The work was delivered as a design handoff, establishing connected investor and owner experiences and a shared design system.

Credits

Product design, UX and design system: Sayed Essam. Product and strategy: Mohamed Alaa, Reemya. Brand identity: Reemya.

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The challenge

Making investment information understandable

Reemya’s brief was to make property investment understandable for Arabic-speaking investors, with a separate view for property owners. The design needed plain language, project details an investor can check before committing, and a buying flow with room to think.

The projects listing at full height in a browser

The approach

I designed the product in Arabic first, using shared components for investor and owner workflows. The design system supports reading direction, themes and responsive layouts.

Components bento: OTP step, toast, balance card, stat tiles, search and controls

The experience

Clear investment language

The buying path uses the language of Sukuk, shares, price and return. A purchase modal brings the amount, total and confirmation together, with payment made by bank transfer.

Buy Sukuk modal: quantity, slider capped at the maximum, price and totalThe project page at full height in a browser

Supporting documentation

A project badge opens its supporting documentation, including a reference, date, scholar and explanation of what was reviewed. The interface makes that material available for inspection.

Invest card framed by the gradient, beside the Shariah badge and its fatwa cardThe listing card across three projects

A view for each role

Investors begin with their portfolio. Property owners begin with fundraising, investors, updates and analytics, with a guided flow for adding a project.

Investor dashboard and project-owner dashboard side by sideThe investor dashboard at full height in a browserOwner analytics: funding velocity, distribution and return over timeCreate-project stepper at steps one, three and five

The design system

Shared components support right-to-left and left-to-right layouts, light and dark themes and responsive modes.

Progress bar in four states and status pills, right to leftColour system specimen: brand gradient and five colour columns with their rampsType specimen: IBM Plex Sans Arabic in seven weights, Sukuk in the brand gradient, numerals with InterNotification centre popoverLogin, project page and buy sheet on mobile

The outcome

The work was delivered as a design handoff, establishing connected investor and owner experiences and a shared design system.

Credits

Product design, UX and design system: Sayed Essam. Product and strategy: Mohamed Alaa, Reemya. Brand identity: Reemya.

Request the PDF portfolio →

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