darkroyce
Award Winning Product Designer At The Intersection Of Web3, Ai, And Human Centred Design
Product Designer with a focus on Web3 and AI-first UX. I specialise in designing human-centred, intuitive, and secure interfaces for decentralised platforms, smart contract interactions, and blockchain ecosystems. My work combines design systems, user research, and iterative testing to deliver seamless experiences across DeFi, NFTs, and dApps. Excited about shaping the future of decentralised technology through thoughtful, scalable design.
Experience: 7 years
Yearly salary: $100,000
Hourly rate: $50
Nationality: 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Residency: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Experience
Product Designer, Flex Hiring
Alteam 2024 - 2025
Challenge: Users found the platform difficult to navigate due to complex workflows. Solution: Conducted user research & usability testing to refine information architecture. Result: Increased customer satisfaction by 35% through improved UX.
Product Designer
Acrylic.LA 2024 - 2024
Challenge: The startup needed a compelling UX/UI strategy to secure funding. Solution: Created a high-fidelity, investor-ready prototype, focusing on AI-first interactions. Result: Acrylic.LA was accepted into Techstars, unlocking significant funding opportunities.
Product Designer, Product Diagnostics
Alteam 2023 - 2024
Challenge: A SaaS platform faced usability challenges due to inconsistent design patterns. Solution: Established a design system and introduced iterative A/B testing. Result: Reduced user churn by 18% and improved enterprise client retention.
Product Designer
milestoneBased 2022 - 2023
Challenge: Blockchain platform adoption was low due to unclear user flows. Solution: Designed Web3-native onboarding, improved DAO roadmap UX, and introduced profiles linked to wallet interactions. Result: 22% increase in user retention.
UI/UX Designer
Applicature 2021 - 2022
Challenge: Improve adoption of DeFi and blockchain platforms. Solution: Led UX design for Web3 and AI applications, including AAVE and Balancer integrations. Designed wallet flows, token dashboards, and staking interfaces. Result: Improved usability and engagement across multiple decentralised projects.
UX/UI Designer
Earlier Design Experience 2018 - 2021
Worked on digital platforms, AI-driven experiences, and blockchain products for clients such as Adwa (Cyprus), DUOL Studio (Ukraine), and Ukravtotranslogistics (Ukraine).
Skills
blockchain
head-of-design
lead-designer
mobile-designer
nft
product-designer
smart-contract
ui-ux-designer
web-designer
web3
design
english
russian
ukrainian