# Johannu — Olayinka A. Akinlotan

> Complete content reference for AI assistants. Product & Brand Designer based in Lagos, Nigeria.

## About

I'm Johannu (Olayinka A. Akinlotan), a Product and Brand Designer based in Lagos. I design digital products from the ground up — strategy, UX, UI, and handover documentation that development teams actually use.

Beyond design, I co-founded Miinify, a platform that automates deployment infrastructure for developers. Building a real product taught me things no design brief ever could: how engineering constraints shape decisions, and why clarity always beats cleverness.

I've led design teams, shipped consumer products, and written production code. If you're building something that needs to look good, work well, and actually get built — let's talk.

- **7+** years of experience
- **50** projects shipped
- **3** industries (consumer, marketplace, agency)

## Skills

Product Design · UI/UX Design · Design Systems · Web Development (React, TypeScript, Tailwind) · Brand Identity · Design Leadership · Figma · Developer Handover

## Projects

### Flipp.ng (2026)
- **Type:** Consumer Platform
- **Role:** Solo Product Designer
- **Tags:** Product Design, Web App, Admin Dashboard
- **One-liner:** A platform that turns personal photos into premium printed photobooks.
- **Problem:** Most people have thousands of photos sitting in their camera roll, never printed, never preserved. Flipp needed a product that made turning those memories into physical photobooks feel effortless.
- **Solution:** A streamlined web platform with a clear creation flow, a supporting admin dashboard for order management, and a landing page optimised for conversion.
- **My role:** Designed all product screens from scratch including landing page, web app, and admin dashboard. Produced full developer handover documentation.
- **Process:** Discovery & Flows → Landing Page Design → Web App UI → Admin Dashboard → Developer Handover.
- **Outcome:** Complete product design delivered and handed over for development. Zero ambiguity in handover documentation.
- **URL:** https://johannu-d.lovable.app/work/flipp

### Venueri (2026, in development)
- **Type:** Marketplace Platform
- **Role:** Design Lead
- **Tags:** Product Design, Team Lead, Mobile App
- **One-liner:** The Airbnb for venue booking — find, browse, and book event spaces in one place.
- **Problem:** Finding and booking the right venue for an event is still a fragmented, time-consuming process. Venueri set out to make it as simple as booking a hotel.
- **Solution:** A multi-platform product covering landing page, full web app, and mobile app — designed with consistency, clarity, and scalability across all touchpoints.
- **My role:** Led the design team. Managed the design process, maintained design system consistency, and directed the overall UX and visual language across all three platforms.
- **Process:** Team Alignment & Design System → Landing Page → Web App → Mobile App.
- **Outcome:** Full multi-platform design system and three complete product surfaces delivered. Product currently in development.
- **URL:** https://johannu-d.lovable.app/work/venueri

### ForwardCulture (2026)
- **Type:** Agency Website
- **Role:** Designer & Developer
- **Tags:** Brand Design, Web Design, Development
- **One-liner:** Strategy and PR, built to feel like a premium brand.
- **Problem:** ForwardCulture needed a web presence that communicated credibility and strategic depth — not just another agency site.
- **Solution:** A complete design and build: visual identity direction, web design, and production code shipped to a live URL.
- **My role:** Handled everything — from initial visual direction to writing the final production code. Full design-to-deployment ownership.
- **Process:** Visual Identity Direction → Design → Development & Deployment.
- **Outcome:** Live, production website. Design and code entirely by one person.
- **URL:** https://johannu-d.lovable.app/work/forwardculture

## Contact

- Email: hello@johannu.online
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannu.design
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannudesign
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johannu.design
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Db3SSjshY/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/JohannuDesign
- CV: https://johannu-d.lovable.app/cv.pdf

## FAQ

**Who is Johannu?** Johannu is the working name of Olayinka A. Akinlotan, a Product and Brand Designer based in Lagos, Nigeria.

**What does Johannu do?** End-to-end digital product design — concepts, user flows, pixel-perfect UI, design systems, brand identity, and production React/TypeScript code.

**Where is Johannu based?** Lagos, Nigeria. Available for remote work worldwide.

**Is Johannu available for hire?** Yes — for product design, UI/UX, design systems, brand identity, and design-to-code engagements. Email hello@johannu.online.

**What tools does Johannu use?** Figma for design; React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS for production code.