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We’re excited to introduce Ade Mills, who joins Mutual today as our newest designer.
Finding the right designer isn’t just about portfolios and technical proficiency with the usual tools. It’s about finding someone who thinks carefully about the problems they’re solving, who understands that good design serves a purpose beyond looking attractive, and who can collaborate effectively with developers and clients alike. Ade ticks all those boxes.
Design That Works
Ade’s approach to design reflects a balance we value: a keen aesthetic sense paired with a practical understanding of how digital experiences actually function. He thinks about user flows and interface patterns as much as colour palettes and typography. His work demonstrates an understanding that the best design often feels invisible because it simply works.
His portfolio shows versatility across different sectors and design challenges, from complex data visualisation to straightforward content-focused sites. What stands out is the consistency of thinking behind the work, a clear process that produces thoughtful solutions rather than flashy concepts that fall apart in practice.
Expanding Our Capabilities
Ade will be working closely with our development team to craft interfaces that are both beautiful and functional. He brings experience with design systems, which will be particularly valuable as we continue building sites that need to scale and adapt over time.
We’re also looking forward to his input on the front end of the design process, helping shape how we approach new projects from the earliest strategy conversations through to final implementation. Good designers elevate the entire process, and we’re confident Ade will do exactly that.
Building Together
Design and development work best when there’s genuine collaboration rather than a handoff between silos. Ade’s comfortable working in that collaborative space, iterating based on technical constraints and opportunities, and finding elegant solutions when the ideal design meets real-world limitations.
He’ll be jumping into several ongoing projects as well as helping define the visual direction for new work starting this quarter. It’s a busy time to join, but the best way to get to know a team is to work alongside them on real challenges.
Welcome to Mutual, Ade. We’re glad to have you here.