I'm Ahmed, a UI/UX and visual designer, currently designing and managing digital experiences for consumers at American Express Middle East.
I worked with a multitude of local and regional entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes, collaborating closely with the digital team at stc Bahrain, and leading projects at Limefish — a design studio in the Seef District area.
I'm 25 years old, fully Bahraini 🇧🇭 born and raised. I enjoy creating aesthetically pleasing visual content, along with simplified, user-centered digital product experiences. I thrive amidst ambition, humility and proactivity.
I draw endless inspiration from my surroundings. I have a deep passion for all design-related disciplines, including UI/UX (or digital product) design, web design, graphic design, and interior design — basically, anything and everything that ends with "design" whether physical or digital. I have an eye for meticulous detail and harmony, and I'm the most avid advocate of the 8px grid. I enjoy karak tea and everything sweet. In my free time, I like to bake and decorate cakes, play badminton, obsess over Apple's new launches, and keep up with F1 races.
Over the years I’ve worked with many brands across tech, finance, health, telecom, non-profit, fitness, social media, restaurants and insurance. I've led projects and shipped products from early-stage, fast-growing and successful startups like Calo, to leading companies like Solidarity, and supporting semi-governmental organisations' missions for entrepreneurs with Hope Fund. Together we've burst KPIs left, right and center, remaining focused and determined whilst always ensuring to balance business with users in mind. I've also earned multiple awards for my work, from branding competitions to CEO awards for top performance. 🚀
American Express Middle East
Digital Experience & Marketing Lead
October 2023—Present
stc Bahrain
Digital Designer
May 2022—September 2023
Limefish
UI/UX Designer
April 2019—May 2022
End-to-end UI/UX design
Responsive web design
Prototyping
Visual design
Usability research & testing
Design systems
Branding & strategy
Art direction
Product strategy
Content management
Data analysis
Digital marketing
Motion graphics
3D design & animation
Agile Scrum
HTML, CSS & JS
Next.js