The Design Channel
Designer Of The Week - Vysakh G. Nair
An engineer turned designer, Vysakh is the Co-founder & Product Designer at Senpi, where he’s reimagining AI-powered crypto trading, transforming chaos into clarity and complexity into flow. Based in India, he thrives in the fast-paced world of startups, crafting products that are fast, intuitive, and quietly delightful.
Designer Of The Week - Nicolaus
Nicolaus was born in California, raised in Atlanta, and now calls Austin home. He focuses on building design capacity within organizations through scalable design systems spanning brand, product, and activation experiences. He currently leads design at Decent and has founded a solo practice called Atmo Studio.
What’s your creative superpower — and how does it show up in your process? I’d say it’s a deep curiosity about the world combined with a commitment to make beautiful spaces. I learn best ...
Designer Of The Week - Erica
Erica is the cofounder of Unofficial, a discovery engine for onchain content. Unofficial’s flagship product is Uno, a people-first Farcaster client. With a background in UX and web design, she recently transitioned into full-stack development while building Uno over the past year. Outside of work, Erica enjoys making pottery, practicing yoga, going to the gym, cuddling her cat Pear, line dancing with her queer community, raving, hosting dinner parties, and browsing the internet for supplies.
Designer Of The Week - Zack Labadie
Zack (@labadie.eth) is a product designer at Uniswap, where he’s part of a close-knit design team working on the mobile app, browser extension, and main trading interface. With around 10 years of experience in digital product design, Zack has long embraced a generalist mindset—well before it became a buzzword. He thrives on tackling diverse problems and enjoys contributing across all phases of the design process. He’s currently enjoying his first summer in the Midwest after relocating from Asia.
Designer Of The Week - Derek Brown
Derek Brown (@derek on Farcaster, @derekbrown on Twitter) is the founder of Birthday Labs, a company focused on building digital economies that expand human freedom. He is best known for launching Native ($NATIVE - /nativefun), a digital city inhabited by both human and agentic citizens who co-create entertainment and economic value. Derek has experience building and leading companies of all sizes, from major players like LinkedIn and Addepar to various startups across both on-chain and off-chain ecosystems.
Designer Of The Week: Special - Münevver Aslan
Münevver is a digital product and brand designer specializing in UI/UX and design systems for Web3 and decentralized platforms. With a background that combines intense focus—shaped by experiences like competitive rowing in her youth—with a deep appreciation for creative exploration, she brings a unique energy to every project. Münevver is dedicated to making complex technologies like blockchain feel intuitive and human-centered, crafting experiences that are not only functional and visually engaging.
Designer Of The Week - Charles
Charles is a product designer based in Brooklyn. By day, he works at a blockchain company, and by night and on weekends, he dives into side projects. Lately, he’s been vibecoding and exploring every new AI tool he can get his hands on.
- What's your creative superpower? I’m pretty fast at visualizing ideas. When someone talks about a brand or product, I usually see how it might look right away — the colors, the vibe, even what the name or logo could be. It just comes naturally, and I often jump into sketching right away.
Designer Of The Week - Esdotge
Esdotge is the Branding Lead and Co-founder at Floc*, one of the pioneering strategic design studios in Web3. Since 2017, he has been researching and experimenting with the vision of building a new model for brand building in the Web3 space. This ever-evolving methodology is at the core of the /brand3 concept, which he actively promotes. He has worked with brands such as Metamask, Polygon, Bankless, Build, Sushi, and Metacartel.
Designer Of The Week - FLOOD
Flood is the CEO of Operating System ($OPSYS), a design and development firm with a primary focus on projects within the Base, Farcaster, and Clanker ecosystems. His work centers on creative direction, with core strengths in graphic design, UI/UX, brand synthesis, and 3D modeling. With nearly two decades of experience in design and over ten years in the crypto space, Flood's journey began with a $20 purchase of ETH in 2014 — a small decision that ultimately shaped his entire career.
Designer Of The Week - Jordanisgreen.eth
Jordanisgreen is a graphic designer, creative director, and self-proclaimed professional lurker. Currently freelancing and working quietly with a few teams, Jordan stays curious and inspired. Most recently, Operating System has captured her love and attention.
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