Fasta

Redefining the way Nigerians order food, groceries and more.

Redefining the way Nigerians order food, groceries and more.

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The Context

Feb 2026. Fasta team needed a UI/UX designer for a new on-demand delivery platform.
Fasta Delivery is an e-commerce and on-demand marketplace for ordering food, groceries, and pharmacy items across Nigeria. I was brought on as the sole UI/UX designer to own the complete mobile app experience from onboarding to checkout, and a conversion-focused web landing page.

The Problem

No delivery platform was truly built around the real needs of Nigerian users ordering locally.

Existing platforms were too complex, too slow, or poorly adapted to local context unreliable delivery estimates, friction-heavy checkout flows, and interfaces that did not reflect the variety of what Nigerian users actually want to order. Fasta needed to solve all of this from the ground up.

Client

Fasta

Year

2026

Duration

2 Months

Type

Commercial Delivery App

Industry

FoodTech

Scope

UI/UX
Wireframe
Digital Design
Design System

The Objectives

Design and deliver a fast, intuitive mobile app and landing page for Fasta Delivery that makes ordering food, groceries, and pharmacy items effortless for everyday Nigerian users with a focus on speed, simplicity, and conversion.

This involved a full UX design thinking process: deep user research, synthesis, user personas, journey mapping, user flows, design system creation, and high-fidelity screens for all 9 core flows of the application.

The Approach

  1. EMPATHISE

2. DEFINE

3. IDEATE

4. DESIGN

5. TEST

  1. EMPATHISE

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I started by deeply understanding the users Fasta was being built for.

  1. What frustrated Nigerian users most about existing delivery apps?

  2. What did they really want from a marketplace experience?

  3. What made them abandon orders before completing checkout?

I ran research across multiple touchpoints to build real empathy.

  1. Studied competitor apps; Chowdeck, Jumia Food, Rouvoo.

  2. Reviewed user complaints on app stores and social media.

  3. Investigated user behaviour patterns in Nigerian delivery contexts.

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2. DEFINE

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I translated research into clear product requirements across three lenses.

  1. What did users need to feel confident ordering?

  2. What did the business need to drive conversions and vendor partnerships?

  3. What did the tech constraints demand from the design?

Core Design Problem Statement

Nigerian users need a fast, trustworthy way to discover and order from local vendors, with a frictionless checkout and clear delivery information, so they return to the platform repeatedly.

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3. IDEATE

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I mapped the complete user flow before designing a single screen.

  1. What was the fastest path from app open to order placed?

  2. Where were the critical decision points in the journey?

  3. How do the buyer app and the admin dashboard complement each other?



  1. What was the fastest path from app open to order placed?

  2. Where were the critical decision points in the journey?

  3. How do the buyer app and the admin dashboard complement each other?

I generated concepts for both the buyer app and the admin dashboard experience.

  1. Prioritised the ordering flow; the most frequent and highest-stakes journey for buyers.

  2. Designed the admin dashboard to give Fasta full visibility and control over orders, vendors, and users.

  3. Considered empty, loading, error, and success states throughout both surfaces.”

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4. DESIGN

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I built a design system first, then designed every screen with full consistency.

  1. Established a visual language; orange as the primary action colour.

  2. Designed reusable components: cards, buttons, inputs, bottom navigation.

  3. Followed a mobile-first, clean interface assisted with AI (Claude & Stitch).

I delivered high-fidelity screens across all 9 core flows of the application.

  1. Onboarding, auth, home, search, vendor detail, cart, checkout, tracking, profile.

  2. Designed loading, empty, error, and success states throughout.

  3. Structured a conversion-focused web landing page, admin dashboard alongside the mobile app.

From the start, there were layers of complexity to navigate, designing a brand new marketplace platform from scratch while making it feel instantly familiar and effortless for everyday Nigerian users. It was a real challenge to build a complete experience across multiple vendor categories, from restaurants to supermarkets to pharmacies, figuring out what the core ordering flow needed and what supporting features would make the biggest difference to real users.


Throughout the project, I went through multiple wireframe iterations and had extensive conversations with the Fasta team about the nuances of each flow, from vendor discovery to checkout to order tracking. On top of that, the UI was designed to feel fast and trustworthy, so users could focus on getting what they need delivered, not figuring out how the app works.

From the start, there were layers of complexity to navigate, designing a brand new marketplace platform from scratch while making it feel instantly familiar and effortless for everyday Nigerian users. It was a real challenge to build a complete experience across multiple vendor categories, from restaurants to supermarkets to pharmacies, figuring out what the core ordering flow needed and what supporting features would make the biggest difference to real users.


Throughout the project, I went through multiple wireframe iterations and had extensive conversations with the Fasta team about the nuances of each flow, from vendor discovery to checkout to order tracking. On top of that, the UI was designed to feel fast and trustworthy, so users could focus on getting what they need delivered, not figuring out how the app works.

“Working with Sodiq on the Fasta Delivery project was one of the best decisions we made. From day one, he brought a level of clarity and structure to the design process that we hadn’t experienced before. He didn’t just design screens, he asked the right questions, understood our users, and translated everything into an experience that felt intuitive and polished. The final designs exceeded our expectations, and the entire flow from onboarding to checkout felt seamless. If you’re building a product and need someone who truly understands UX, Sodiq is the person you want on your team.”

“Working with Sodiq on the Fasta Delivery project was one of the best decisions we made. From day one, he brought a level of clarity and structure to the design process that we hadn’t experienced before. He didn’t just design screens, he asked the right questions, understood our users, and translated everything into an experience that felt intuitive and polished. The final designs exceeded our expectations, and the entire flow from onboarding to checkout felt seamless. If you’re building a product and need someone who truly understands UX, Sodiq is the person you want on your team.”

Ayobami Akande

Founder at Fasta Delivery

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5. TEST

I validated the designs through usability testing with real target users.

  1. Shared the interactive prototype with users matching both personas.

  2. Observed navigation from home screen to order completion.

  3. Focused test sessions on the search, vendor, and checkout flows.

I gathered feedback and iterated on the highest-friction moments.

  1. Identified where users hesitated or made errors in the flow.

  2. Used findings to refine checkout steps and address entry.

  3. Confirmed that the 2-step checkout felt natural and fast.

What Tested Well

  1. Orange CTA buttons were immediately recognizable as action points.

  2. Open Now filter reduced decision fatigue significantly.

  3. Current location shortcut was used by nearly all test users.



  1. Orange CTA buttons were immediately recognizable as action points.

  2. Open Now filter reduced decision fatigue significantly.

  3. Current location shortcut was used by nearly all test users.

What Needed Iteration

  1. PIN confirmation message in checkout caused initial confusion.

  2. Users wanted clearer separation between notes and delivery options.

  3. Schedule delivery needed a date/time picker surfaced earlier.

Final Improvements Made

  1. Added tooltip explaining PIN confirmation at first use.

  2. Increased visual spacing between checkout sections.

  3. Surfaced schedule delivery date picker inline, not on a new screen.


  1. Added tooltip explaining PIN confirmation at first use.

  2. Increased visual spacing between checkout sections.

  3. Surfaced schedule delivery date picker inline, not on a new screen.

I delivered a complete, handoff-ready design system and mobile app on a tight timeline, taking the experience all the way from onboarding to order tracking. More than nine core app flows were fully designed, giving users a seamless path from the moment they first open the app to the moment their order arrives.


The app was built to serve three vendor categories: restaurants, supermarkets, and pharmacies. Alongside the screens, we produced a complete design system and component library, ready for development handoff, so the engineering team can build with consistency and confidence from day one.

I delivered a complete, handoff-ready design system and mobile app on a tight timeline, taking the experience all the way from onboarding to order tracking. More than nine core app flows were fully designed, giving users a seamless path from the moment they first open the app to the moment their order arrives.


The app was built to serve three vendor categories: restaurants, supermarkets, and pharmacies. Alongside the screens, we produced a complete design system and component library, ready for development handoff, so the engineering team can build with consistency and confidence from day one.

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