I'm Ziad, a graphic designer, animator and product designer based in Egypt. My latest work is GlowMatch, an AI skincare app I took from a blank page to a working product.

GlowMatch launch reel, 15 seconds

An AI skincare app that scans your face, explains your skin in plain words and builds a routine you'll actually keep.

I did all of it: the research, the user journey, the interface, the brand, Glowy the mascot, and the reel and campaign that launch it.

Role
Founder and designer
Scope
Research, UX, UI, brand, mascot, motion
Year
2026
Platforms
Web and Android

The whole story in ten slides

The case study as one Instagram carousel: ten slides cut from a single 10,800-pixel panorama, with Glowy's dotted flight path running through all of them.

Cover: Your skin, finally matched. The problem: A full shelf. Zero answers. The idea: Scan. Match. Glow. Meet Glowy, the mascot. Scan: A scan that coaches you. Score: One number. Four reasons. Match: Ranked by your skin. Not by ads. Glow: Small wins, every day. The system behind the glow. Light and dark, with credits.
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What I made for it

Every screen, character and frame here comes from the working app.

Interaction design

Live face scan

The scanner tracks a face live, frame by frame, while Glowy coaches it into the oval.

UI design

The app, in light and dark

Home, shop and streaks. Switch the theme to see both versions.

Home screen with today's skin score Shop screen with products matched to your skin Streak screen
Character design

Glowy

The mascot and AI guide. Pick a mood.

Glowy, happy
Brand design

Identity

Wordmark, app icons and the four-point sparkle that punctuates the brand.

GlowMatch app icons: the wordmark icon and the GM monogram with Glowy
Product design

Ask Glowy, scan a label

Chat answers skincare questions in plain words. The label scanner reads a bottle and flags ingredients that clash.

Glowy answering a skincare question in chat Ingredient scanner results for a product label
Product strategy

Research and positioning

Most skin apps stop at the scan. The research pointed GlowMatch at what comes next: a routine that won't irritate your skin, with reasons you can read.

9 apps compared, including Skin Bliss, SkinSort, Yuka and INCI Beauty.

Ziad Ahmed

How I got here

  1. 2019
    Kajoo Studios

    2D animator and background designer: scenes, cleanup and assets for animation.

  2. Freelance
    Graphic and digital design

    Brands, ads, app concepts and marketing assets.

  3. ITI
    Animation and motion training

    2D and 3D animation, video graphics and effects at Smart Village.

  4. 2025
    B.Sc. Biotechnology

    Benha University. The science side of skincare.

  5. Coursera
    Google UX Design Certificate

    Research, wireframes, prototyping and usability testing.

  6. 2026
    Senior Technical Advisor

    Supporting Apple customers with InTouch CX. A daily lesson in where people get stuck.

  7. Now
    GlowMatch

    All of it, in one product.

About

Ziad Ahmed
hi, I'm Ziad

I started in 2D animation, drawing backgrounds and cleaning up scenes, and kept following the work into graphic design, motion and product design. I like owning the whole thing: the problem, the flow, the interface, the brand and the motion that makes it feel alive.

Most days I help Apple customers solve problems with their devices, which teaches me more about real users than any brief. GlowMatch is where it all comes together.

Design
Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity Designer and Photo, Figma
Motion and 3D
Moho, Blender
Languages
Arabic (native), English (C2), French (basic)
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