Available for select freelance & full-time roles

Yash Gunwant designs interfaces that hold up.

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.

Most of the work happens before Figma opens.

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.

1+ Years designing
3+ Products shipped

Currently

Looking for my first full-time UI/UX role, and picking apart AI-assisted design workflows in whatever's left of the evening.

Tools

  • Figma & FigJam
  • Design tokens
  • Usability testing

Focus areas

  • Design systems
  • User research
  • Accessibility (WCAG)

Case studies

FintechConcept Project

Cairn — Budgeting App UX Case Study

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 →

How I actually work, not the slide-deck version.

01

Start with the problem

I 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.

02

Design in the open

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.

03

Ship, then sharpen

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.

Let's build something worth using.

Open to select freelance projects and full-time roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.