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I turn user evidence into clear digital experiences.

I’m Rupam Barai, a UI/UX designer focused on mobile-first products — from research and information architecture to interaction decisions, prototyping and polished interfaces.

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UI/UX Designer · Mobile-first

Rupam Barai — UI/UX DesignerA minimal black and white designer wearing glasses, with gentle body and hand movements. Interface cards rise into view in a seamless four-second loop.

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From messy problems to clear product decisions.

A mix of research-heavy UX, collaborative redesigns and focused interface work.

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Bangladesh Travel

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Team Lead · 14-person Ostad project team · Tourism / Service Design · 2026

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Bangladesh Travel — Tourism Digital Services

Bringing fragmented tourism services into one connected journey.

A responsive tourism service experience connecting discovery, planning, provider verification, travel requirements, safety and issue resolution across Bangladesh’s fragmented digital ecosystem.

28-screen service experience

7 traveler interviews

30 survey responses

50 public traveler cases

Evidence shaped priorities around pricing transparency, provider trust, safety and offline access.

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Bangladesh Travel

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Team Lead · 14-person Ostad project team · Tourism / Service Design · 2026

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Bangladesh Travel — Tourism Digital Services

Bringing fragmented tourism services into one connected journey.

A responsive tourism service experience connecting discovery, planning, provider verification, travel requirements, safety and issue resolution across Bangladesh’s fragmented digital ecosystem.

28-screen service experience

7 traveler interviews

30 survey responses

50 public traveler cases

Evidence shaped priorities around pricing transparency, provider trust, safety and offline access.

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Daraz

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Team Lead & UI/UX Designer · 11-person Ostad project team · E-commerce · 2026

Daraz App — E-Commerce UX Redesign

Rethinking a high-friction shopping journey through research, structure and AI-assisted concepts.

A 20+ screen redesign spanning discovery, purchase, order and refund flows, with six AI-assisted shopping concepts derived from interview, survey and review findings through HMW synthesis.

20+ screens

11-person team

6 AI-assisted shopping concepts

WCAG-informed accessibility review

Published case study

KLM analysis in the case study reported 72% navigation efficiency, 61% checkout efficiency and 38% task-completion support across three user task analyses.

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Daraz

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Team Lead & UI/UX Designer · 11-person Ostad project team · E-commerce · 2026

Daraz App — E-Commerce UX Redesign

Rethinking a high-friction shopping journey through research, structure and AI-assisted concepts.

A 20+ screen redesign spanning discovery, purchase, order and refund flows, with six AI-assisted shopping concepts derived from interview, survey and review findings through HMW synthesis.

20+ screens

11-person team

6 AI-assisted shopping concepts

WCAG-informed accessibility review

Published case study

KLM analysis in the case study reported 72% navigation efficiency, 61% checkout efficiency and 38% task-completion support across three user task analyses.

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Rent Nei

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Solo UI/UX Designer & Product Strategist · Marketplace · 2026

Rent Nei — P2P Rental Marketplace

Designing trust into peer-to-peer renting for Bangladesh.

A trust-first two-sided rental experience translating handover, damage and payment concerns into clearer renter/lender flows and visible safety mechanisms.

3 interviews

100+ public reviews analyzed

Two-sided renter/lender experience

Key decisions: OTP pickup/return, before/after condition photos, transparent deposits, nearby discovery, availability, owner controls and category-based safety rules — shaped through competitor analysis, MoSCoW, a sitemap and end-to-end user flows.

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Rent Nei

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Solo UI/UX Designer & Product Strategist · Marketplace · 2026

Rent Nei — P2P Rental Marketplace

Designing trust into peer-to-peer renting for Bangladesh.

A trust-first two-sided rental experience translating handover, damage and payment concerns into clearer renter/lender flows and visible safety mechanisms.

3 interviews

100+ public reviews analyzed

Two-sided renter/lender experience

Key decisions: OTP pickup/return, before/after condition photos, transparent deposits, nearby discovery, availability, owner controls and category-based safety rules — shaped through competitor analysis, MoSCoW, a sitemap and end-to-end user flows.

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MyCash

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Solo UI Designer · Fintech · 2026

MyCash — Fintech UI Design

A mobile-money dashboard built around privacy and action hierarchy.

A focused mobile dashboard combining a tap-to-reveal balance, prioritized Send / Request / Recharge actions and scannable transaction states.

Tap-to-reveal balance

Send / Request / Recharge

Scannable transaction states

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MyCash

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Solo UI Designer · Fintech · 2026

MyCash — Fintech UI Design

A mobile-money dashboard built around privacy and action hierarchy.

A focused mobile dashboard combining a tap-to-reveal balance, prioritized Send / Request / Recharge actions and scannable transaction states.

Tap-to-reveal balance

Send / Request / Recharge

Scannable transaction states

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Largest team led

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Ostad Batch 56 leaderboard

100+

Rental-market public reviews analyzed

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Screens in the Bangladesh Travel service experience

How I work

Research first. Structure before polish.

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Understand

Start with evidence, context and constraints.

Interviews · Surveys · Review analysis · Competitor analysis · UX / heuristic review

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Synthesize

Turn findings into patterns, priorities and questions.

Research synthesis · Pain points · HMW · JTBD · MoSCoW

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Structure

Shape the experience before polishing screens.

Information architecture · Journeys · User flows · Wireframes

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Design

Turn structure into clear interaction and responsive interfaces.

Interaction design · Mobile-first UI · Prototyping · Design systems

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Review & Refine

Check the experience against the original problem, edge states and accessibility needs.

Design critique · Feedback · Accessibility checks · Iteration

Capabilities

What I can contribute.

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Research & Product Thinking

User interviews · Surveys · Review analysis · Competitor analysis · Heuristic evaluation · Research synthesis · HMW · JTBD · MoSCoW · Information architecture

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Research & Product Thinking

User interviews · Surveys · Review analysis · Competitor analysis · Heuristic evaluation · Research synthesis · HMW · JTBD · MoSCoW · Information architecture

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UX & Interface Design

User flows · Wireframing · Interaction design · Prototyping · Visual hierarchy · Responsive & mobile-first UI · Design systems · Accessibility & WCAG-informed design checks

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UX & Interface Design

User flows · Wireframing · Interaction design · Prototyping · Visual hierarchy · Responsive & mobile-first UI · Design systems · Accessibility & WCAG-informed design checks

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Leadership & AI-Assisted Workflow

Project roadmapping · Team coordination · Design critique · Peer mentoring · Figma · FigJam · ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Figma Make · Figma Agent

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Leadership & AI-Assisted Workflow

Project roadmapping · Team coordination · Design critique · Peer mentoring · Figma · FigJam · ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Figma Make · Figma Agent

Also working with: Adobe Photoshop · Illustrator · Premiere Pro · Notion · Google Workspace · HTML/CSS fundamentals

About

I care about why a product works — not only how it looks.

I started with UI because I enjoyed making interfaces. UX changed how I think: before polishing a screen, I want to understand the user, the evidence and the structure behind it. That now shapes how I work — research the problem, organize the experience, then design the interface.

In February 2027, I’ll begin a Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences in Software Development at Auckland University of Technology, building deeper technical context around the products I design.

Now

AI Driven UI/UX Design Career Track — Ostad

Batch 56 · #1 on the leaderboard among 120+ students · Class Representative

Now

AI Driven UI/UX Design Career Track — Ostad

Batch 56 · #1 on the leaderboard among 120+ students · Class Representative

Next

Auckland University of Technology

Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences · Software Development · Commencing February 2027

Next

Auckland University of Technology

Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences · Software Development · Commencing February 2027

Credential

Figma Design System — Grameenphone Academy · Certificate of Excellence

Outside design

Gaming · Bikes · Football · Movies & Series · Drawing · Vegan food & cooking

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