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.

A photo of Ahmed in black and white, standing against an iron fence with a brick wall behind him

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. 🚀

💼 Experience

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

✏️ Technical skills

🛠️ Tools & software

🎨 What i'm up to lately

Organic shaped off-white ceramic vasesDifferent shapes and sizes of pottery and stoneware vases placed on a drying shelfThree karak tea glasses on a concrete tableMinimal dining room setup with light wood tones and a statement white pendant lamp in organic shapesOff-white minimal tall cake with edible gold leaf, and embellished with dried floralsMinimal white tonal textured paintingsArrangement of vases and minimal art with earth tonesMinimal bedside table arrangement with a black hanging lamp with an extended armNeutral ceramic lamps with rounded shades in a clean interiorA forearm with a mountain range tattoo in a very thin styleChocolate cake covered with chocolate ganache, chocolate drip and loaded with chocolate decorations and macarons