AK

Product designer. Currently at The Graph, I'm designing products and owning the design system. I enjoy prototyping with code and building highly polished products.

I write interactive essays and build Figma plugins and maintain the largest web3 icon library on my free time.

Papers

Interactive explorations of topics I find fascinating.

#01

How Motorcycle Engines Work

Interactive guide

#02

How to Play Poker

Interactive guide

Selected Work

Design systems, payment flows, and web3 products.

Interactive

The Graph'25

GDS: The Graph Design System

Taking over design system efforts at The Graph while shipping product work. 60+ components, 100% design-dev parity, and custom tooling.

The Graph'24

The Graph Docs

The Graph's developer documentation was prioritizing aesthetics over function. Hard to read, hard to navigate, and felt like marketing fluff. What started as a homepage request turned into a full overhaul focused on legibility, navigation, and actually serving developers.

Utrust'23

Creating the Design System of Utrust

Created Utrust's comprehensive Design System following Atomic Design principles. Built adaptive, accessible components that improved designer-developer collaboration and accelerated workflows.

Utrust'22

Redesigning Utrust's Crypto Payment Gateway

Redesigned the Payment Gateway with De-Fi wallet integration and improved navigation. User research validated the approach, resulting in easier payments and reduced fees.

Catch Social'20

Building the Social App of GenZ

Designed a social app exploring real-world interactions. Iterated through multiple pivots—from grid-based discovery to 3D dance floors to shared shopping—learning from extensive user testing.