Lead Product Designer (in-house)

Lead Product Designer (in-house)

Blue Fuel: eCommerce & App

Blue Fuel: eCommerce & App

Blue Fuel: eCommerce & App

Blue Fuel: eCommerce & App

FOCUS AREA

Subscription

Personalised training

Health & Performance

Chelsea FC Nutritionists

Product creation. Website: eCommerce subscription service. App: Expert nutritionist with personalised recommendation.

Product creation. Website: eCommerce subscription service. App: Expert nutritionist with personalised recommendation.

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Role

Senior Product Designer (end-to-end)
Discovery → UX/UI → Design system → Prototyping → App & subscription flows


Overview

Elite Sports Nutrition available to everyone, developed with the teams, nutritionists and coaches at Chelsea FC. Product Research in a team composed of strategists, product managers, high performance sport nutritionists & engineers. Mobile App (Android+iOS) and Website (eCommerce, Shopify)


Context

Blue Fuel started as a concept developed with AKQA: a performance nutrition brand built around training routines, not just supplements. The idea gained investment, and Chelsea FC created an in-house product team to turn it into a real product. I joined as a Senior Designer and led the design of the app and its connected subscription ecosystem over the course of a year.

Role

Senior Product Designer (end-to-end)
Discovery → UX/UI → Design system → Prototyping → App & subscription flows


Overview

Elite Sports Nutrition available to everyone, developed with the teams, nutritionists and coaches at Chelsea FC. Product Research in a team composed of strategists, product managers, high performance sport nutritionists & engineers. Mobile App (Android+iOS) and Website (eCommerce, Shopify)


Context

Blue Fuel started as a concept developed with AKQA: a performance nutrition brand built around training routines, not just supplements. The idea gained investment, and Chelsea FC created an in-house product team to turn it into a real product. I joined as a Senior Designer and led the design of the app and its connected subscription ecosystem over the course of a year.

Role

Senior Product Designer (end-to-end)
Discovery → UX/UI → Design system → Prototyping → App & subscription flows


Overview

Elite Sports Nutrition available to everyone, developed with the teams, nutritionists and coaches at Chelsea FC. Product Research in a team composed of strategists, product managers, high performance sport nutritionists & engineers. Mobile App (Android+iOS) and Website (eCommerce, Shopify)


Context

Blue Fuel started as a concept developed with AKQA: a performance nutrition brand built around training routines, not just supplements. The idea gained investment, and Chelsea FC created an in-house product team to turn it into a real product. I joined as a Senior Designer and led the design of the app and its connected subscription ecosystem over the course of a year.

Role

Senior Product Designer (end-to-end)
Discovery → UX/UI → Design system → Prototyping → App & subscription flows


Overview

Elite Sports Nutrition available to everyone, developed with the teams, nutritionists and coaches at Chelsea FC. Product Research in a team composed of strategists, product managers, high performance sport nutritionists & engineers. Mobile App (Android+iOS) and Website (eCommerce, Shopify)


Context

Blue Fuel started as a concept developed with AKQA: a performance nutrition brand built around training routines, not just supplements. The idea gained investment, and Chelsea FC created an in-house product team to turn it into a real product. I joined as a Senior Designer and led the design of the app and its connected subscription ecosystem over the course of a year.

Discovery & strategy

I worked closely with:

  • a Product Owner (ex-SIS)

  • a Product Manager

  • Chelsea FC nutritionists and coaches

  • Engineers


We started with fundamental questions:

  • What problem are we really solving?

  • How does nutrition adapt to training intensity?

  • How do we make this feel supportive, not prescriptive?



Early work included:

  • black & white app prototyping

  • collaborative workshops with all disciplines

  • user testing to validate assumptions

  • iterative alignment with engineering feasibility

Discovery & strategy

I worked closely with:

  • a Product Owner (ex-SIS)

  • a Product Manager

  • Chelsea FC nutritionists and coaches

  • Engineers


We started with fundamental questions:

  • What problem are we really solving?

  • How does nutrition adapt to training intensity?

  • How do we make this feel supportive, not prescriptive?



Early work included:

  • black & white app prototyping

  • collaborative workshops with all disciplines

  • user testing to validate assumptions

  • iterative alignment with engineering feasibility

Discovery & strategy

I worked closely with:

  • a Product Owner (ex-SIS)

  • a Product Manager

  • Chelsea FC nutritionists and coaches

  • Engineers


We started with fundamental questions:

  • What problem are we really solving?

  • How does nutrition adapt to training intensity?

  • How do we make this feel supportive, not prescriptive?



Early work included:

  • black & white app prototyping

  • collaborative workshops with all disciplines

  • user testing to validate assumptions

  • iterative alignment with engineering feasibility

Discovery & strategy

I worked closely with:

  • a Product Owner (ex-SIS)

  • a Product Manager

  • Chelsea FC nutritionists and coaches

  • Engineers


We started with fundamental questions:

  • What problem are we really solving?

  • How does nutrition adapt to training intensity?

  • How do we make this feel supportive, not prescriptive?



Early work included:

  • black & white app prototyping

  • collaborative workshops with all disciplines

  • user testing to validate assumptions

  • iterative alignment with engineering feasibility

The product

A personalised training-driven app

Users onboarded through a deep training flow capturing goals, routines, and frequency. From there, the app:

  • generated nutrition guidance aligned to training days

  • suggested meals and supplement intake at the right moments

  • adapted recommendations as training changed

Recipes & content at scale

In parallel, nutritionists and a chef built a 100+ recipe library, designed into the app with:

  • ingredients and quantities

  • step-by-step cooking flows

  • image and video-based instructions

This content was algorithmically surfaced based on the user’s training profile, which resulted in many complex states and flows to design and test.

Design leadership & execution

  • Led creative direction of the app with a small design team (1 junior, outsourced)

  • Owned high-fidelity UX flows and prototyping across the full experience

  • Built and maintained the design system

  • Worked closely with engineers throughout delivery

  • Balanced brand constraints with clarity and usability

The app shipped as a complete, working product.

Subscription & commerce

After launch, we extended the ecosystem to include:

  • supplement box subscriptions

  • fast re-order flows inside the app

  • flexible pause / manage subscription states

I also led the creative direction for the e-commerce experience:

  • aligned visually with the app

  • simplified to a more point-of-sale style

  • designed for DTC and Amazon imagery consistency

Multiple subscription prototypes were tested to find the right balance between speed, clarity, and control.

Why this project matters

Blue Fuel was about long-term habits, not one-off interactions. It required:

  • deep systems thinking

  • close collaboration with domain experts

  • careful UX for trust and motivation

  • subscription design without friction

It’s one of the projects where I spent the most time living with the product, refining it over months rather than weeks.

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From startups to stadiums, I’ve designed for millions. Ready for the next scale.

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From startups to stadiums, I’ve designed for millions. Ready for the next scale.

From startups to stadiums, I’ve designed for millions. Ready for the next scale.

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From startups to stadiums, I’ve designed for millions. Ready for the next scale.