Hire Derick Okafor, a freelance product designer in Lagos working remotely worldwide: UI/UX design, design systems, motion design and graphic design for fintech, travel tech, health and AI products.
Available for freelance projects in product and UI/UX design, motion design and graphic design.
End-to-end product work: research, flows, design systems and the AI-prompted prototypes I build to pressure-test them before engineering commits.
Travel API & White-label Platform - Travel Tech, 2024. A Lagos-based travel-as-a-service platform offering APIs and white-label solutions for flights, hotels, tours and insurance.
Healthsmart - Health, 2026. An app that lets people in the diaspora buy and manage health insurance for their families in Nigeria.
Buy Now, Pay Later App - Fintech, 2023. A Nigerian Buy Now, Pay Later service that lets users split payments into installments with no interest or hidden fees.
RainAds - Entertainment, 2026. An advertising and monetization platform for creatives, so artists can promote their work and track earnings in one place.
HeyVenus - Health, 2025. A Singapore-based platform offering science-backed support and coaching for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.
Travel Booking Mobile App - Travel Tech, 2026. A travel booking platform that lets travel agents and business owners manage flights, hotels and tours directly from their phones.
I bring products to life through explainers, launch films and interface animation. Each piece turns a product idea into a story people can follow and an experience they can feel.
Adding Travel to a Fintech App - Product explainer, 2026. A product explainer that turns API integration into a customer journey you can see and follow.
Creating Motion Graphics with Code - Explainer, 2026. A voiceover-led explainer that makes an abstract animation workflow visible, from a prompt to the finished frames.
An AI Receptionist for Every Call - Product ad, 2026. A product ad that turns the cost of a missed call into a clear case for an AI receptionist.
One Chat Box, Four States - UI motion study, 2026. A continuous UI motion study that gives typing, generating, uploading and recording a shared interaction language.
Creating a Calendar Event - UI motion study, 2026. A small interaction with a complete feedback loop, from the first click to the event appearing in the calendar.
Finding Customers with a Command Menu - UI motion study, 2026. A focused UI motion study of search, keyboard navigation and contextual actions inside a customer command palette.
Brand systems, editorial layout, iconography and campaign work - the static craft underneath everything else on this site.
Hold the Fare - Campaign Design. Price Freeze campaign artwork pairing a clear headline with customer-message overlays to explain holding a fare while payment is completed.
Build a Global Travel Brand - Campaign Design. Travel-agency campaign artwork using a traveller portrait, review cards and a bright blue field to communicate an international brand presence.
One Platform, More Ways to Sell - Campaign Design. A stacked signboard composition brings flights, hotels, tours, insurance and eSIMs into one clear message about the platform.
Travel with Peace of Mind - Campaign Design. Travel-insurance artwork built around an umbrella and travel essentials, making protection the central visual idea.
A Travel Business That Never Sleeps - Campaign Design. A sleeping traveller and floating service cards communicate the convenience of an online travel business that keeps working around the clock.
Your Agency Deserves More - Campaign Design. A laptop terminal, rock base and blue callouts frame a message about retaining an agency identity while accessing connected flight tools.