my name is tk spandhla.‍

I am an award-winning senior product designer, front-end developer, and creative director who has helped scale organizations recognized by The New York Times, Forbes, and Inc. 500.

My goal has never been to just hand someone a website—my job is to turn ideas into reality. I approach every project with minimalism, clarity, and care, driven by the strict belief that if it isn’t authentic, it simply doesn’t work.


Beyond client work, I am the patented inventor of the first universal AI fashion intelligence system. Built to solve retail’s $120 billion return crisis and significantly reduce global carbon emissions, this privacy-first framework introduces consumer-facing styleDNA and styleID to redefine the future of digital commerce.

Whether I am redefining an industry or working with a founder, taking what lives in someone's head and building it into something tangible is my ultimate goal, even if it means mastering an entirely new skillset.

While I leverage AI to push creative boundaries, I know it will never replace human intuition when building truly empathetic solutions.

I legitimize visions.


Welcome

about me.

I'm a Senior UI/UX Design, Front-End Developer and Graphic Designer that's worked with nationally-recognized organizations to small businesses featured in NYT, CBS, Forbes, INC. 500, Washington Post, and more.

My passion is turning ideas into reality. My goal isn't to provide you with a website - it's to thoroughly execute your idea and create your dream.
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As cliché as it is, I believe less is more. I approach all design with minimalism and cleanliness. Helping people legitimize their goal is why I'm lucky to say I love what I do.

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6+ USPTO Patents Pending

Universal AI Fashion Intelligence SystemThreeSixZ + Privacy Preserving Framework

2024 Gold Winner - Website of the Year (SMB)

UK Chamber of CommerceThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

Unpacking Mushie’s Shopify Store Design

Instant (Shopify)ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

University of Maryland - 30 Under 30

Class of 2022ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

Website Design - Grand Winner

2020 NYX Macrom AwardsThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

2019 Inc. 5000 - Most Successful US Companies

Hawke MediaThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

2018 Supreme Court Case - Janus v. AFSCME

Lead Web Designer - AFSCME (Plaintiff) ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

100 Most Influential Think Tanks - Worldwide (UPENN)

Atlantic Council - Assistant Director, Digital CommunicationsThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

HPV Campaign (Nationwide)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

Welcome

about my process.

i start with the people who will use the product and the people who will . Before any design work, i learn who it serves, what they're trying to get done, and what success looks like for the team responsible for it.

From there, i make the structural decisions: information architecture, user flows, and the system that keeps a product consistent as it grows. accessibility and clarity are built in from the first draft, not added at the end.then i build it. i write the production front-end and set up the cms and integrations myself, so what gets approved is what ships. i train the team that will own it, so the work keeps running after i've gone.

understand.
research, stakeholder conversations, and a clear read on who this serves and what's at stake.

define.
strategy, information architecture, and the decisions everything downstream depends on.

design (dream).
flows, interfaces, and systems built around how people actually move.

develop, ship, and hand over.
full-stack front-end enginering, production front-end, cms architecture, integrations, and team traingin. no handoff gaps and project handcuffing.

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Interested in working together?

Click here to get in touch

6+ USPTO Patents Pending

Universal AI Fashion Intelligence SystemThreeSixZ + Privacy Preserving Framework

2024 Gold Winner - Website of the Year (SMB)

UK Chamber of CommerceThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

Unpacking Mushie’s Shopify Store Design

Instant (Shopify)ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

University of Maryland - 30 Under 30

Class of 2022ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

Website Design - Grand Winner

2020 NYX Macrom AwardsThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

2019 Inc. 5000 - Most Successful US Companies

Hawke MediaThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

2018 Supreme Court Case - Janus v. AFSCME

Lead Web Designer - AFSCME (Plaintiff) ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

100 Most Influential Think Tanks - Worldwide (UPENN)

Atlantic Council - Assistant Director, Digital CommunicationsThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

HPV Campaign (Nationwide)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)ThreeSixZero - LA Based Artist Management Company

a conversation with younger, me. Takudzwa.

‍q: first and foremost, what are your thoughts on ai?
a: I think it's the greatest tool of our generation - but It really comes down to how you approach it mentally.

It's had a direct impact on me from a cybersecurity standpoint, it aggregates other's work, and it can build an over-reliance on things coming easy.

so it's a balancing act. but similar to cigarettes and social media's impact on our world - regulation is necassary.

q: what's something you fell in love with that you didn't expect?‍
a: Being a middle linebacker.

taught me to never play timid. brian dawkins is my favorite athlete of all time. if you practice facing your fears, you'll eventually sprint towards it and realize we overexagerrate most of life.

and tennis. Shoutout Tiafoe and JTCC.

q: what does minimalism actually mean to you?

a: You're not trying to impress them with how much you know — you're trying to make something feel effortless to experience. my process involves throwing everything at the wall, seeing what sticks, and then scaling back.

q: what's something you learned about the world that you wish was different?
a: We rush.

ourselves, our careers, our happiness, and our capacity to remember that we're human.

None of us know what we're doing, and I think there's real beauty in that. we create predetermined benchmarks (ie: at 35, I will xyz) But life is really cool when you treat it like you're writing your autobiography. do your best to love what you read on your deathbed.

(that was stark but it really is what it is).
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q: you grew up in zimbabwe and built a career in the U.S. — what did that transition teach you?
a:Resourcefulness is a mindset & never take opportunity for granted. i saw my parents move across the world, have full-time jobs,and then full university course loads in the evening. they never once made it feel as if I didn't have

taught me to work with what's available, which led me to a library with seven dollars and a vision instead of waiting for permission. My happiest days were playing soccer with a plastic bag ball in Zimbabwe.

q: what was the biggest risk you've taken
a: spent 2-3 years learning what i do now at shaw library with $7 in my bank account. booking a 1-way ticket to LA.
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q: any regrets?
a: yes. i became hard on myself as i got older.

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q: what does a great brief look like to you?
a:Someone who knows what they want to feel, not necessarily what they want it to look like. The best clients come in with a vision and trust — the rest is my job. The hardest projects are the ones where fear gets in the way of the dream. My job is to remove that fear and build something they're proud to show the world.

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i love:
- visionaries
- dreams with intentionality
- making people happy (because happy is cool).
- my philadelphia eagles
- the university of maryland terps