(AJ) Abbasi
Product Designer
inception
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with the relationship between form and function. Whether it was folding origami or sketching cartoons, I was always making things with care and intention.
But years later, I found myself lost, wondering why I was studying software engineering in undergrad. Coding felt cold. It wasn’t fulfilling. And I wasn’t very good at it either. Luckily, I stumbled upon design — and everything changed. It blended logic and creativity in a way that finally made sense. I knew right away: this was it.
odyssey
It hasn’t been the easiest journey, but I’m still here, still designing. Why? Because I genuinely love creating products and things that just look and feel cool. I’m endlessly curious and try to learn something new about product design every day from designers who inspire me.
TENET
My approach to design is simple: every decision should have a purpose and be made with intent. When that intent is paired with thoughtful storytelling and a high level of craft, you get experiences that are not only aesthetic, but user-friendly and memorable.
I design on intuition and iterate on data. I do the bulk of my work in Figma. I use v0 for conceptual prototyping, and when I want to demonstrate the real feel of a product, I build interactive flows in ProtoPie. I’m also diving into motion design, learning After Effects and Rive to add a new dimension to my work.
memento
Outside of design, you’ll find me doing calisthenics, learning new languages, obsessing over cinema, or hanging out with my design friends on Discord — trading insights, feedback, and the occasional meme. I read a bit, too.
I’m currently looking for full-time product design roles. If you’re hiring — or just want to chat design — hit me up on any of the platforms below.
Appreciate you reading this far!
Take care,
Experience
2+ years
Product Designer at NexusGPT
Freelance
Product Designer at Intent UX
Design friends
Oh so many
Anna Hsiao
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Clayton Harding
Designer at Intuit
Evan Quan
Designer at Twingate
Jin Yong
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Meris Imamovic
Web3 Designer
Miggy Fajardo
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Om Nagarkar
Design Engineer at Tinder
Richard Du
Designer
Saugat Yadav
Designer at Airfoil Studios
Tariq Sokkarie
Designer at American Eagle
Xavier Woo
Designer at Discord
Designers that inspire me
Always learning
Oğuz Yağiz Kara
Design Visionary at Lué Studio
Jaythan Elam
CEO at Jointley
Minh Ly
Design Director
Ludvig Rask
Designer at Medusa
James McDonald
Designer at Clerk
Marco Cornacchia
Designer at Vercel
Jordan Singer
CEO at Mainframe
Ken Pena
Designer at Studio Freight
Pranathi Peri
Designer at Vercel
Rauno Freiberg
Designer Engineer at Vercel
Perry Wang
Designer at Discord
Andy Davies
Designer at Apple
Let's talk
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