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Creative Designer Nairobi, Kenya

David Eshiwani

David Eshiwani in a white T-shirt, glasses and a backwards cap, sitting at a café table with a latte in front of a colourful graffiti wall.
  • Brand & Campaign Design
  • Motion Visuals

Turning ideas into bold brands, clear campaigns and scroll-stopping visuals.

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Available for selected projects

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Worked with

  • Shefa Brands
  • BizplusX
  • HostPlusX
  • Not Na Ice
  • Ashanti Quick Solutions
  • Goldmark Insurance Agency
  • Dinali Travel Agency
01About

Design that feels human, useful, and unmistakably mine.

(About)

As a Creative Designer based in Nairobi, I get to combine my love for technology with my passion for art and design.

I enjoy using my creativity and problem-solving skills to create digital experiences that not only look great but also work seamlessly for the user. From logos and motion to AI video and UI/UX, I design it all with a little street in the soul.

I believe that continuous learning is the key to success. I'm always on the lookout for fresh challenges to keep me motivated and engaged.

Design
Figma
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Canva
UX practice
User research
Usability testing
Heuristic evaluation
Interaction design
Motion & video
Adobe After Effects
CapCut
AI video generation & editing
Web & analytics
WordPress
Google Analytics
HTML & CSS (basic)
02Experience

Six years across brand, campaign, motion and product.

  1. 01

    Jul 2026 – Present

    Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager

    AQS — Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Responsible for the full creative and social media output for AQS — from static and animated posters to AI-generated video and day-to-day social media management across five platforms.

    • Static and animated posters for campaigns and product promotion.
    • Scripts, plus AI-generated and edited video promoting every AQS service.
    • Scheduling and publishing on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and LinkedIn in line with the content calendar.
    • Social Media
    • Animated Posters
    • AI Video
    • Scriptwriting
  2. 02

    Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

    Creative Director

    PlusX Solutions — BizplusX & HostPlusX

    Led creative and social media for the company's two brands, BizplusX and HostPlusX, and contributed to the UI/UX of the BizplusX Business Management Software.

    • UI/UX designer on the BizplusX Business Management Software, from scratch to a working product.
    • Designed all company logos and led the brand identity.
    • Developed the company's brand guidelines.
    • Grew both brands' social media pages from zero to an established, engaged presence.
    • Creative Direction
    • Brand Identity
    • UI/UX
    • Social Media
    • Motion
  3. 03

    Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

    UI/UX Designer

    Freelance

    Designed user-friendly digital experiences for a range of clients — understanding their needs, developing design concepts and refining them through user feedback.

    • Completed 10+ projects for clients in tech, travel and e-commerce.
    • User Research
    • Interaction Design
    • Mobile-first
    • Figma
  4. 04

    Nov 2020 – Dec 2024

    Graphic Designer

    Shefa Brands

    Concepted and designed marketing materials and digital assets for web and social media, for clients in advertising, retail and the non-profit sector.

    • Completed 30+ client projects across advertising, retail and non-profit.
    • Maintained design systems across client brands.
    • Marketing Design
    • Social Media
    • Design Systems
    • Market Research
03Services

What I can make for you.

  1. 01

    Brand Identity

    Logos, visual systems and brand direction that give a business a clear, memorable presence — from the first mark to merch, storefront and signage.

  2. 02

    Campaign & Social Design

    Product posters, ads and social content that lead with the offer and keep prices, details and the call to action impossible to miss.

  3. 03

    Motion & AI Visuals

    Motion graphics, AI video and short vertical ads made to stop the scroll and carry a brand across social and digital channels.

  4. 04

    UI / UX Design

    Clean, usable interfaces for web, mobile and in-store screens, designed in Figma with the same eye for clarity as my campaign work.

04Selected Work

Selected work.

  1. 01 / 03Featured
    Role — Graphic DesignerBrand · Retail · Product

    Not Na Ice

    A playful dessert brand — from its logo and graffiti merch to product campaigns, storefront direction and in-store kiosk ordering.

    • Brand Identity
    • Campaigns
    • Merchandise
    View project: Not Na Ice
    S/0110 pieces
    • The Not Na Ice script logo in raspberry red, with a soft-serve swirl and a waffle cone, printed on a curled sheet of textured white paper.
    • Not Na Ice wordmark in colourful graffiti lettering beside an illustrated strawberry milkshake overflowing its glass.
    • Bottle-green sweatshirt printed with a bubble-letter King Not Na Ice lock-up, a crown, a strawberry ice cream cone and the line Sweet. Cold. Legendary.
    • Matching maroon sweatshirt and T-shirt carrying the King Not Na Ice crown graphic and the line Sweet. Cold. Legendary.
    • White T-shirt printed with the graffiti Not Na Ice wordmark beside an illustrated strawberry milkshake.
    • Poster of a strawberry soft-serve cone on a deep red background with the headline Ice & Chill and a From KSh 200 price badge.
    • Poster of three loaded ice cream cones under the headline Simply irresistible, with a Beat the heat, grab your scoop now banner.
    • Close-up of chocolate ice cream with dripping sauce under a large Chocolate Ice Cream headline and a From KSh 200 badge.
    • Product poster for the Simba Stick ice lolly showing five wrapped flavours fanned around a bitten chocolate stick, priced at KSh 70.
    • Mazingira Day post showing hands holding a seedling in soil, with a short message about caring for the environment and the Not Na Ice logo.
    01 / 10Primary logo
  2. 02 / 03
    Role — Graphic Designer & Social Media ManagerFinance · Motion

    AQS

    A black-and-gold campaign for Ashanti Quick Solutions that makes cash-against-gold financing feel premium and trustworthy — across key visuals, explainers, a carousel and seven 15-second vertical ads.

    • Motion Visuals
    • Campaign
    • Social Media
    View project: AQS
    S/0226 pieces
    • Landscape banner of a confident woman in a white blouse and gold jewellery beside the headline Keep your gold, get your cash, with an Enquire today button.
    • Square post of a smiling woman fanning banknotes on a gold background, under the headline Need quick cash this week? with the points Quick approval, Safe vault storage, Same-day cash.
    • Post of an older woman in traditional dress holding a chest of gold jewellery, with the headline Turn your heirloom gold into instant cash and an Apply now button.
    • Infographic on a dark background listing gold karats against purity: 24K 99.9%, 22K 91.6%, 18K 75%, 14K 58.3% and 10K 41.7%.
    01 / 07Trade gold jewellery for cash — motion
  3. 03 / 03
    Role — Graphic DesignerInsurance · Print & Social

    Goldmark Insurance

    A green-and-gold flyer and social system that turns dense insurance products into posts people can read at a glance.

    • Print
    • Social Media
    • Information Design
    View project: Goldmark Insurance
    S/0303 pieces
    • Goldmark Insurance flyer for Kenyans living abroad, listing personal, home, Airbnb and business insurance products over a city skyline.
    • Square post on professional indemnity insurance for lawyers, with a green text panel beside a man carrying a leather briefcase.
    • Poster explaining employer's liability cover with four option tiers listed beside a smiling woman holding out a card.
    01 / 03Do you live abroad?

Selected pieces

More selected pieces

Shorter engagements and self-initiated practice — single campaigns and one-off pieces outside the main case studies.

  • SaaS · Retail

    BizplusX

    PlusX Solutions

    As Creative Director at PlusX Solutions I designed BizplusX's logos and brand guidelines, ran its social content and worked on the UI/UX of its business management software. Shown: a problem-first ad built around the stock retailers can't see.

    • BizPlusX ad with the headline The stock you can't see is the money you're losing, beside a photo of well-stocked snack shelves.
      01The stock you can't see

  • Travel · Recruitment

    Dinali

    Dinali Travel Agency

    Recruitment and community posts for a travel and recruitment agency, with job details set out as a scannable checklist.

    • Dinali Travel Agency recruitment poster for male security guards in the UAE, listing salary, age range, contract and registration details beside uniformed guards.
      01UAE security guards — recruitment
    • Friday greeting post reading Ijumaa Kareem over a smiling man in a kufi at a market, with the Dinali Travel Agency logo.
      02Ijumaa Kareem

  • Self-initiated

    Randoms

    Self-initiated travel poster concepts made for practice — not commissioned by the brands shown.

    • Insider Voyages post promoting local holidays in Kenya, showing two elephants in golden savannah light under a Tembea Kenya script headline.
      01Insider Voyages concept — Tembea Kenya
    • Subira Travels poster for a Mount Longonot hike, with an aerial photo of the crater, date, price per person and the cost inclusions.
      02Subira Travels concept — Mount Longonot hike
    • Subira Travels poster for a four-day Rwanda trip, with photos of Kigali landmarks, a list of activities, the fee and booking details.
      03Subira Travels concept — Rwanda experience
    • Subira Travels poster for a three-day trip to Rusinga and Takawiri Island, with a palm-lined beach, the price and what the cost includes.
      04Subira Travels concept — Rusinga & Takawiri Island
05Motion

Made to move.

Short vertical ads for stories and reels — each one built to land a single message in fifteen seconds.

  • 01Trade gold jewellery for cash — motionFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Trade gold jewellery for cash — motionFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

  • 02Store your gold in AQS VaultsFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Store your gold in AQS VaultsFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

  • 03Trade gold for cash — collageFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Trade gold for cash — collageFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

  • 04Gold smelting & refiningFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Gold smelting & refiningFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

  • 05Gold out, cash inFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Gold out, cash inFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

  • 06Fast-track gold loansFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Fast-track gold loansFrom Ashanti Quick Solutions

  • 07Need a loan? 15 mins max.From Ashanti Quick Solutions

    Need a loan? 15 mins max.From Ashanti Quick Solutions

Have a project in mind?

Let's make somethingworth remembering.

For branding, UI/UX, creative development or a digital experience with a strong visual point of view, let's talk.

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