Hi, I'm Lewis 👋🏾

I'm a multidisciplinary, full-stack designer and community builder from Nairobi 🇰🇪.

I'm designing the research tool that makes product-building at companies become human-centred at ∞ Lookback.

Before Lookback, I shaped how users interact with the product, to the branding and creative work that draws in new customers, as the First Designer and Growth Marketing Lead at Kwara.

Before Kwara, I designed a messenger solution with full payment integration to move beyond M-Pesa at Safaricom (Alpha, Innovation Lab).

I go by @ngeshlew on Dribbble and most other places on the internet.

👨‍🎨 Design work

Digitizing SACCOs | Kwara

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A Fresh New Look | ARK Africa Redesigned

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Mobility for the Visually Impaired | The Able Cane

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🎙️ My version of a Ted talk

Connecting designers across Africa during COVID-19 🇰🇪 Lewis Kang'ethe

An interview hosted by Whitney Ogutu and Bailey Richardson with Lewis Kang'ethe, the community lead for the African chapter of The Fearless Community. They are bringing together design leaders to share knowledge and stay connected during lockdown.

Published on March 1st, 2021: by the Get Together team - People & Company →

Get Together artwork Lewis Kang'ethe the Fearles Community — Credit: People & Company

The designer role in a startup

Design is central to the revolution and growth of the African startup ecosystem. At FFA, we want to celebrate Design influence within startups and organisations. The talk was about how design is helping startups in Africa change the narrative of innovation on the continent through these inspiring talks.

Presented at 2020: Hatch by FFA: Design month 🎨 by FFA x Fearless - Slides →

Video available on YouTube →

The designer role in a startup poster — Credit: Founders Factory Africa

Prioritization of UX Issues

It’s our one-hour live Twitter discussion (via the #uxchat Twitter hashtag) where you can rub virtual shoulders with some of the most knowledgeable UXperts on the planet and discuss a different UX topic every week. I was answering the following questions:

How do you prioritize features? How do you factor in technical feasibility, importance to users, and importance to business?
How do you create systems that will help you track and prioritize user feedback?
Are there techniques out there that can help prioritize UX issues?

Presented at 2019: #UXChat by UserZoom - Twitter Moment →

User Research / Design in Foreign and Emerging Markets

How would you approach user research / UX design across different cultures in an emerging market?
What methods do you use when creating digital solutions for a non-digital audience?
How do you build trust with research participants as a foreigner?

Presented at 2019: #UXChat by UserZoom - Twitter Moment →