Mahbuba.
Dhaka, BDhello@mahbuba.design
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A bit about how I work, and why.

UI/UX designer based in Dhaka, working with founders and product teams across web and mobile.

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Hi, I’m Mahbuba

I’m a UI/UX designer with a few years of experience turning early ideas into interfaces people can actually use. I care about the parts of design that don’t always show up in a portfolio shot — the empty states, the loading screens, the moment someone gets stuck.

My goal on every project is the same: make the product feel obvious, even when what’s happening underneath isn’t. Outside of client work, I spend a lot of time picking apart how other products are put together — usually by rebuilding small pieces of them myself.

Based in

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Working hours

GMT+6, flexible

Currently

Open to new projects

How I work — 04 steps

A process built around getting the structure right early

01

Understand

A short discovery phase — reviewing what exists, talking to a handful of users if possible, and writing down the actual problem in one or two sentences before opening Figma.

02

Structure

Low-fidelity flows for the highest-risk journeys, tested where possible. Structural problems are far cheaper to fix here than after the visual design is done.

03

Design

High-fidelity screens built from a shared set of components, including the edge cases — empty states, errors, loading — not just the happy path.

04

Hand off

An annotated file, a short walkthrough with engineering, and availability during build for the inevitable 'what happens if...' questions.

Experience — chronological

Where I’ve worked

2023 — Present

Freelance UI/UX Designer

Self-employed

Working directly with founders and small product teams on app and web design, design systems, and design strategy.

2021 — 2023

Product Designer

Tech Startup

Owned design for the core product across web and mobile, from early concepts through to shipped features used daily by thousands of people.

2020 — 2021

UI Designer

Digital Agency

Designed marketing sites and web apps for a range of clients, working closely with developers on handoff and implementation.

2019 — 2020

Junior Designer

Design Studio

Started in branding and print before moving toward digital product work — early experience that still shapes how I think about typography and systems.

Competences
  • UI/UX Design
  • User Research
  • Design Systems
  • Prototyping & Motion
  • Visual Design
  • Front-end Literacy
Tools
  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Adobe Suite
  • Notion
  • Linear
  • Principle
Education
2021

UI/UX Design

Self-directed & online programs

2019

Interaction Design Fundamentals

Design Bootcamp

2017

Computer Science & Engineering

University

Like what you see?status: available — 2026

Let's design something
people enjoy using.
Get in touch

hello@mahbuba.design+880 1XXX-XXXXXXDhaka, Bangladesh (GMT+6)