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I’m a digital illustrator and creative designer specializing in illustration systems, brand visuals, UI graphics, and pitch decks for modern products and startups. I’ve worked with tech, EdTech, and early-stage companies to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals used in live products, marketing campaigns, and investor decks. I approach illustration as part of a system, not decoration, making sure everything scales, stays consistent, and serves a real purpose. I’m comfortable leading visual direction end to end or collaborating closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams. If you need clean, thoughtful illustration with strong design thinking behind it, I’m a great fit.…I’m a digital illustrator and creative designer specializing in illustration systems, brand visuals, UI graphics, and pitch decks for modern products and startups. I’ve worked with tech, EdTech, and early-stage companies to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals used in live products, marketing campaigns, and investor decks. I approach illustration as part of a system, not decoration, making sure everything scales, stays consistent, and serves a real purpose. I’m comfortable leading visual direction end to end or collaborating closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams. If you need clean, thoughtful illustration with strong design thinking behind it, I’m a great fit.

Ude Francis Jr.

Illustrator, Designer, Creative Director, +7

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I’m a digital illustrator and creative designer specializing in illustration systems, brand visuals, UI graphics, and pitch decks for modern products and startups. I’ve worked with tech, EdTech, and early-stage companies to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals used in live products, marketing campaigns, and investor decks. I approach illustration as part of a system, not decoration, making sure everything scales, stays consistent, and serves a real purpose. I’m comfortable leading visual direction end to end or collaborating closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams. If you need clean, thoughtful illustration with strong design thinking behind it, I’m a great fit.…I’m a digital illustrator and creative designer specializing in illustration systems, brand visuals, UI graphics, and pitch decks for modern products and startups. I’ve worked with tech, EdTech, and early-stage companies to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals used in live products, marketing campaigns, and investor decks. I approach illustration as part of a system, not decoration, making sure everything scales, stays consistent, and serves a real purpose. I’m comfortable leading visual direction end to end or collaborating closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams. If you need clean, thoughtful illustration with strong design thinking behind it, I’m a great fit.

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I’m a digital illustrator and creative designer specializing in illustration systems, brand visuals, UI graphics, and pitch decks for modern products and startups.

I’ve worked with tech, EdTech, and early-stage companies to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals used in live products, marketing campaigns, and investor decks. I approach illustration as part of a system, not decoration, making sure everything scales, stays consistent, and serves a real purpose.

I’m comfortable leading visual direction end to end or collaborating closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams. If you need clean, thoughtful illustration with strong design thinking behind it, I’m a great fit.

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Work Experience

Senior Illustrator at Lingawa

March 1, 2025 - Present

Led a full product illustration overhaul (80 assets), including mascot redesign, establishing a modular, scalable visual system integrated across product UI. Collaborated with product and engineering teams to align illustration with UX flows and onboarding experience. Introduced a style guide that reduced production time by 40% while improving brand cohesion across touchpoints.

Lead Designer at SooSeed

October 1, 2024 - Present

Directed end-to-end design for Nigeria's first grassroots crowdfunding & creator support platform, including UI/UX structure, wireframes, hi-fi responsive prototypes, brand system, and campaign visuals. Built and maintained a Figma design system supporting rapid cross-functional collaboration across product, marketing, and engineering. Designed UX flows and feature-level product decisions grounded in user behavior, contributing to ₦11M in pilot campaign success. Delivered on-brand storytelling, launch assets, and micro-interactions that improved user comprehension and engagement.

Illustration Consultant at Miden YC W24

May 1, 2025 - Present

Created a 35 asset isometric system explaining complex fintech concepts, doubling internal design efficiency. Supported UX clarity and onboarding through visually guided flows and conceptual simplification.

Illustrator at Bankless Academy

August 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025

Produced 40 visual modules translating complex Web3 concepts into accessible narratives, increasing course comprehension and engagement. Standardized visual style across 15 learning modules, improving retention of key educational concepts.

Visual Designer & Illustrator at Xelmar Design Agency

August 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025

Delivered cross-channel campaign design for ETHAccra, including posters, billboards, merch, roll-up banners, social assets, and event branding. Designed print and digital systems that improved campaign visibility and storytelling. Created brand and UI visuals for 10 clients including StarkWare.

Lead Creative Designer at Daospace AI

November 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024

Directed brand, UI, illustration, and creative strategy for an AI tooling platform. Designed “Genesis,” an AI assistant character later adapted to 3D, enhancing brand storytelling potential.

Illustrator & Graphics Designer at Polytope Technology (HyperBridge)

October 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024

Developed technical illustrations that simplified blockchain interoperability for product launches and investor communication. Contributed to a campaign supporting a $2.5M funding raise.

Creative Designer at Bankless DAO

March 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024

Produced NFTs and campaign visuals that raised 2,000 MATIC. Recognized by community leadership with Level 2 status for high-impact contributions.

Illustrator & Graphics Designer at Polytpe Technology Hyper Bridge

October 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024

Developed technical illustrations that simplified blockchain interoperability for product launches and investor communication. Contributed to a campaign supporting a $2.5M funding raise.