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Designer
Web Design
Growing a garden of tall poppies
Date
Since January 2025
Role
Designer
Fields
Web Design
Team
Me
Zahir Hassan
Tools
Framer
Figma
Overview
NextGen Ventures is Australia’s first student-focused VC fund, for students, by students. Their mission is to back the next generation of ambitious founders with capital, community, and cultural change.
I joined the team to redesign their website, making it reflect the true depth of what NextGen offers from founder stories and early investments to grassroots programs like Foundershack. The goal was to evolve the site from a simple information page into a brand platform that communicates who NextGen is, what they stand for, and the movement they are building.
My role focused on refining structure, hierarchy, and copy to highlight their key differentiators.
Results
Developed a refined website that strengthened NextGen’s positioning by clearly communicating credibility and culture. Delivered a new Portfolio section and improved overall site hierarchy, achieving strong stakeholder satisfaction and alignment with the brand’s vision.
Before Redesign
After Redesign
Redeveloped design system for entire website
Redesigned Home, Team, Startups and Careers pages
Integrated CMS for startups, teams and careers for extensibility
Results
Positive and many comment and love the footer section!
Inclusion of portfolio page directly contributed to increased investor conversions
Live Website