Ibrahim Akinpelu
Senior Product Designer at BARBRI
United Kingdom · Right to work in the UK · Open to remote
Open to new roles · UK & remote
Case studies
- Atlas Wealth · Web & mobile
Private wealth records across web and a mobile release candidate
- SQE2 platform redesign
Student satisfaction 5.2 → 7.8/10, live in production
- SYNC · Metabolic health app
Shipped: mobile app and clinician dashboard
- BARBRI GPT · AI study companion
Working AI study platform, student and admin sides
- AI Prompt Hub & Copilot Training
Adopted across 6 departments at BARBRI
- DUES Design System · PMI
40% faster design iteration
- LoMIS vaccine logistics
758 clinics, 17M+ doses · on request
About Me
I’m a senior product designer for complex, high-stakes products: exams passed, health managed, money moved. Deep specialism in learning experiences and AI-assisted design, and I prototype in code so teams test real products.
Currently at BARBRI, redesigning how thousands of law graduates prepare for the solicitor qualifying exam. Since 2015 I’ve worked with PMI, DB Schenker, Xometry, Cargo.one, Toptal, Kaplan and eHealth Africa, on everything from vaccine logistics across 758 clinics to design systems shared with external agencies.
I’ve also mentored product designers for over a year now, through ADPList, Designed.org and people who message me directly on LinkedIn. Portfolio reviews, career changes, interview prep, the fundamentals.
Outside work I travel to eat: new cities, unfamiliar kitchens, and the long lunch that follows. My background: BSc Computer Science, MSc Games & Extended Reality.
How I work
- Evidence over opinion: every design argues with research, testing, or data.
- Prototype in code, so teams test real products instead of pictures of them.
- Design for the second user too: the tutor, the clinician, the admin behind the screen.
What it’s like to work with me
“Collaborating with Ibrahim was a masterclass in design thinking. He brought fresh perspectives, asked insightful questions, and led us to solutions we never would have considered on our own.”