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Lead Product Designer

Shaping strategy and experiences used by millions!

Based in Dubai, UAE Open to work

Selected Projects

EXSCAPE
10M+ downloads · #1 in five countries
Exscape Lead Product Designer / 2021 - now
Detailed case study 8 min
Smart Salem
Dubai Health Authority
Salem & Smart Salem Senior UI/UX Designer / 2014 - 21
Detailed case study 3 min
TheTist
Web at 500K+ user scale
TheTist, Tarang BPC Senior Web Designer / 2011 - 13
Detailed case study 2 min
The brief
Exscape is a large-scale gaming platform with more than 10 million downloads. I led product design end to end, from brand identity through to product execution.
What I did
Worked closely with the founders and marketing team to turn business goals into user-centred design strategy, and brought AI tools into the process to speed up visual exploration and prototyping cycles.
Outcome
Used data to reduce onboarding friction and improve retention, working alongside product, engineering and QA to keep concept and delivery aligned.
The brief
Salem and Smart Salem are the Dubai Health Authority's visa medical fitness systems, used by Dubai residents for both new and renewal applications, and part of the UAE's paperless transformation.
What I did
Led the end-to-end design process, from user research and prototyping through to front-end implementation in HTML, CSS and Bootstrap, delivering a fully bilingual English and Arabic platform.
Outcome
Scored 94% on accessibility audit against Dubai Smart Government guidelines, and cut processing time for medical fitness tests across the service.
The brief
Web and brand design across both marketing and product initiatives, delivering responsive websites and high-traffic web applications.
What I did
Designed and maintained static and dynamic sites focused on performance, responsiveness and cross-browser compatibility, building pixel-perfect UI with developers in HTML, CSS and Bootstrap.
Outcome
Applications served over 500,000 users, supported by marketing assets, posters and brand visuals for launches and campaigns.

About

Sonu Jose Mathew

Hi, I’m Sonu. I’ve been designing digital products for over fifteen years.

Lead product designer working across healthcare, gaming, music, metaverse and crypto. I’ve led design for a gaming platform with 10M+ downloads and driven digital transformation for government and enterprise, including the Dubai Health Authority. I care about scalable design systems, data-driven strategy, and accessible, inclusive, WCAG 2.2 compliant work.

Product Strategy Design Systems User Research Wireframing & Prototyping Usability & A/B Testing Accessible & Inclusive Design Web & Mobile Branding & Typography AI in Design Stakeholder Management

Organizations I’ve worked with

Privileged to contribute to projects and proposals across various stages of digital transformation for some of the leading organizations.

Dubai Health Authority Dubai Police Ministry of Labour Dubai Islamic Bank beIN Sports DIFC GSK Kyocera

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