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title: "Work: case studies and products by Jinson Johny"
description: "Client case studies from IBM iX in Dubai, and the design tools Jinson Johny has shipped since 2017: Deck, .gui, Blocks and Figma Playback."
url: https://jinson.me/work
markdown: https://jinson.me/work.md
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author: Jinson Johny (https://jinson.me/#person)
updated: 2026-11-01
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# Work

Client work at IBM iX, and the tools I build on weekends.

## In short

Jinson Johny is a Design Engineer in Dubai. At IBM iX he works on design systems and design operations for clients such as Riyadh Air and ADNOC. Since 2017 he has shipped design tools of his own, including Deck, used by 160,000+ designers at companies like Nike, Mastercard and Accenture, and .gui, an open file format for interfaces.

## Case studies

- Aviation · [**Riyadh Air**](https://jinson.me/work/riyadh-air.md) · Started on screens, took over the design system, and rebuilt it from December 2024 with a contribution model and automated reviews. Now making it AI-ready, and contributing to the coded components in Storybook.
- Energy · [**ADNOC (Design system)**](https://jinson.me/work/adnoc-design-system.md) · Audited a starter design system built for HR tools, then extended it for a data-heavy turnaround app with a modular table, page templates, a gatekept library and a design handbook.
- Energy · [**ADNOC (Product)**](https://jinson.me/work/adnoc.md) · Designed an app that moves oil and gas turnaround planning off email and spreadsheets, from user workshops and IA for 30+ modules to the screens.

## Products

- Dec 2017 · [**Deck**](https://jinson.me/products/deck.md) · Figma frames to editable PowerPoint. 160k designers, 1M+ presentations. · [deck.is](https://deck.is)
- May 2026 · [**.gui**](https://jinson.me/products/dotgui.md) · The interface, finally a file.Experimental · [dotgui.org](https://dotgui.org)
- Jan 2026 · [**Blocks**](https://jinson.me/products/block.md) · AI-ready Figma components.Beta · [blocks.is](https://blocks.is)
- Dec 2025 · [**Playback**](https://jinson.me/products/playback.md) · Spotify Wrapped, for Figma files. · [playback.design](https://playback.design)

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**About the author.** Jinson Johny is a Dubai-based Design Engineer and Senior Product Designer for Design Systems and Design Ops at IBM iX. He is the creator of Deck (deck.is), a Figma-to-PowerPoint plugin used by 160,000+ designers since 2017, and .gui (dotgui.org), an open file format for user interfaces. Open to design engineering, design systems, DesignOps, AI design and product design roles in the UK (London) and remote. Contact: hello@jinson.me · [Open to work](https://jinson.me/hire.md) · [All pages](https://jinson.me/llms.txt)