Turning Ideasintoexperiences people remember.
Film school in Pakistan. Master's in Germany. Now I design brands, run campaigns, build products, and write code, often in the same project.
What I've built inGermany.
A journey shaped by education, creative work, language, collaboration, and two award-winning prototypes.
2+
Years in Germany
Two years of adapting, learning, building connections, and developing my creative career in a completely new environment.
18mo
Branding & Marketing
Eighteen months of working-student experience creating brand systems, websites, social content, campaigns, photography, and B2B communication for German companies.
M.A.
Media, Technology & Society
A multidisciplinary master's journey combining media, digital technology, research, society, and sustainable innovation.
B2
German Proficiency
Developed through university, professional communication, daily life, teamwork, and continuous language learning in Germany.
2×
Hackathon Winner
First-place concepts for WISAG and Kenergy, including UX strategy, interface design, rapid prototyping, storytelling, and live presentation.
Branding avoice.
A full identity, social system, and business card suite for Vanessa Veith — a communication and mentoring coach in Bremen, Germany. 2025.
Thework that might convince you.
Six years in — team, office, clients across multiple industries. Built from a one-person studio. I still personally supervise every project that goes out.
Evidence, not claims.
Real client work, real competition results, real products shipped.
WERKSTUDENT · EBERSTADT, DARMSTADT
OliverLott IT Development
Branding Designer & LinkedIn Marketing Manager · Oct 2024 — Apr 2026
A Cloud, DevOps, and SecOps company in Darmstadt with deep technical expertise — and zero brand presence. No identity, no website, no marketing voice. Invisible to the German enterprise market.
- Embedded as Werkstudent at their Eberstadt office from Oct 2024
- Built the full brand identity from zero — logo, color palette, typography, icon language
- Designed and developed oliverlott.de — layout, copy, visual design, responsiveness
- Shot office photography for brand and social content
Zero to a live website, active LinkedIn, and 150+ newsletter subscribers. The brand I built is what Oliver Lott publicly launched in early 2025.
"2025 beginnt für mich mit der Präsentation meines neuen Brandings und Logos. An erster Stelle geht viel Dank an Nadeem Saif für die exzellente kreative Begleitung und die Umsetzung. Danke Nadeem dafür! 😊"
FOUNDER · PERSONAL STARTUP
Dreamfly Finance Platform
Founder, Product Designer & Developer · 2024 — 2025
Running a startup, transaction reports never came on time. A shared spreadsheet — tedious, error-prone, always delayed. Month-end reconciliation took hours. We needed an extra hire just to manage a spreadsheet. I built the tool instead.
- Identified the bottleneck: manual Excel entry was the single failure point for financial visibility
- Designed role-based dashboards for partners, managers, and admins
- Built the full web app solo — React, Next.js, Supabase, Tailwind, TypeScript
- Real-time transaction entry — any team member logs payments the moment they happen
Eliminated the need for a finance admin. Real-time reporting replaced weekly chasing. Month-end audits cut from hours to minutes. Built solo, shipped to production, used daily.
1st Place + Community FavoriteDESIGN COMPETITION · GERMANY
Kenergy Challenge
Designer & Product Strategist · 2024
How do you give anyone a personal plan to make their home energy efficient — no expert, no big budget? In 32 hours, we built Kenwatt: an AI energy consultant turning simple answers into a personalised action plan.
- Researched behavioural economics on energy consumption and motivation design
- Identified 3 behavioural levers — loss aversion, social proof, and progress momentum
- Designed a gamified challenge system with neighbourhood goals and a community leaderboard
- Built personalised savings recommendations based on usage history and household size
The only team to win both the jury's 1st Place and the Community Favorite Award. Judges cited the combination of behavioural design rigour and business viability.
"The winning streak continues: we secured 1st place at the LAUNCH Rhein-Main Build Days for Kenergy Solutions GmbH Challenge. After winning the WISAG Challenge at Futury, our team Montana Plank and Muhammad Moghees jumped straight into the next challenge: another intense 32 hours of building, brainstorming, and problem solving. This time, our solution not only earned 1st place but also won the Community Favorite Award."
Pakistan toGermany,frame by frame.
Pakistan
Where it began
Grew up in Pakistan with a deep curiosity for film, media, and visual storytelling. Studied Film & Television — learning to think in frames, sequences, and narrative from day one.
Media Production
First creative chapter
Produced film projects, short documentaries, and media content. Developed a strong eye for composition, narrative structure, and visual communication that still shapes everything I make.
Creative Industry
Building real things
Took on brand and design projects for real clients. Discovered the intersection of aesthetics and business strategy — and that the best design solves a problem.
Germany
International move
Relocated to Germany as an international student. Enrolled in Media, Technology and Society at postgraduate level. Adapted fast. Built faster.
Branding & Marketing
Systems over aesthetics
Led brand and marketing projects for German companies across IT, real estate, and consulting. Learned that design without strategy is just decoration.
Startups
Founder mindset
Founded Next Step Digital. Co-built Dreamfly and Skillful. Learned to own every layer of a product — from idea to client delivery — with limited resources and high stakes.
Product Design
Design that works
Won the WISAG Design Challenge and Kenergy Challenge — back to back. Started thinking about design not as screens, but as systems of behaviour and decision.
Today
AI-Assisted Builder
Building products, brands, and campaigns at the intersection of design, technology, and storytelling. Using AI as a collaborator. Always shipping.
Actions speaklouder thanwords.
2+
Years in Germany
Working with German companies across IT, real estate, and marketing
6
Industries
Branding, Marketing, Content, UX/UI, Web Dev, and Startups
×2
Design Challenge Winner
1st Place at WISAG Challenge and Kenergy Design Challenge
3
Ventures Founded
Next Step Digital, Dreamfly, and Skillful DG Khan