DamienKomala.
Portrait of Damien Komala, Senior Product and Web Designer

Design + AI CreatorProduct Designer

Crafting High-Performance Digital Experiences.

Open for project work & full-time opportunities

27 years across product design, front-end code and brand. I make complex SaaS, fintech and real-estate products simple to use and straightforward to build.

27+
Years of experience
300+
Websites hand-coded
2×
Summit Creative Award winner
Approach

Most designers think either visually or technically. I doboth, and every screen I design is one I already know how to build.

Design craft. Interfaces for complex SaaS, Figma design systems that hold across products, and mobile apps taken from concept to the App Store.

Technical fluency. Over 300 websites hand-coded in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. Handoff-ready files engineering can act on the same day.

Strategy. Research, journey maps and conversion work, tied back to the analytics and the ad spend that bring people in.

Design & code

Same idea, two languages.

Drag the handle. On the right, this page's hero as a design. On the left, the typed, motion-aware React component that renders it.

Damien Komala in a dark suit
I thrive at the intersection of strategy, systems, and craft, and I bring all three to every team I work with.
Damien KomalaSenior Product & Web Designer · Orange County, CA

Clients: PropStream, PropertyReach, AVID AIR, peoplefinders, STÖHN, OLV, Momentix, Platinum Digital, PracticeMadePerfect, Sesame Communications.

Skills

Core competencies.

Design craft, production-level front-end, strategy, marketing that ties design to acquisition, hands-on agentic AI, and years leading the teams that do the work.

Design

UI/UX Design · Design Systems · High-Fidelity Prototyping · Responsive Web Design · Mobile App Design (iOS/Android) · Brand Identity & Creative Direction · Interaction Design · Wireframing

Technical

HTML5 / CSS3 / JavaScript · PHP / jQuery / Bootstrap · Figma / Adobe Creative Suite · Webflow / WordPress · Responsive Front-End Development · Handoff-Ready Deliverables

Strategy

UX Research & Strategy · Journey Mapping · A/B Testing & Optimization · Conversion & Onboarding Optimization · Agile Product Collaboration · Enterprise & White-Label Solutions · Product Roadmap Influence

Leadership

Design Team Leadership · Mentoring Junior Designers · Art Direction & Creative Direction · Project Planning, Scoping & Delivery · Timeline & Deadline Management · Client & Stakeholder Communication · Design Workflow & Tool Standardization

Marketing

Google Analytics 4 Setup & Analysis · Google Ads Campaign Setup & Management · Ad Bidding Strategy & Optimization · Keyword & KEI Research (SEMrush) · SEO / SEM & Metadata Optimization · Social Media Marketing Setup · Traffic & ROI Reporting · Competitor Analysis

AI & Agents

AI-Assisted Design & Prototyping · Claude Code (Agentic Development) · Context Engineering · Prompt Engineering & Test-Driven Development · Model Context Protocol (MCP) · AI-Assisted Git → Vercel Deployment

Industries: FinTech, Real Estate SaaS, E-Commerce, Legal Marketing, Hospitality, Automotive, Health & Wellness, Event Ticketing, Architecture, Blockchain Applications, Enterprise Software.

Damien Komala in glasses and a black shirt, smiling
Contact

Let's talk.

Tell me what you're building. I'll tell you plainly what it takes, with the hours shown.

Start a project
Email
Based in

Orange County, California
Pacific Time

Writing

Popular articles

Notes on interface design, user research, and building with AI — from the projects I work on.