2-week Sprint for Brand & Product Designers

Organised a design sprint in partnership with Dacoit Design and other industry leaders to create real, paid pathways into design careers

7+ Designers secured paid roles across Web3 products
100+ Designers trained by industry-leading mentors
Year 2025
Category Partnerships & Talent Programs
Role Convener
Team Brand Designer, Dacoit Team
Skills
Programme Design Partnership Management Creative Direction Community Building
Onchain Design Sprint: a 2-week internship programme, July 13 to 22, 2025, by FBI Africa and Dacoit
FBI saved the day Onchain Design Sprint mentors: Pratyush, Faith, Destinyspoke, Folajindayo, Lota, Akhil, Druids, Manishi, Wilfred and Piyush

Mentors of the Onchain Design Sprint

01 · Challenge

Designers needed to build their skills and get real projects to strengthen their portfolios, while products needed designers to test and improve their brand and product design. Design roles also existed, but almost none of them were opening their doors to designers without a network already inside the industry

02 · Our Approach

We built a path into paid work, not just a workshop

We designed a 2-week sprint that paired real mentorship with real products, so participants left with more than just classes

What I Did

  • Organised a 2-week design sprint in collaboration with Dacoit Design and other industry leaders
  • Built and co-managed a community of 100+ designers from across Africa and Asia
  • Designed a hands-on curriculum pairing participants with industry-leading mentors
  • Coordinated partnerships with Web3 communities and facilitated immersive, real-world design sprints across multiple live products
  • Led creative direction and content for the sprint, driving interest across a large design community

03 · Sprint Details

Who made the sprint happen

Everyone and everything that made the sprint real

The FBI Africa team: Ifeoluwa (Lead Player), Ifeoluwa (Brand Designer), Wallace (Product Facilitator) and Ini-ekanem (Facilitator and Roaster) The Dacoit team: Rahul (Founder and Art Director), Shreya (Roaster and PM), Ishika (Brand Designer and Chief Roaster) and Ayo (Brand Designer)
Onchain Design Sprint mentors: Pratyush, Faith, Destinyspoke, Folajindayo, Lota, Akhil, Druids, Manishi, Wilfred and Piyush
Community partners: Based West Africa, Everybody Needs Base, Borderless, Web3Ladies, Based East Africa, Farcaster Builders International, Felbeth, Engineering Career Expo and Based Southern Africa
Live Roast with Roastrider, July 25, 2025: Nedapay, Billoqpay, Proofprep, Bitmor, RapiMoni, Bondr, FVP, Ferfie, Alphai and Mantua

The team, mentors, partners and products of the sprint

04 · Sessions

Two weeks of live sessions

Every session ran live online, across Google Meet, X Spaces and X Livestream, taking designers from first principles to a live roast.

Onchain Design Principles with Lota and Folajindayo, Monday July 14, 2025, Google Meet
Live Roast with Roastrider panelists: Rahul, Shreya, Damilare, Ifeoluwa, Destiny and Ishika
Designing Onchain Consumer Products with Druids, Folajindayo and Faith, Tuesday July 15, 2025, X Spaces
Final session: Live Roast with Roastrider, Friday July 25, 2025, X Livestream
Designing for a Minimum Viable Product with Rahul and Pratyush, Friday July 18, 2025, Google Meet
The Onchain Design Sprint schedule, July 13 to 22, with topics and locations
What to Expect from the Onchain Design Sprint with Ifeoluwa, Rahul and Destinyspoke, Tuesday July 8, 2025, X Livestream
Taking Feedback and Critique as a Designer with Piyush and Shreya, Saturday July 19, 2025, Google Meet
Crafting a Personal Brand as a Designer with Wilfred, Destinyspoke and Manishi, Sunday July 20, 2025, X Space
Leveraging AI Tools in Your Design Process with Rahul and Ishika, Wednesday July 16, 2025, Google Meet

Session flyers from the 2-week sprint

05 · Results

Designers got paid work with onchain products

Within a couple days, the sprint moved from training to employment

7+ Designers secured paid roles across onchain products
100+ Designers trained by industry-leading mentors

06 · Testimonials

In Their Own Words

What participants said once the sprint wrapped.

  • Testimonials from Judith and Neche, thanking the FBI Africa and Dacoit teams for the hands-on experience, mentor feedback and live sessions
  • Testimonials from Xhan and Doc of Designs, praising the research, behind-the-scenes sessions and team feedback
  • Testimonials from Mihaela Hinayon and Elizabeth Olusipe, on connecting with mentors and learning to use AI in the design process

Participant testimonials after the sprint

07 · Credits

Who made this happen

  • ConvenerIfeoluwa Taiwo
  • Brand DesignerIfeoluwa Olakunle
  • Dacoit TeamShreya Vembar, Rahul Bhadoriya
  • FBI x Base TeamPratyush Rungta, Saumya Saxena, Damilare Aregbesola

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