David Thomas James Powell
David TJ Powell
LEAD GRAPHIC & PRODUCT DESIGNER
LEAD GRAPHIC & PRODUCT DESIGNER
With over a decade in the design industry, my professional journey spans agency, startups, and freelance, covering print, brand, digital signage, graphic design, UI/UX design, and product design. While I possess expertise in various design domains, my primary focus over the years has centred upon curating experiences for iOS and Android apps, collecting 8+ years of experience in this area.
With over a decade in the design industry, my professional journey spans agency, startups, and freelance, covering print, brand, digital signage, graphic design, UI/UX design, and product design.
With over a decade in the design industry, my professional journey spans agency, startups, and freelance, covering print, brand, digital signage, graphic design, UI/UX design, and product design.
While I possess expertise in various design domains, my primary focus over the years has centred on curating experiences for iOS and Android apps, collecting 8+ years of specialised experience in this area.
While I possess expertise in various design domains, my primary focus over the years has centred upon curating experiences for iOS and Android apps, collecting 8+ years of specialised experience in this area.
App Design. Art Direction. Brand Design. Design Leadership.
Digital Design. Graphic Design. Logo Design. Print Design.
Product Design. Typography. UI/UX Design. Visual Design.
App Design.
Art Direction.
Brand Design.
Design Leadership.
Digital Design.
Graphic Design.
Logo Design.
Print Design.
Product Design.
Typography.
UI/UX Design.
Visual Design.
App Design. Art Direction. Brand Design. Design Leadership. Digital Design. Graphic Design.
Logo Design. Print Design. Product Design. Typography. UI/UX Design. Visual Design.
Willie Pierson
Founder & CEO at Decondition
"I've had an incredible experience working with David. What stood out the most was his ability to push every concept. I would highly recommend David to anyone in need of a reliable and talented designer."
Steven Grindlay
Co-Founder at Squad Bets
"I've worked with David for a number of years now and he is an excellent product designer. He was the first person that I thought of to employ to help me design my app and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome."
Kevin Jurovich
Co-Founder & CEO at Hubble
"We’ve worked with David on and off for about a year, and he’s one of the best app designers out there. He's both incredibly talented and fast. If you’re looking to bring an app to life, reach out to David."
Marco Savino
Founder & CEO at Liveliness
"David is an incredibly efficient and creative designer and product manager. We are lucky to have him working at Liveliness. He has put a lot of effort into our mobile app and we highly recommend him."
Rob Jones
Former Co-Founder at FanDuel
"Having worked with David for several years through multiple pivots, I can happily say that he's an extremely proficient designer. I would highly recommend David as a Sr Product Designer to any team."
Ryan Anderson
Co-Founder & CTO at BetHog
"David is a great designer who works really well in a cross-functional team. He's got plenty of design ideas and always takes fast-paced environments in his stride. I would happily work with him again!"
Latest
Squad Bets is designed for the sports group generation. No bookies, just buddies! Bet against your friends, not the house. Check it out here.
Squad Bets is designed for the sports group generation. No bookies, just buddies! Bet against your friends, not the house. Check it out here.
The social sports betting app. Built for the banter, not the bookies. It’s the ultimate peer-to-peer betting app made for groups, turning those casual side bets into shared moments. No spreadsheets, no chasing payments, and no admin headaches. With competition, bragging rights, and a simple way to keep score.
The social sports betting app. Built for the banter, not the bookies. It’s the ultimate peer-to-peer betting app made for groups, turning those casual side bets into shared moments. No spreadsheets, no chasing payments, and no admin headaches. With competition, bragging rights, and a simple way to keep score.
With games like Fantasy Challenge, Fixture Predictor, Match Builders; Squad Bets has football, golf, and racing all in one. As the founding designer, I worked with stakeholders to take this app from 0 to 1. The goal was simple, yet challenging, with features like private squads, leaderboards, and multipliers. Fast, frictionless, and made for mobile.
With games like Fantasy Challenge, Fixture Predictor, Match Builders; Squad Bets has football, golf, and racing all in one. As the founding designer, I worked with stakeholders to take this app from 0 to 1. The goal was simple, yet challenging, with features like private squads, leaderboards, and multipliers. Fast, frictionless, and made for mobile.
Founding Designer
Freelance · 2024 to Present
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Founding Designer
Freelance · 2024 to Present
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Apps & Products
Decondition has been designed for daily inspiration and much needed reflection, available right at your fingertips with the help of AI.
Decondition is designed for daily inspiration and much needed reflection, available right at your fingertips with the help of AI.
Decondition has been designed for daily inspiration and needed reflection, available at your fingertips with the help of AI.
If you're trying to find balance or want to feel better day to day, Decondition gives you small moments of reflection, uplifting words and mindfulness practices. It's all about staying grounded and connected to the version of yourself you know is in there. With a little time each day, it can help you feel more like you.
If you're trying to find balance or want to feel better day to day, Decondition gives you small moments of reflection, uplifting words and mindfulness practices. It's all about staying grounded and connected to the version of yourself you know is in there. With a little time each day, it can help you feel more like you.
As founding designer, I'm collaborating with stakeholders to bring a familiar approach to Decondition with features dedicated to helping users not lose their sense of connection. Together, we're crafting a space that feels simple, yet impactful with rewarding streaks and collaborative reading where users can focus on their spiritual journey with ease.
As founding designer, I'm collaborating with stakeholders to bring a familiar approach to Decondition with features dedicated to helping users not lose their sense of connection. Together, we're crafting a space that feels simple, yet impactful with rewarding streaks and collaborative reading where users can focus on their spiritual journey with ease.
Founding Designer
Freelance · 2024 to Present
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Founding Designer
Freelance · 2024 to Present
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Hubble, where you can book 1:1 calls with experienced founders, operators, and investors who’ve actually done the thing.
Hubble, where you can book 1:1 calls with experienced founders, operators, and investors who’ve actually done the thing.
Hubble connects you with industry experts that are fast, focused, and genuinely useful. Whether you're launching, scaling, or shifting direction, Hubble gives you access to people who’ve done it before and know what works. The platform is simple to use, with new experts joining daily, and real conversations happening all the time.
Hubble connects you with industry experts that are fast, focused, and genuinely useful. Whether you're launching, scaling, or shifting direction, Hubble gives you access to people who’ve done it before and know what works. The platform is simple to use, with new experts joining daily, and real conversations happening all the time.
With over 11,000+ LinkedIn followers and a steady growth, Hubble has gained serious traction. As the founding designer behind the platform’s responsive web design and dashboard, I helped shape the product from the ground up. We lastly introduced Advisor Plans for ongoing mentorship, turning one-off calls into long-term relationships.
With over 11,000+ LinkedIn followers and a steady growth, Hubble has gained serious traction. As the founding designer behind the platform’s responsive web design and dashboard, I helped shape the product from the ground up. We lastly introduced Advisor Plans for ongoing mentorship, turning one-off calls into long-term relationships.
Founding Designer
Freelance · Feb 2025 - Nov 2025
UI / UX Design, Product Design, Web Design
Founding Designer
Freelance · Feb 2025 - Nov 2025
UI / UX Design, Product Design, Web Design
Liveliness was redesigned with a new brand and visual language, engaging over 3k+ new users within just a few months.
Liveliness was redesigned with a new brand and visual language, engaging over 3k+ new users within just a few months.
I was approached by the CEO to breathe life into the Liveliness app, which initially felt inactive and not engaging. As the sole designer, I revamped the entire home tab, refined the design system and focused on enhancing user experience whereby users can connect with community, discover others, engage with coaches and stay updated on joined activities.
I was approached by the CEO to breathe life into the Liveliness app, which initially felt inactive and not engaging. As the sole designer, I revamped the entire home tab, refined the design system and focused on enhancing user experience whereby users can connect with community, discover others, engage with coaches and stay updated on joined activities.
The new design advertises community, coaches and activities to users as well as showing active coaches and athletes within the app, making people feel less alone when browsing. This led to connecting and following one another, as well as joining activities. To boost engagement and app growth, I also added a sharing sticker for Instagram and Snapchat, allowing coaches to promote activities and audiences to return, or download, the app.
The new design advertises community, coaches and activities to users as well as showing active coaches and athletes within the app, making people feel less alone when browsing. This led to connecting and following one another, as well as joining activities. To boost engagement and app growth, I also added a sharing sticker for Instagram and Snapchat, allowing coaches to promote activities and audiences to return, or download, the app.
Lead Product Designer
Freelance · Sep 2023 - May 2024
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Lead Product Designer
Freelance · Sep 2023 - May 2024
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Vault Music was a cutting-edge Web3 app which empowered users to collect limited edition music. Featured in Billboard.
Vault Music was a cutting-edge Web3 app which empowered users to collect limited edition music. Featured in Billboard.
With the rise of Web3, I collaborated with former FanDuel founders to explore Solana-based music drops that gave artists fair pay and fans ownership of exclusive content. Artists released limited singles, EPs and albums alongside backstage videos, lyrics and rare fan rewards, with weekly New Music Tuesday drops boosting 7-day retention.
With the rise of Web3, I collaborated with former FanDuel founders to explore Solana-based music drops that gave artists fair pay and fans ownership of exclusive content. Artists released limited singles, EPs and albums alongside backstage videos, lyrics and rare fan rewards, with weekly New Music Tuesday drops boosting 7-day retention.
Alongside this, we built Fantasy Record Label where users predicted Spotify listenership, climbed leaderboards and won interesting prizes. As the sole designer, I crafted an intuitive, streaming-familiar experience across iOS and Android, and led the app’s presence across the Apple and Play Stores, designing and optimising standout listings.
Alongside this, we built Fantasy Record Label where users predicted Spotify listenership, climbed leaderboards and won interesting prizes. As the sole designer, I crafted an intuitive, streaming-familiar experience across iOS and Android, and led the app’s presence across the Apple and Play Stores, designing and optimising standout listings.
Senior Product Designer
Full Time · Sep 2021 - Dec 2023
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Senior Product Designer
Full Time · Sep 2021 - Dec 2023
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Flick Sports was an iOS and Android app tailored right for top sports influencers and fans, reaching 15+ million messages in just 6 months.
Flick Sports was an iOS and Android app tailored right for top sports influencers and fans, reaching 15+ million messages in just 6 months.
Imagine an app with all your sports stats in one clear interface without jumping between different apps. Collaborating with the former founders of FanDuel, we created an app delivering just that. Off the bat, this was an awesome experience as sports wasn’t in my repertoire, but I got the chance to grab the bull by the horns!
Imagine an app with all your sports stats in one clear interface without jumping between different apps. Collaborating with the former founders of FanDuel, we created an app delivering just that. Off the bat, this was an awesome experience as sports wasn’t in my repertoire, but I got the chance to grab the bull by the horns!
As the sole designer, I shaped and shipped core features including chat, polls, league tables and live sports stats, while also owning the app’s store presence, design, copy and releases. Users followed live scores, made predictions, joined quizzes and entered jackpot competitions called Flick Picks across NFL, NBA and MLB. Sports influencers monetised engaged groups and fans used in-app currency, Pixels, to buy emojis and cheer together.
As the sole designer, I shaped and shipped core features including chat, polls, league tables and live sports stats, while also owning the app’s store presence, design, copy and releases. Users followed live scores, made predictions, joined quizzes and entered jackpot competitions called Flick Picks across NFL, NBA and MLB. Sports influencers monetised engaged groups and fans used in-app currency, Pixels, to buy emojis and cheer together.
Product Designer
Full Time · Jun 2018 - Sep 2021
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Product Designer
Full Time · Jun 2018 - Sep 2021
App Design, UI / UX Design, Product Design
Logofolio
Some favourites of mine
Some favourites of mine
Sandbox
Where I like to stretch my skills
Where I like to stretch my skills
Drop a Line
Reach out and let's work together
Reach out and let's work together
©️ 2026 David Thomas James Powell
All Rights Reserved
davidtjpowell@gmail.com
Edinburgh, Scotland
©️ 2026 David TJ Powell
All Rights Reserved
davidtjpowell@gmail.com
Edinburgh, Scotland
Willie Pierson
Founder & CEO at Decondition
"I had an incredible experience working with David. What stood out the most was his ability to push every concept. I highly recommend David to anyone in need of a talented and reliable designer."
Steven Grindlay
Co-Founder at Squad Bets
"I've worked with David for years now and he is an excellent product designer. He was the first person I thought of to employ to help me design my app and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome."
Kevin Jurovich
Co-Founder & CEO at Hubble
"We’ve worked with David on and off for about a year, and he’s one of the best app designers out there. He's both incredibly talented and fast. If you’re looking to bring
an app to life, reach out to David."Marco Savino
Founder & CEO at Liveliness
"David is an incredibly efficient and creative designer and product manager. We are lucky to have him working at Liveliness. He has put a lot of effort into our mobile app and we highly recommend him."
Rob Jones
Former Co-Founder at FanDuel
"Working with David for several years through multiple pivots, I can happily say
that he's an extremely proficient designer.
I would highly recommend David as a
Senior Product Designer to any team."Ryan Anderson
Co-Founder & CTO at BetHog
"David is a great designer who works really well in a cross-functional team. He's got plenty of design ideas and always takes
fast-paced environments in his stride.
I would happily work with him again!"