Looking for my next full time opportunity
The final_final intro 893489
I’m a
software designer
and
researcher
I enjoy
designing interfaces
,
developing scalable
design systems
,
and crafting
delightful interactions
.
I care not only about the pixels but also about the
humans that click them
.
Aside from design,
I am an
avid reader
,
cricket buff
,
type nerd
and a
foodie
.
558×529
Looking for my next full time opportunity
The final_final intro 893489
I’m a
software designer
and
researcher
I enjoy
designing interfaces
,
developing scalable
design systems
,
and crafting
delightful interactions
.
I care not only about the pixels but also about the
humans that click them
.
Aside from design,
I am an
avid reader
,
cricket buff
,
type nerd
and a
foodie
.
558×529
I like to spice up user interfaces
Absolutely admire this guy playing cricket
Building scalable design systems
Building The Amber Design System
2025 to-do list
2025 goals
Publish my portfolio
Land an internship/job
Learn Framer
Walk 8,000 steps daily
Learn motion design and Rive
Learn Design Systems
Book read recently
Build
Tony Fadell
Recent experiment with type
Consistently upgrading my skills
Learning to build advanced framer sites
Skeumorphic button FTW!
DRAG TO EXPLORE MORE
Looking for my next full time opportunity
The final_final intro 893489
I’m a
software designer
and
researcher
I enjoy
designing interfaces
,
developing scalable
design systems
,
and crafting
delightful interactions
.
I care not only about the pixels but also about the
humans that click them
.
Aside from design,
I am an
avid reader
,
cricket buff
,
type nerd
and a
foodie
.
558×529
I like to spice up user interfaces
Absolutely admire this guy playing cricket
Building scalable design systems
Building The Amber Design System
2025 to-do list
2025 goals
Publish my portfolio
Land an internship/job
Learn Framer
Walk 8,000 steps daily
Learn motion design and Rive
Learn Design Systems
Book read recently
Build
Tony Fadell
Recent experiment with type
Consistently upgrading my skills
Learning to build advanced framer sites
Skeumorphic button FTW!
DRAG TO EXPLORE MORE
BRANDS I HAVE DESIGNED FOR
Happy Periods
Coach Amol
FEROC
BRANDS I HAVE DESIGNED FOR
FEROC
Coach Amol
Happy Periods
Orange cat supporter
Cricket addict
Wannabe polymath
Meme dealer
Chai twice a day
Cinephile
Typography nerd
Work
that I’m
extremely
Main component
proud of
Work
that I’m
extremely
Main component
proud of
Building Kenya's next-generation banking experience
Contributed as a core product designer on HFCB’s mobile and web banking redesign, helping modernize a legacy system into a scalable digital platform. Led early ideation for multiple features, designing 40+ user flows and refining solutions through 1000+ design iterations in under 4 months.
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Mobile app
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Web app
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Interactions
Building Kenya's next-generation banking experience
Contributed as a core product designer on HFCB’s mobile and web banking redesign, helping modernize a legacy system into a scalable digital platform. Led early ideation for multiple features, designing 40+ user flows and refining solutions through 1000+ design iterations in under 4 months.
Mobile app
Web app
Interactions
From scattered UI to a ship-ready system
Led a full UI audit across 11 major user flows to uncover design inconsistencies, then redesigned the product for visual and interaction consistency. Created a comprehensive design system with tokens, icons, and scalable components to support faster shipping and long-term product growth in a month.
Mobile app
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Before & after
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Components
From scattered UI to a ship-ready system
Led a full UI audit across 11 major user flows to uncover design inconsistencies, then redesigned the product for visual and interaction consistency. Created a comprehensive design system with tokens, icons, and scalable components to support faster shipping and long-term product growth in a month.
Mobile app
Before & after
Components
Reimagining Discord for everyone, not just gamers
A strategic research initiative at making Discord more accessible beyond the gaming community. Through behavioral research and interactions with over 12 users and community builders, I uncovered the emotional barriers blocking mainstream adoption and proposed solutions that address motivation, and ease the learning curve.
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Complete report
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Research findings
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Solutions
Reimagining Discord for everyone, not just gamers
A strategic research initiative at making Discord more accessible beyond the gaming community. Through behavioral research and interactions with over 12 users and community builders, I uncovered the emotional barriers blocking mainstream adoption and proposed solutions that address motivation, and ease the learning curve.
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Design partner for early stage startups
As a 0 → 1 design partner, I helped early startups translate their rough ideas into tangible, testable products from a B2B e-commerce platforms, B2C apps, high-conversion landing pages to presentation decks.
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playground
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Occasionally, its fun to make
April 6, 2026
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April 6, 2026
Hey Visitor!
Thanks for stopping by. I’m genuinely glad you're here
- this little space is my personal corner of the internet!
Where I share my work, thoughts, and everything
I’m learning along the way.
If you want to chat about freelance projects, full-time
opportunities, check out my projects in detail or maybe
just simply geek out over design, I’d love to connect.
explore my work, or just say hello, I’m always happy
to chat.
Yash Desale
Let’s chat
If you’d like to start a conversation, just fill out the form below. I usually reply within a day. This goes straight to my inbox — no spam, no pressure.
Let's work together
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feel free to drop me a message. I’d love to hear it.
© 2026 Yash Desale
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Colophon
Services
Product design
Design systems
Framer development
Contact
Made with
burning eyes,
cups of coffee, tea and
imposter syndrome
Good artists copy, great artists steal and exceptional artists elevate
From scattered UI to a ship-ready system
Led a full UI audit across 11 major user flows to uncover design inconsistencies, then redesigned the product for visual and interaction consistency. Created a comprehensive design system with tokens, icons, and scalable components to support faster shipping and long-term product growth in a month.
Reimagining Discord for everyone, not just gamers
A strategic research initiative at making Discord more accessible beyond the gaming community. Through behavioral research and interactions with over 12 users and community builders, I uncovered the emotional barriers blocking mainstream adoption and proposed solutions that address motivation, and ease the learning curve.
Design partner for early stage startups
As a 0 → 1 design partner, I helped early startups translate their rough ideas into tangible, testable products from a B2B e-commerce platforms, B2C apps, high-conversion landing pages to presentation decks.
Building Kenya's next-generation banking experience
Contributed as a core product designer on HFCB’s mobile and web banking redesign, helping modernize a legacy system into a scalable digital platform. Led early ideation for multiple features, designing 40+ user flows and refining solutions through 1000+ design iterations in under 4 months.
Work
that I’m
extremely
Main component
proud of
Orange cat supporter
Cricket addict
Wannabe polymath
Meme dealer
Chai twice a day
Cinephile
Typography nerd
Orange cat supporter
Cricket addict
Wannabe polymath
Meme dealer
Chai twice a day
Cinephile
Typography nerd
FEROC
Coach Amol
Happy Periods
BRANDS I HAVE DESIGNED FOR
My
motion
playground
Let's work together
Now that you’re here, why not say hi?
You’ll find all my socials and my contact details here,
if you want to collaborate or have a fun idea in mind,
feel free to drop me a message. I’d love to hear it.
© 2026 Yash Desale
•
Colophon
Services
Product design
Design systems
Framer development
Contact
Good artists copy, great artists steal and exceptional artists elevate
Made with burning eyes, cups of coffee, tea and imposter syndrome
Occasionally, its fun to make
Occasionally, its fun to make
April 6, 2026
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