Available for select freelance & full-time roles
UI/UX Designer, 1+ years in. I spend more time on empty states and edge cases than on hero shots — that's usually where a product actually falls apart. Currently working across research, UI, and handoff.
Ambiguous, half-defined problems are the ones I get handed most — a brief that reads like three different features stitched together. I run the research, push back on scope where it doesn't hold up, and stay involved through implementation instead of handing off a file and moving on.
The details most people skip are the ones I notice first: empty states, error copy, what a form does when someone tabs through it instead of clicking. That's usually where a product feels careless, or doesn't.
Leading design at Flowbase, and picking apart AI-assisted design workflows in whatever's left of the evening.
A self-initiated concept for a budgeting and expense-tracking app that turns spending into a visible trail of progress, designed around 2026 fintech UX shifts toward explainable AI and trust-first money management.
Read case study →Ran a mixed-methods research study to diagnose a 58% drop-off in onboarding, then redesigned the flow around the findings.
Case study write-up coming soonEstablished a token-based, WCAG AA-compliant design system used across 7 product teams.
Case study write-up coming soonDesigned and prototyped a new self-serve checkout flow, validated through moderated usability testing.
Case study write-up coming soonI read the brief twice before opening Figma, and I ask why it matters to the business, not only the user — those two answers aren't always the same.
Critique and iteration happen with engineering and product already in the room. A "finished" file presented as a surprise just means the surprise happens later, mid-sprint.
A v1 that's 90% right and live beats a perfect mockup nobody's used yet. I'd rather find out what's wrong from real usage than keep guessing in Figma.
What that looks like on a real project
Leading design for the core product, mentoring two mid-level designers, and driving the team's design system strategy.
Owned end-to-end design for the mobile app, from research through shipped features, partnering directly with founders.
Designed client web and mobile products across fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce; built the studio's first shared component library.
Started in visual design before moving into UX, focusing on landing pages, email, and early product screens.
"Yash was the first designer on the team who'd push back on a deadline instead of just absorbing it and shipping something half-baked. Turned out he was right — the numbers only moved once we did it properly."
"Most design systems die in a Figma file nobody opens after month two. Ours didn't, mostly because Yash kept showing up to sprint planning to ask annoying questions about edge cases."
"Quiet in the workshop, then two days later you get a Figma link that answers questions you hadn't even asked yet. That's the pattern with Yash, every time."
Open to select freelance projects and full-time roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.