Open to senior brand & graphics design roles

Lagos, --:-- WAT, working remote worldwide

Brendon at his desk in Lagos
Lagos, 2026

Brendon Oleghe, multidisciplinary visual designer and senior brand & graphics designer

I design with intent over decoration. Brand identity, graphics and motion as one visual system, then I build it and ship it.

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About

I get excited about the harder problem, the one where brand and product have to work as one system, not two.

For 7+ years I've led brand and visual design for fintech, Web3, fashion, real estate and AI companies, from boutique studio work at The Matrix HQ to in-house creative leadership. Also known as Maestro Brendon. Read the full story.

Brendon working in his studio

Brand

Identity, voice and visual language that scale. 80+ brands across fintech, Web3, e-commerce and real estate.

Graphics

Campaigns, social, pitch decks, packaging and print, produced at a senior standard and on brand every time.

Motion

Motion systems, launch films and micro-interactions that make a brand feel alive in the product.

Build

Websites and product UI, prototyped and shipped in Next.js, GSAP and Claude Code, so the idea survives the handoff.

Selected work

Four projects, framed the way I'd walk you through them in an interview: the problem, my role, what shipped.

Digital bankingBrand identityProduct UI

An end-to-end identity and product UI for a digital banking platform.

+22%user engagement and accessibility
+15%customer acquisition

Designed and built by me

Built and shipped

I don't stop at the mockup. These are live sites and products I designed, then built with Next.js, GSAP and Claude Code.

thetalkinghands.comLive
Talking Hands homepage

Talking Hands

Handmade crochet fashion label, worn loud. Designed, prototyped and built end to end.

DesignBuildE-commerce
feedghana.orgLive
Feedghana homepage

Feedghana

Ghanaian nonprofit closing the learning, nutrition and skills gap. Designed, prototyped and built end to end.

DesignBuildNonprofit
re-build.nowLive
Re-Build homepage

Re-Build

African hardware studio that designs and prototypes physical products. I built and coded the site for a larger team's design.

Build
eromomoda.comLive
Eromo Moda homepage

Eromo Moda

Custom prom and occasion-wear label, made in Nigeria and shipped worldwide.

DesignBuildFashion
academy.eromomoda.comLive
Eromo Moda Academy homepage

Eromo Moda Academy

The learning arm of Eromo Moda, teaching the craft behind the label.

DesignBuildEducation
softouchcouture.comLive
Softouch Couture homepage

Softouch Couture

Lagos and UK couture house for bespoke gowns and bridal, with consultations booked online.

DesignBuildFashion
softivory.co.ukLive
Soft Ivory homepage

Soft Ivory

Ready-to-wear spin-off of Softouch Couture. Womenswear, menswear and rare African prints, made in Nigeria and delivered from London.

DesignBuildE-commerce
getbasket.vercel.appLive
Basket homepage

Basket

Meal planning and fresh produce delivery in one. Kachi, the in-app planner, turns a goal into a week of recipes and a basket sized to cook them.

ProductDesignBuild
inaarawoman.comLive
Inaara Woman homepage

Inaara Woman

Storefront for a womenswear label.

DesignBuildE-commerce
moodsandmotion.vercel.appLive
Moods and Motion homepage

Moods and Motion

An experimental piece on mood, type and movement.

DesignBuildGSAP
assuracash.comLive
Assura Cash homepage

Assura Cash

Lending platform. Designed and built end to end.

DesignBuildNext.js
dottd.appLive
dottd homepage

dottd

Calendar-sharing app for tracking birthdays and anniversaries. A personal project, built and developed.

Build

Motion

Brand films, motion systems and campaign pieces. Pick one to play it.

Ogoori Design System, still frame
Ogoori Design SystemLoop, 2025

How I work

The same four stages whether it's a logo, a dashboard or a launch film.

  1. Step 1

    Understand

    Business goal, users and constraints first. I audit what exists and find the one problem worth solving.

  2. Step 2

    Define the system

    Positioning, principles and tokens: type, color, grid and motion rules everything else will follow.

  3. Step 3

    Design and prototype

    Identity, screens and motion, tested early in real contexts, not just on artboards.

  4. Step 4

    Build and ship

    A clean handoff to engineering, or I build it myself. Then I measure and iterate.

Toolkit

Design

FigmaIllustratorPhotoshopFramer

Motion

After EffectsGSAPAdobe Firefly

Build

Next.js / ReactTailwind CSSClaude CodeVercel

Experience

Studio, in-house and contract roles since 2016. Open any role for the detail.

On-call senior design for Growmodo's global client base across brand, marketing and digital, using AI-assisted workflows to speed up production without dropping quality.

BrandMarketing designAI workflows

Led creative for real estate developer clients: brand identity, architectural visualization and lead-generation marketing that contributed to $2M+ in estimated pre-sales. Directed renders, landing pages and ad creative from concept to sales-ready output on weekly turnarounds.

Brand identityLanding pagesArt direction

Led branding for two token launches that secured $2M+ in seed funding. Social content drove 200% community growth in six months; motion-ready assets and mascots lifted engagement by 35%.

Web3BrandMotion

End-to-end identity for a digital banking platform: type, iconography and logos, plus product UI that improved engagement and accessibility by 22% and contributed to a 15% lift in customer acquisition.

Brand identityProduct UIFintech

Led creative strategy and brand identity for a boutique studio, directing work for 80+ clients across fintech, e-commerce, Web3 and logistics. Built the studio's design systems, SOPs and contractor model, and led full redesigns of client websites, dashboards and mobile apps.

Creative directionDesign systemsTeam lead

Cross-platform assets for corporate brands, including presentations and packaging. Supported UI/UX on large website revamps.

BrandPackagingUI support

Launched 20+ brand identities for startups, with logo systems, marketing toolkits and responsive landing pages, from concept to final output.

Brand identityLanding pages