Joined the #midjourney beta program to learn more about the capabilities of #AI for digital art.

I currently manage a blog and an Instagram gallery where I document and showcase my #AIart explorations, creations, and learnings.

Visit: art.tomiabe.com
Follow: instagram.com/tomiabeart
Join: midjourney.com

benefit.design is a global community and network of vetted volunteer creatives interested in working with nonprofits.

Susinsight aims to provide trends, analysis, and reports on the state of sustainability in Africa, starting from Nigeria.

Slowly brewing. More updates soon.

Volunteers on the SkilledUp Life platform connect with UK-based tech firms to gain significant skills and experience that will help them advance in their careers.

ADPList helps you find, book, and meet mentors from around the world.

As a mentor on the platform, I give career advice, interview techniques, portfolio review, and more to budding and growing designers.

Let’s chat: adplist.org/mentors/tomi-abe

Running a virtual private program to usher curious minds into digital product design.

Currently on a break.

Catchafire is a platform that connects international talents with social good causes.

OSD is a community of designers and developers pushing more open design processes and improving the user experience of open-source software.

We write articles, run a job board, put on events, provide resources, and present talks targeted at developers and designers interested in working in Open Source.

Learn more on opensourcedesign.net.

Experimenting with Glitch 2.0

tomiabe.glitch.me

The UNV platform connects international talents with volunteering opportunities at the UN’s partner organizations.

Reach connects UK-based talents with good causes.

As a Volunteer on the platform, I designed and built web experiences for nonprofits in the UK.

CCI is a global Christian ministry.

As a media unit member, I designed program materials for church events and resources.

NYSC is a year-long nationwide program to involve Nigerian graduates in nation-building and country development.

I served in Lagos State (Kosofe LGA) during the course of my youth service.

In my platoon, we:
- Donated to charities.
- Visited community schools to give talks.
- Attended various programs and seminars.

Covenant University's iFund was a scheme that rewarded creativity, innovation, alternative paradigms of learning, and social responsibility.

I served at the iFund office to help incubated student startups define/redefine their visual identity, brand, and unique value proposition.

Designed program materials for RFTS Foundation; a tech and social impact initiative to drive innovation within the Covenant University community.

Creative Director (Brand & Product Experience) for an accommodation booking platform that enables sustainable tourism.

In this engagement, I:
- Collaborate remotely with a distributed product, marketing, and business team.
- Drive user-centered design practices on new and existing product development initiatives.
- Lead strategic creative efforts on branding, marketing, and growth-related projects.

Design Mentor on a platform that connects aspiring tech professionals with founders, veterans, and talents.

Through this platform, I:
- Offer personalized mentorship in design strategy, creative direction, product innovation, and more.
- Give one-on-one sessions for interview preparation, résumé feedback, and portfolio review.

↓ Use my profile link below to book a session.

Educated & Mentored new and existing community members on how to get approved, apply for jobs, get hired, and contribute to the Braintrust network.

Founding Talent Member (Design) on a decentralized technical talent network.

Through this platform, I take on remote contract engagements with startups, agencies, and global corporations looking to scale their design or product teams.

↓ Use my referral link below if you're interested in joining.

Senior Visual Designer (Web) for a global SaaS-based procurement intelligence and analytics provider.

During this engagement, I:
- Collaborated remotely with members of its distributed design, product, marketing, and sales team.
- Explored new concepts for the firm's website communication strategy, visual design language, and overall user experience.

Design Mentor on a platform that helps you find, book, and meet mentors around the world.

I give career advice, interview techniques, portfolio review, and more to budding and growing designers.

The mentorship is free and I’m available to chat till the year ‘22 ends.

↓ Use my profile link below to book a time slot.

Design Principal (Product & Brand Experience) at a YC-backed automated B2B marketplace for trading electronics in wholesale quantities.

During this engagement, I:
- Joined as an early in-house team member tasked with ensuring design decisions on brand and products aligned with user needs and business goals.
- Wore many hats including design direction, user research, brand design, visual design, web design, and experience design.
- Defined, shaped, and improved brand and user experiences across the internal and customer-facing systems, such as the marketing site, shopping experience, dashboards, and internal tools.
- Identified gaps and helped recruit specialist design talent while evolving our approach to problem-solving and improving the design-to-development collaboration process.
- Collaborated with its distributed cross-functional team units to support product development, marketing, and growth initiatives.

Impact:
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Course Developer & Instructor for a leading Nigerian technical training institute.

During this engagement, I:
- Collaborated with the Lagos State Business Manager and Training Coordinator to create and facilitate its product design (UI/UX) course.
- Interacted with the team and students virtually due to the global pandemic.

Responsibilities involved:
- Researching topics and developing course content.
- Producing video records explaining lecture notes.
- Teaching and interacting with the students (via Zoom).
- Holding practical design sessions with the students.
- Evaluating students' performance on assigned design tasks.

Senior Designer (Assistant Manager) at an IT solutions consultancy.

During this engagement, I:
- Collaborated with its technical and business team members, including sales, engineering, and project management specialists and managers.
- Drove user-centered design practices on web solutions, mobile apps, and self-service kiosk systems.
- Collaborated on promotional efforts for some company-wide programs.

Owner & Creative Director of an independent design innovation consultancy.

In this role, I:
- Partner with businesses to discover and maximize their growth potential through thoughtfully crafted digital and brand experiences.
- Engage with startups, agencies, and organizations to function as an extension of their design, product, or marketing team.
- Collaborate with specialized talents to explore and define new opportunities for tech and social innovation.

Digital Project Consultant for a management consulting firm.

I help businesses discover and maximize their growth potential via thoughtfully crafted digital and brand experiences.

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Optimizing the Fairbnb Experience platform for better usability and sales conversion.

Fairbnb - Experience

Optimizing the Fairbnb Booking platform for better usability and sales conversion.

Fairbnb - Booking

Redefining Fairbnb's visual identity in order to:
- Impress: Create an emotional impression on viewers.
- Inform: Inform viewers about the nature of the brand and services/products offered.
- Unify: Unify the many different aspects of a bus

Fairbnb - Visual Identity

Providing trends, analysis, and reports on the state of sustainability in Africa, starting from Nigeria.

Susinsight

Building a community of sustainability professionals and enthusiasts in Africa (Nigeria).