BVG Studio
Design portfolio by
William BvG
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About
About I’m Will, I’m a senior UX/UI, Product designer and Service designer based in Canberra or Sydney with more than 20 years experience designing products and services for organisations where getting it right matters: government agencies, global banks, financial institutions and decentralised finance platforms. My work sits where complexity meets people.
Whether it’s a citizen applying for a government service, a customer moving money across borders or a trader using a DeFi protocol, I design experiences that turn complicated systems into something clear, trustworthy and usable. Where I’ve worked I’ve designed for some of the most demanding environments in financial services and the public sector.
At Deloitte Digital, I worked with C-level executives at AMP Financial Services, aligning leadership on strategy and turning executive priorities into designs teams could deliver. At Standard Chartered, I worked across global banking markets, balancing regional regulation, business goals and the needs of customers in very different contexts. I’ve also designed for Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie, where scale, security and compliance shape every decision. In digital finance, I’ve worked with Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, and with DeFi protocols including Olympus DAO, ARCx and Infrared Finance.
These projects meant designing for emerging technology, fast-moving markets and users who expect both sophistication and simplicity. In government, I’ve contributed to Australian digital transformation programs, designing services that people depend on. That work has taught me to design within real constraints, including legislation, legacy systems, accessibility obligations, procurement processes and ministerial timelines, without losing sight of the people the service exists for. How I work Good design starts with understanding. I begin every engagement with research: listening to users, mapping how services actually operate and finding where the real problems are, which aren’t always where everyone assumes they are. From there, I work in the open. I bring stakeholders along from the start, whether that’s executive boards, policy owners, product teams, engineers or frontline staff. Alignment isn’t a phase; it’s continuous. When people understand the evidence, decisions get easier and better.
I design end to end: discovery, service blueprints and journey mapping, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing and design systems. Accessibility is built in from day one, never retrofitted. My aim is always to leave teams more capable than I found them, with documentation, patterns and confidence to carry the work forward. Credentials I hold a Nielsen Norman Group UX Master Certification and am a LUMA Institute–certified human-centred design practitioner. These ground my practice in proven methods, though experience has taught me that methods matter less than judgement. Knowing which tool to use, when to push and when to listen comes from years of doing the work.
Today I work through my consultancy, partnering with government agencies, financial institutions and ambitious startups. I work as an embedded team member, a strategic adviser or an end-to-end design lead, depending on what the work needs.
If you’re facing a complex service, a product that isn’t landing or a transformation that needs design leadership, I’d love to hear about it.
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Methodology
Discover
Understanding where you are.
We start with research. Competitive analysis. Audience research. Internal audit. Understanding your current position before we can define where you're going.
Strategize
Navigating the in-between.
Positioning development. Messaging architecture. Visual direction. The uncomfortable space between old and new where real transformation happens.
Design
Building the new identity.
With strategy established, we design. Not arbitrary aesthetic exploration. Systematic visual identity development based on strategic foundation.
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Tech
The right tools for precision work.
Design
Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Illustrator
LLMs / Claude CLI
Adobe Creative Suite
Brand
Notion
Google Workspace
FigJam
Linear
Loom
Miro
Pitch
Development
Framer
React
Webflow
Wordpress / Joomla
Vercel
Typescript
Github
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Founders
William BvG
Founder & Designer
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Recognitions
I don't chase awards. But I've received a few.
Awards
GOOD DESIGN AWARD (3x)
Global Finance Award (14x)
Capterra Usability Award
Digital Banking Excellence Award Issued by Digital Impact Awards Africa
GITTA - Best Ghana Digital Bank
GITTA - Best Mobile Banking App
Africa's Best bank Transformation Standard Chartered Bank Ghana - Regional Award Issued by EuroMoney