A designer who can ship.
I bring visual judgement, frontend execution, and product thinking into one practical workflow—useful for teams that need ideas turned into finished experiences.
Discuss a role ↗ Available for startup & AI projects
Designing ideas
into useful
digital products.
I’m Tinotenda Dzawi, a web and software designer helping startups move from early idea to credible product through strategy, standout design, production-ready code, and practical AI.
↓SELECTEDWORK
WEB DESIGN ✦ SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ✦ STARTUP LAUNCHES ✦ AI SOLUTIONS ✦
One partner from first sketch to launch—built for ambitious startups that need momentum without sacrificing craft.
A clear path from brief to launch.
From positioning and page structure to responsive design and deployment, I build websites that help serious businesses look established and convert attention.
Start a project ↗01 / AI SOLUTION METHODStart with the friction.
Start with the friction.
Then choose the technology.
I design AI features around an observable business problem, with clear inputs, reviewable outputs, and a fallback when automation is uncertain.
Frame
Define the user, the repetitive task, the cost of the problem, and what a useful result must contain.
Design
Map consent, input quality, failure states, human review, and the shortest path to a trustworthy outcome.
Engineer
Build typed interfaces, structured outputs, validation, API boundaries, and secure handling for sensitive data.
Evaluate
Test realistic edge cases, inspect uncertain outputs, measure user friction, and improve the workflow—not just the prompt.
02 / SELECTED WORK
Proof, not promises.
Three different industries. One consistent focus: thoughtful experiences built to perform.
bush-man.site
E-commerce · FashionBush Man
31PRODUCT EXPERIENCES
01
E-commerce · Fashion
Bush Man
A conversion-focused safari fashion store with responsive product discovery, live variants, sizing, cart interactions, and a distinctive South African identity.
whipklean.site
Service Business · AutomotiveWhipKlean
03PHOTOS TO START A QUOTE
02
Service Business · Automotive
WhipKlean
A polished lead-generation platform and Smart Intake app for mobile vehicle detailing, designed to communicate trust and turn vehicle details into a clear booking brief.
saint-lucid.site
Artist Platform · MusicSa’int Lucid
03CONNECTED RELEASE STORIES
03
Artist Platform · Music
Sa’int Lucid
An immersive artist website for the Neptune EP, translating an R&B/Soul identity into an atmospheric, accessible digital experience.
GITHUB PROFILE03 public case-study repositories
WORKING ACROSSTypeScript · React · Python · HTML · CSS
Review the code ↗03 / EXPERIENCEBuilt in real
Built in real
product teams.
Engineering discipline and visual thinking, shaped across software and AI-focused environments.
NumberBoost
Web Designer & Software Engineer
Designing and engineering web experiences for a team delivering custom AI systems, including work connected to automotive inspection, geospatial analytics, and customer intelligence.
Commvault
Junior Software Engineer
Developed an early-career foundation in production software, collaborative engineering, technical problem-solving, and reliable delivery.
SELECTED NUMBERBOOST CONTRIBUTIONS
Team contributions presented alongside NumberBoost’s public project record. Client outcomes and awards are attributed to the company; contribution statements describe my role within that work.
Mercedes-Benz
Contributed to project work connected to NumberBoost’s AI system for detecting vehicle dents and scratches from images. NumberBoost publicly records the project as a Mercedes-Benz innovation competition winner.
Verify company record ↗MultiChoice
Contributed to work around NumberBoost’s geospatial machine-learning analytics capability. NumberBoost publicly lists the system as the winner of a MultiChoice innovation challenge.
Verify company record ↗Customer analytics
Contributed to customer-analytics work involving churn, lifetime-value, and deactivation modelling—capabilities included in NumberBoost’s published project portfolio.
View public project list ↗3 hackathons.
1 top placement.
Participated in three hackathons and earned a top placement in one, applying rapid prototyping, collaborative engineering, and product thinking under time constraints.
PERSONAL COMPETITION RECORD04 / STARTUP SERVICESFrom blank page
From blank page
to live product.
Startup launch
Positioning, product storytelling, landing pages, and fast MVPs that turn an early idea into something credible and testable.
Discovery · MVP · Go-to-marketWeb design
Distinctive visual systems and responsive, accessible experiences that make the product easy to understand and trust.
UX/UI · Prototyping · Design systemsSoftware engineering
Production-ready frontend and full-stack builds with clean foundations that can grow beyond the first release.
React · TypeScript · Python · APIsAI solutions
Practical AI features and workflows designed around a real business problem—not technology for its own sake.
AI integration · Automation · Prototyping05 / ABOUT
A developer who cares how the whole thing feels.
I work across code, design, content, product thinking, and AI—because strong digital products are not assembled in separate rooms.
Working from South Africa with teams anywhere, I help founders and growing businesses turn rough ideas into focused, credible digital products.
My approach is direct: understand the business goal, reduce the noise, design with intent, engineer with care, and ship something people can use.
Discover→Shape→Build→Launch