Akhil J.
akhiljin1998@gmail.com Instagram — @wakeupakhill LinkedIn — akhilj285 Vancouver, BC

Akhil Jayakumar Designer · Content creator · Creative strategist

I design things people connect with.

UX, brand, content and web, as one connected practice. Based in Vancouver.

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Proof, in public

An audience grown from zero. Organically.

  • 30K+

    followers on @wakeupakhill

  • 20M+

    organic views on short-form video

  • 1M+

    views on several single videos

It’s where I learned what makes people stop, watch, share and follow. See @wakeupakhill

Selected work

Five projects. Five different worlds.

  1. 01 / 05Independent concept OmniPhi A content strategy for an agentic AI platform.
  2. 02 / 05 Getchup Daily planning that doesn’t overwhelm.
  3. 03 / 05 PawGuard Your pet’s health, all in one place.
  4. 04 / 05 Turnabout A visual identity for luxury resale.
  5. 05 / 05 Fashion Beyond Confidence and self-expression, in eight spreads.
See all my works

What I do

One practice. Four crafts.

  1. 01

    Product & UX

    Research, flows and interfaces that make complicated things feel simple to use.

  2. 02

    Brand & Visual

    Identity systems and visual language that make an idea recognisable at a glance.

  3. 03

    Content & Social

    Short-form video and social content shaped by real, first-hand audience instinct.

  4. 04

    Web & Digital

    Websites and digital experiences, designed and built with marketing in mind.

How every project moves

  1. 01Understand the people
  2. 02Find the real idea
  3. 03Simplify the message
  4. 04Make it compelling
  5. 05Get a response

About

“I started in design, but building an audience taught me something design school couldn’t: how people actually respond in the wild.”

Studying web and mobile design taught me how to structure an experience. Growing @wakeupakhill taught me what makes people stop, watch and come back.

More about me

Have something interesting to build, explain or grow?

Vancouver, BC — working across UX, brand, content and web

Let’s talk

Email
akhiljin1998@gmail.com
Instagram
@wakeupakhill
Based in
Vancouver, BC