• Own design for the core issue tracking and project management surfaces, serving 40,000+ engineering teams worldwide.
• Redesigned the issue creation flow, reducing median creation time from 42s to 11s (74% faster) — highest-rated feature in the 2023 user survey.
• Built and maintain Linear's design system (Cosmos), a 380-component Figma library used by all 5 designers and referenced in engineering specs.
• Led a 0→1 design of the Cycles (sprint planning) feature, shipped in Q1 2023 and adopted by 62% of teams within 60 days.
• Established a biweekly user research cadence, conducting 8–10 moderated sessions per quarter with 150+ participant network.

• Designer on the Editor Platform team, responsible for the canvas, selection, and component systems.
• Designed the Auto Layout v3 feature (flexbox-based) — rated the #1 most impactful Figma feature in the 2021 Config survey with 89% satisfaction.
• Partnered with the accessibility team to audit and fix 130 color contrast and keyboard navigation issues across Figma's core UI.
• Created onboarding flows for new users that improved 7-day activation rate by 22%.

• Embedded UX designer on the Google Maps Local Guides program.
• Designed the photo contribution and review flows for 100M+ Local Guides, localised for 40 markets.
• Ran 12 usability studies with participants across the US, India, and Brazil to surface cross-cultural UX patterns.

Graduated with Distinction. Senior thesis: "Invisible Design — accessibility as a creative constraint." Recipient of the AIGA Student Design Award. GPA: 3.88

https://linear.app/design

Figma, Storybook, Tokens Studio, React

Comprehensive design system for Linear covering typography, color tokens, spacing, 380+ components, and interaction patterns. Documented in Figma and Storybook, consumed by 5 designers and 35 engineers. Reduced design-to-dev handoff time by 50%.

https://chrome.google.com/store/accessscan

Figma, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, axe-core

Free Chrome extension that scans any webpage for WCAG 2.1 AA violations and generates a prioritised fix report. 12,000+ active users, 4.7/5 stars on Chrome Web Store.

https://medium.com/@samokafor

Medium, Figma (diagrams), Notion

Written series of 8 long-form case studies exploring inclusive design decisions. 85K total reads on Medium, republished in UX Collective and Smashing Magazine.

https://www.nngroup.com/ux-certification/

https://www.interaction-design.org

https://www.accessibilityassociation.org