About

Hello, I’m David. Thanks for stopping by.

Designer working end to end across product, brand, and the front-end that ties it together. I care about the idea, the craft, and the story behind each thing I ship.

I move comfortably between figuring out what to build, designing how it should feel, and building enough of it to know it actually works. That in-between space, where design meets engineering, is where I do my best work.

I started out obsessed with the craft of interfaces and never really stopped. These days I partner with small teams on the things that matter most: the first impression, the core flow, the details people feel but rarely notice. My favourite projects are the ones with a story worth telling, and I like telling it well.

If you’re building something you care about, I’d love to hear about it.

Cheers,

David Ukauwa

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Design Engineer · Manchester, UK

…and I build in the open, too.

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Where I’ve been

  • Genie StudioCo-Founder & Product Designer
    2025 — Now
  • GripSenior Product Designer
    2023 — Now
  • GrainProduct Designer
    2022 — 2023
  • PingPongProduct Designer
    2020 — 2022
  • YMLProduct Designer
    2019 — 2020
  • Hotels.ngDesigner
    2017 — 2018

Awards I’ve picked up along the way

  • Honorable MentionAwwwards · Genie Studio
    Oct 2025
  • Honorable MentionAwwwards · Commissioner of Design
    Oct 2024
  • Site of the DayCSS Winner
    Oct 2024
  • Website of the DayCSS Design Awards
    Oct 2024
  • Innovation Design AwardCSS Design Awards Community
    Sep 2024

I’ve got your back with…

Craft that makes products feel considered, from the first pixel to the shipped code.

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  • Product design
  • Websites / Apps
  • Design systems
  • Prototyping
  • Motion
  • Front-end
  • Figma
  • Brand & identity
  • Storytelling

Off the clock

What I get up to when I’m not pushing pixels.

Cats

Cats

Two of them, permanent art directors and keyboard occupants.

Painting

Painting

Mostly loose acrylics. A good antidote to pixel-perfect work.

Running

Running

Slowly getting faster around Manchester. Follow along on Strava.

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