Molham
Molham Bakir — designer & systems thinker
About

Hi, I'm Molham.

Most days you'll find me hiking, binge-watching sci-fi movies, sipping on classic iced lemonade, and tearing over digital design and branding while listening to the soothing vocal stylings of techno/house music. Fish & chips are my weakness; whenever I sit down my cravings automatically switch to French toast! But enough about me — let's work together.

How I Work

Three habits that show up in every project here. The case studies are those habits applied.

  1. 01

    Design the system, not the screen

    One token foundation and one component contract per problem — screens fall out of the structure.

  2. 02

    Prototype in production code

    I ship what I design — React, TypeScript, and real APIs close the gap between intent and product.

  3. 03

    Measure, then simplify

    Small, high-confidence A/B tests on high-traffic surfaces decide what stays; structure removes the rest.

Experience

I've learned that hard work puts you where good luck can find you. It all starts by saying “I wonder…” Bravery is rewarded. Welcome the future.

Hot take

Blankets should never be tucked under the ends of beds. Let the feet move and breathe freely.

Where I've worked

Sixteen years. Eleven teams.

From visual designer to design systems lead. The thread running through all of it: building things that scale beyond the person who built them.

  • AvnzorTechnical Design LeadCurrently
  • iHerb, LLCSenior UX Designer2024 – 2026
  • AnataeSenior Staff Designer (Freelance)2024
  • Snap Inc.Design System Manager2022 – 2023
  • MumzworldSenior Interaction Designer2017 – 2023
  • OLX / DubizzleBrand & Interaction Designer2017 – 2022
  • DEWAProduct Designer2015 – 2017
  • AptusUI Designer2013 – 2014
  • NabbeshDesign Lead2012 – 2013
  • Be Unique GroupVisual Designer2010 – 2012
  • ARENAUI Designer2010 – 2013
When I'm not designing
Age of EmpiresFramer ♥Bitmap Video GamesSoccerTurkish CoffeeVietnamJazz NightsWhiskeyAge of EmpiresFramer ♥Bitmap Video GamesSoccerTurkish CoffeeVietnamJazz NightsWhiskey
What I do best

Myself, robots, and cats — for your success and delight.

16

years in business

113

clients

68

logos designed

161

websites launched

∞

cats admired

Recent achievements

Solo-shipped two production AI tools end-to-end — product, system, and code.

Lavva — Desktop AI app2025

Eight frontier LLMs racing in parallel, plus a 360° VR generator.

Designed and shipped a multi-modal AI desktop app where Claude, Gemini, GPT-4.1, Grok, DeepSeek, and Llama answer in eight simultaneous SSE streams. A Three.js sphere viewer renders explorable 360° panoramas from a text prompt; offline Whisper handles voice when the cloud isn’t there. Packaged as a native macOS Electron build.

  • Next.js 15
  • Electron Forge
  • OpenRouter SSE
  • Three.js
  • Blockade Labs Skybox
  • Whisper offline voice
  • Tailwind v4
Pulse — Inventory intelligence2025

One ops command center for a GCC health & beauty brand.

Built and shipped a real-time inventory dashboard that collapses Shopify Admin API, Algolia, and warehouse data into a single Next.js + Supabase + Vercel command center — replacing three disconnected spreadsheets used daily by operations, merchandising, and marketing.

  • Next.js
  • Shopify Admin API
  • Supabase
  • Algolia
  • Vercel
  • Google Search Console
Anatae — Japanese gifting experience2024 · Freelance

A considered gifting flow, with the patience of a Japanese ritual.

Senior Staff Designer (freelance) on the theme architecture, predictive search, and gifting experience for Anatae — a Japanese-inspired beauty and lifestyle brand. Shipped a unified design language across 64+ Shopify templates, an Algolia-powered predictive search with a trending-products empty state, normalized carousel and payment-icon systems, and a curated gifting flow that turns the act of giving into a quiet, deliberate ritual.

  • Shopify Plus
  • Liquid
  • Algolia predictive search
  • Design system
  • Theme architecture
  • Bilingual UX
  • Gifting flow
Capabilities
01

Digital Design

Big or small this is a big part of my life. Clients come to me to stand out in the market and position themselves ahead of the pack.

  • User Experience
  • Web Development
  • UI Design
  • Content Management (CMS)
  • Sanity, Framer, Amazon, Google, Mailchimp
02

eCommerce

I specialize in eCommerce and have refined my approach to creating product desire and lifting the experience you get when interacting with the brands we work with.

  • Webflow
  • Squarespace
  • Shopify
  • Wordpress
03

Branding

The heart of the matter. My work is rooted in intelligent strategy and conceptual thinking, building a solid foundation for every brand.

  • Visual Identity
  • Brand Guide
04

Experience

Smell it, touch it, put it on your body. Experiences are defined by how they make you feel. It's your gut feeling.

  • Packaging
  • Unboxing
  • Signage
  • Wayfinding
  • Apparel
  • Merchandise
Creating since 2010

Let's embark on a journey of creativity and collaboration — together, let's create something extraordinary.

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