I'm Lawrence Aniwana, a Product Designer and User Researcher based in Abuja, Nigeria. I’ve built a reputation as a reliable, detail-oriented designer in the Web3 space, collaborating closely with founders and small teams to deliver high-quality fintech and Web3 products by synthesising vision, ideation, research, intuition, and craftsmanship. Beyond crypto and blockchain, I have expanded my expertise into AI product design, crafting intuitive interfaces for AI-powered applications that balance complexity with usability. I’m proficient at leveraging generative AI tools — including Midjourney, Runway, Adobe Firefly, and ChatGPT — to accelerate ideation, generate visual concepts, and enhance design workflows.…

Lawrence Aniwana

I'm Lawrence Aniwana, a Product Designer and User Researcher based in Abuja, Nigeria. I’ve built a reputation as a reliable, detail-oriented designer in the Web3 space, collaborating closely with founders and small teams to deliver high-quality fintech and Web3 products by synthesising vision, ideation, research, intuition, and craftsmanship. Beyond crypto and blockchain, I have expanded my expertise into AI product design, crafting intuitive interfaces for AI-powered applications that balance complexity with usability. I’m proficient at leveraging generative AI tools — including Midjourney, Runway, Adobe Firefly, and ChatGPT — to accelerate ideation, generate visual concepts, and enhance design workflows.…

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I’m Lawrence Aniwana, a Product Designer and User Researcher based in Abuja, Nigeria. I’ve built a reputation as a reliable, detail-oriented designer in the Web3 space, collaborating closely with founders and small teams to deliver high-quality fintech and Web3 products by synthesising vision, ideation, research, intuition, and craftsmanship.

Beyond crypto and blockchain, I have expanded my expertise into AI product design, crafting intuitive interfaces for AI-powered applications that balance complexity with usability. I’m proficient at leveraging generative AI tools — including Midjourney, Runway, Adobe Firefly, and ChatGPT — to accelerate ideation, generate visual concepts, and enhance design workflows.

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Skills

Experience Level

Product Design
Expert
Figma
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe XD
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Sketch
Expert
Web Design
Expert
InVision
Expert
Framer
Expert
Webflow
Expert
3D Design
Expert
Brand Identity
Expert
Copywriting
Intermediate
Midjourney
Intermediate
ChatGPT
Intermediate
Runway ML
Intermediate
Adobe Firefly
Intermediate
AI Data Labelling
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Product Designer at Bankless DAO / Bankless Academy Guild
December 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Created web products and an academy MVP for onboarding new users to blockchain technology. Redesigned the Bankless website to improve aesthetics and usability. Researched and designed other Web3 products in the pipeline. Conducted user research and testing, reducing user complaints by 20%.
Product Designer at Good Labs / GoodDollar.org
December 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Led product research and UI/UX design of GoodDollar’s on-chain donation platform built on the Celo network (Layer 2 scaling). Improved creation of components for existing live products and documented inconsistencies in UI and components within internal and external visual design systems for a unified brand look. Played a crucial role in guiding highly technical build teams, including designing tickets for improvements based on prioritization with Product Roadmaps, and creating a design language/system, components, and styles in Figma for UX/UI design. Bridged GoodDollar tokens on Fuse and Celo Network via Uniswap.
Product Designer at Peel DAO / Juice Box
September 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022
Participated in user research and redesign of the user interface, including UX flow fixes and the addition of functionality to the general UI of the landing page and product update.
Product Designer at City DAO / DAO Labs
November 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Collaborated with cross-functional teams across the DAO to develop new features, increasing user adoption of the web app. Led the design team by facilitating design sprints that equipped the team with strategic insights and recommendations that helped product development. Iterated on the Lab Dashboard user flows for better accessibility to wallets, NFT minting, and stay duration selection.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at University of Nigeria, Nsukka
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2021

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Media & Entertainment
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