I turn complex workflows into software people use daily, from first brief to shipped product.

I'm Nishan, a UI/UX designer and product designer from Nepal. I love building SaaS products from idea to launch, taking them from user research and flows to polished UI and developer handoff. I also work in frontend, so what I design is built the way it was drawn.

4+ years · Figma, design systems, research · Bhaktapur, Nepal

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Product Designer

Idea Associates · since 2025

Selected work

Three products, end to end.

Each case study covers the problem, the decisions and trade-offs, and the screens that came out of them.

Eng Sutra dashboard
Product Design Live

Eng Sutra

From a calculator app to an exam-prep platform

I led product and design to grow Eng Sutra from a utility with 120+ calculators and a BOQ builder into a daily-use platform for Nepal Engineering Council license candidates, with an MCQ bank, readiness scores, e-books and bookmarks.

Role
Product Designer
Platform
Web & mobile app
Product Design SaaS · B2B

Chairlyo CRM

An operations platform for multi-branch salons

I designed the full product, from the platform owner's console to the front desk: a live floor view of who is waiting and in session, billing with partial payments and Fonepay, loyalty and memberships, expenses, reports and role-based permissions across 30+ screens.

Role
Product Designer
Platform
Web dashboard
Chairlyo branch dashboard
Orbit order analytics dashboard
UI/UX Design AI product

Orbit Chat AI

A no-code AI assistant and shared inbox for small businesses

Businesses train an assistant on their own website, files and answers, then run conversations across Instagram, Messenger, TikTok and WhatsApp. I designed it from sign-up to daily operations, focused on fast setup, controllable AI and a clean hand-off to human agents.

Role
Product Designer
Platform
Web dashboard + chat widget

Other projects

Client work shown as screenshots. Hover to take a closer look.

Models gallery with bookmark and tag cards Completed tasks table with sample images and OpenPose references Image detail page with prompt, negative prompt and generation settings Add new task modal with model, sample image and instruction fields

Content Management System

Admin tool for managing images, tasks, tag-based content ranking, prompts and models. UI/UX design, wireframes and prototypes.

Home screen with update notice and announcements, in Japanese Project list with search and new project button, in Japanese Request format input form, in Japanese Confirmation screen summarising the request, in Japanese

Task Management System

A Japanese-language task manager for a client in Japan, designed in Figma with translation plugins to handle text length and layout.

About

Designer first. Builder by habit.

I started out in graphic design, picked up frontend development and WordPress along the way, and found my place designing digital products that are both clear and buildable.

Knowing how things are built makes me a better designer. I know what is feasible, I speak the same language as developers, and I often run the delivery too: scoping releases, planning sprints and keeping the team moving. I've worked with national and international clients, which taught me to design for context, from Nepali front desks to Japanese task boards.

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Design systems
  • Prototyping
  • User research
  • Information architecture
  • HTML & CSS
  • WordPress
  • Sprint planning

How I work

  1. 01

    Discover

    Talk to the people who'll use it, map how they work today, and find where it breaks.

  2. 02

    Define

    Turn findings into flows, structure and a clear v1 scope that developers can build from.

  3. 03

    Design

    Wireframes to high fidelity on a shared design system, with every empty, error and edge state drawn.

  4. 04

    Deliver

    Annotated handoff, sprint planning and design QA until it ships.

Testimonials

What people say

"Nishan quickly became the person we trust to take an idea from a rough brief to a product our developers can build. On Eng Sutra he owned both the design and the product decisions: structuring 120+ calculators, planning releases and keeping the team aligned. He brings a designer's eye and a manager's discipline, and he delivers."

Bijay Kumar Prajapati

Founder & Director, Idea Associates

"Nishan did an outstanding job designing and developing my accounting business website. He understood my needs from the start and delivered a clean, professional, and user-friendly site. The booking system he built has made a real difference to how I manage clients. Great communication, met deadlines, and was always responsive. Highly recommend, I'll definitely work with him again."

Meena Shakya

CEO, Wisebooks Tax & Accounting

"Working with Nishan was a great experience. He took time to understand our needs, delivered beyond expectations, and brought real passion and professionalism to every step. Highly recommended."

Maya Shrestha Bhattarai

Founder, Cherish Functional Wellness

Get in touch

Let's work together

Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it. Send me a message and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Location
Bhaktapur, Nepal
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