IN PURSUIT OF

IN PURSUIT OF

World Class Design

We're curious about design.
Design that impacts the world

We're curious about design.
Design that impacts the world

And the designers who make it.

And the designers who make it.

Designers serve.

Designers solve.

Designers shifts systems.


From Nairobi to New York.

From Lagos to Lisbon.

From ideas to infrastructure.


Designers move culture.

Designers move markets.

Designers move people.


World Class isn’t a flex.

World Class is design with global reach and local respect.


If your work dares to cross borders

If your design earns its relevance

If you care about impact, not just aesthetics


Welcome. Akwaaba. Mauya. Sawubona.


You’re already one of us.

Designers serve.

Designers solve.

Designers shifts systems.


From Nairobi to New York.

From Lagos to Lisbon.

From ideas to infrastructure.


Designers move culture.

Designers move markets.

Designers move people.


World Class isn’t a flex.

World Class is design with global reach and local respect.


If your work dares to cross borders

If your design earns its relevance

If you care about impact, not just aesthetics


Welcome. Akwaaba. Mauya. Sawubona.


You’re already one of us.

Designers serve.

Designers solve.

Designers shifts systems.


From Nairobi to New York.

From Lagos to Lisbon.

From ideas to infrastructure.


Designers move culture.

Designers move markets.

Designers move people.


World Class isn’t a flex.

World Class is design with global reach and local respect.


If your work dares to cross borders

If your design earns its relevance

If you care about impact, not just aesthetics


Welcome. Akwaaba. Mauya. Sawubona.


You’re already one of us.

We turn great ideas
Into a well designed products

We turn great ideas
Into a well designed products

No soul-less AI generated designs

No same-same out of the box templates

No wasted time. No wasted runway.


Just a reliable agency using high impact design to grow your product.

We're trusted by:

Trusted by

Need an agency you can rely on?

Meetups.
Conferences.
Design Events
That impact the World

Meetups.
Conferences.
Design Events
That impact the World

Previous Meetups

Previous Meetups

April 3 / Montpellier: What Makes a World-Class Product Designer?

Séverine Dousset

Senior Product Designer at Ubisoft

Julie Chabin

Ex: Head of Product Design at Product Hunt

April 3 / Montpellier: What Makes a World-Class Product Designer?

Séverine Dousset

Senior Product Designer at Ubisoft

Julie Chabin

Ex: Head of Product Design at Product Hunt

April 10 / Paris : What Makes a World-Class Product Designer?

Antoine Valot

Ex: Chief Customer Officer at CustomerOS

Adil Mhira

Head of Design at Renault Group

April 10 / Paris : What Makes a World-Class Product Designer?

Antoine Valot

Ex: Chief Customer Officer at CustomerOS

Adil Mhira

Head of Design at Renault Group

Upcoming Conferences

Upcoming Conferences

World-Class Design Conference

March 2026
Johannesburg

World-Class Design Conference

March 2026
Johannesburg

World-Class Design Conference

March 2026
Johannesburg

Africa is the birthplace of many things.

Including World Class Design.


From fintech in Lagos to eCommerce in Nairobi.

From taxi apps to global systems thinking.


March 2026 in Johannesburg, we’re bringing together the designers, builders, and believers shaping what the world calls “next.”


Talks. Workshops. Real talk.

No gatekeeping. No buzzwords. Just bold ideas, local truths, and global ambition.


Stay up to date

Africa is the birthplace of many things.

Including World Class Design.


From fintech in Lagos to eCommerce in Nairobi.

From taxi apps to global systems thinking.


March 2026 in Johannesburg, we’re bringing together the designers, builders, and believers shaping what the world calls “next.”


Talks. Workshops. Real talk.

No gatekeeping. No buzzwords. Just bold ideas, local truths, and global ambition.


Stay up to date

Africa is the birthplace of many things.

Including World Class Design.


From fintech in Lagos to eCommerce in Nairobi.

From taxi apps to global systems thinking.


March 2026 in Johannesburg, we’re bringing together the designers, builders, and believers shaping what the world calls “next.”


Talks. Workshops. Real talk.

No gatekeeping. No buzzwords. Just bold ideas, local truths, and global ambition.


Stay up to date

Experienced.
Designers.
Guidione.
Farai.

We’re a product design duo with 25+ years of experience turning complexity into clarity.

From Shopify to Standard Bank, we’ve led teams, scaled systems, and shipped enterprise software across continents.

We thrive in fast-moving environments—building MVPs, internal tools, and platforms that last.

We bring strategy, systems thinking, and sleeves-rolled-up execution.

Guidione Machava

Co-Founder & Product Design Lead 

Guidione Machava is a product designer with 10+ years of experience turning complex ideas into usable, impactful tools.

From MVPs to enterprise platforms, he’s designed for startups, global orgs, and high-growth teams—including blockchain products at Shopify and digital systems for emerging markets at the World Bank.

He’s also played product manager, leading cross-functional teams across three continents.

Founder of World-Class Designer School and author of Design Sutra, Guidione brings systems thinking, sharp execution, and a global perspective to every build.

Farai Madzima

Co-Founder & Head of UX Strategy

Farai Madzima is a UX strategist with 15+ years of experience designing enterprise software that scales and simplifies.

At Shopify, he helped launch Shopify Balance Mobile and led UX for Shopify Capital ($5B+ in SMB loans). Before that, he built and led Standard Bank’s UX team across 18 African markets.

He’s the founder of Pixel Up! and a sought-after speaker at global events like IXDA and Leading Design.

Farai brings systems thinking, inclusive strategy, and practical leadership to teams building complex, high-impact products.

Experienced.
Designers.
Guidione.
Farai.

We’re a product design duo with 25+ years of experience turning complexity into clarity.

From Shopify to Standard Bank, we’ve led teams, scaled systems, and shipped enterprise software across continents.

We thrive in fast-moving environments—building MVPs, internal tools, and platforms that last.

We bring strategy, systems thinking, and sleeves-rolled-up execution.

Guidione Machava

Co-Founder & Product Design Lead 

Guidione Machava is a product designer with 10+ years of experience turning complex ideas into usable, impactful tools.

From MVPs to enterprise platforms, he’s designed for startups, global orgs, and high-growth teams—including blockchain products at Shopify and digital systems for emerging markets at the World Bank.

He’s also played product manager, leading cross-functional teams across three continents.

Founder of World-Class Designer School and author of Design Sutra, Guidione brings systems thinking, sharp execution, and a global perspective to every build.

Farai Madzima

Co-Founder & Head of UX Strategy

Farai Madzima is a UX strategist with 15+ years of experience designing enterprise software that scales and simplifies.

At Shopify, he helped launch Shopify Balance Mobile and led UX for Shopify Capital ($5B+ in SMB loans). Before that, he built and led Standard Bank’s UX team across 18 African markets.

He’s the founder of Pixel Up! and a sought-after speaker at global events like IXDA and Leading Design.

Farai brings systems thinking, inclusive strategy, and practical leadership to teams building complex, high-impact products.

Experienced.
Designers.
Guidione.
Farai.

We’re a product design duo with 25+ years of experience turning complexity into clarity.

From Shopify to Standard Bank, we’ve led teams, scaled systems, and shipped enterprise software across continents.

We thrive in fast-moving environments—building MVPs, internal tools, and platforms that last.

We bring strategy, systems thinking, and sleeves-rolled-up execution.

Guidione Machava

Co-Founder & Product Design Lead 

Guidione Machava is a product designer with 10+ years of experience turning complex ideas into usable, impactful tools.

From MVPs to enterprise platforms, he’s designed for startups, global orgs, and high-growth teams—including blockchain products at Shopify and digital systems for emerging markets at the World Bank.

He’s also played product manager, leading cross-functional teams across three continents.

Founder of World-Class Designer School and author of Design Sutra, Guidione brings systems thinking, sharp execution, and a global perspective to every build.

Farai Madzima

Co-Founder & Head of UX Strategy

Farai Madzima is a UX strategist with 15+ years of experience designing enterprise software that scales and simplifies.

At Shopify, he helped launch Shopify Balance Mobile and led UX for Shopify Capital ($5B+ in SMB loans). Before that, he built and led Standard Bank’s UX team across 18 African markets.

He’s the founder of Pixel Up! and a sought-after speaker at global events like IXDA and Leading Design.

Farai brings systems thinking, inclusive strategy, and practical leadership to teams building complex, high-impact products.

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