Product Designer & Brand Strategist
Maya Okonkwo
I design calm, considered products and brand systems for companies that want to look as good as they work. Ten years in, two countries, one obsession: clarity.
10 yrs
Designing products end to end, from first sketch to shipped release.
40+
Brand and product launches shipped for startups and studios alike.
2x
Awwwards Honorable Mentions and a CSS Design Award along the way.
Selected work
A few things I am proud of
Aster Botanicals
Brand identity & packaging · 2025
Pinea
Product design, iOS & web · 2024
Maren
Packaging & art direction · 2024
Northwind
Data product & design system · 2023
“Maya has the rarest combination: a designer’s eye and an editor’s discipline. She cut our onboarding from nine screens to four and our drop-off halved overnight.”
Priya Raman · VP Product, Pinea
Have something worth building?
I take on a handful of projects each quarter so each one gets my full attention. Tell me what you are making and where you are stuck.