Sulaimon Taoban
Available for work
Lagos, Nigeria
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I'm Sulaimon Taoban, a Lagos-based developer-designer with 3+ years of experience at the intersection of code and visual craft. I build things that work beautifully — from pixel-perfect UIs to expressive brand identities.

My path started in graphic design — creating flyers, logos, and brand identities for local businesses across Lagos. Then I picked up code. Instead of abandoning design for development, I found a way to hold both. That dual fluency is what makes my work different.

I believe the web is still the most powerful creative medium we have. Every interaction, every transition, every typographic choice is an opportunity to communicate something meaningful. I don't want to ship just functional — I want to ship memorable.

When I'm not building, I'm writing about the intersection of design and development, exploring African visual culture in digital contexts, or finding ways to make open-source tools more beautiful.

3+ Years Experience
20+ Projects Delivered
2in1 Dev + Design
Cups of Tea

I'm currently open to freelance projects, full-time roles, and interesting creative collaborations. If you're building something that needs both engineering rigor and design sensibility — let's talk.

Career

EXPERIENCE

2023 — Present
FREELANCE DEVELOPER & DESIGNER
Self-employed · Remote
Building web products and brand identities for startups and SMEs across Nigeria and beyond. Clients span fintech, fashion, music, and SaaS.
2022 — 2023
FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Tech Studio XYZ · Lagos
Built React-based UIs for 4 client products. Led the component library migration and established design token architecture used across projects.
2021 — 2022
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Creative Agency Lagos · Lagos
Designed visual identities, marketing materials, and social content for 20+ clients. First role where I started learning to code to better collaborate with devs.
2019 — 2021
SELF-TAUGHT DESIGNER
Freelance · Lagos
Started designing flyers, logos, and business cards for local businesses. Built a client base and reputation through word of mouth before going full-time.
// Education
2024
ADVANCED REACT PATTERNS
Frontend Masters · Online
2022
FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPMENT
The Odin Project · Self-paced
2020
GRAPHIC DESIGN DIPLOMA
Lagos State Polytechnic
// What I value
Quality over velocity
Design rooted in craft
Code that's readable
African aesthetics on the web
Open source contributions