About

Built from structure, story, and curiosity.

I’m a digital designer and Framer developer passionate about crafting meaningful, user-centered experiences. A background in architecture gave me a strong eye for photography, aesthetics, and visual design.

Colorful cartoon portrait of Yohannes Assefa

My journey

Ideas need both structure and feeling.

I combine an eye for visual detail with a deep understanding of interactive systems. The goal is never just to make something look good. It is to make an idea clear, responsive, and worth returning to.

2024 — Present

UI/UX and Web Designer · Freelance

2023 — 2024

Graphic Designer · PurposeblackEth

2021 — 2023

Web Designer · Joye Design Studio

What I bring to the work

Craft becomes credibility.

My architecture background taught me to ask how things work before deciding how they look. I bring that same care to every digital experience.

01 / Clarity

Start with a real problem.

Understand the people, the business, and what gets in their way. Give every page a job to do.

02 / Intention

Make the decisions visible.

Show the thinking behind the hierarchy, the imagery, and the interactions. Good work should hold up to a closer look.

03 / Evidence

Let the work earn trust.

Show what changed, what was delivered, and what clients have to say. Build a body of work with depth and a recognizable point of view.

See the thinking in practice ↗

My toolkit

Tools in service of the idea.

01

Framer

My creative playground for responsive, interactive websites that are fast to shape and easy to evolve.

02

Figma

My go-to for wireframing, prototyping, and turning an early idea into a clear interface system.

03

Lightroom

My photo-editing tool for adding colour, depth, and a consistent point of view to visual work.

04

Illustrator

My tool for graphic design, brand identity, and precision vector design.

The process

Strategy, creativity, then the detail.

01

Research & Strategy

Understand the business, audience, and project goals to create a clear roadmap.

02

Concept & Ideation

Develop and refine ideas into tangible design directions and wireframes.

03

Feedback & Refinement

Review the work together and shape it until it matches your expectations and goals.

04

Testing & Optimisation

Resolve usability and performance issues across the important devices and moments.

05

Launch & Delivery

Deliver a finished design and provide guidance for the work that comes next.

In the wild

Work that shipped.

Frames from projects across travel, photography, interiors, real estate and art — each one live and in production.

ETtravel destination heroPhotography portfolioJoyInterior interiorsGwarinpa Real EstateMuseum of Art in Addis

Start a project

Let’s make something meaningful.

Tell me what you are building. I’ll help turn the idea into an experience with a clear point of view.

yohannesassefa17@gmail.com
+251 92 124 4796

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