About
A little about me and how I work.
I am Muhammad Al-Saifi. I started designing when I was young and never really stopped. Over the years I have come to care most about the purpose behind the work, and about doing it with sincerity and care.
How I started
I started designing very early, long before I had a name for what I was doing. I moved through several fields along the way: graphic design, video, visual work, animation, and most of what sits around them.
In 2017 I found user experience design, and it pulled everything together: the visual side I already loved, an interest in how people behave, and a quiet habit of watching how they deal with the world around them. I began as a freelancer, passed through a few roles and teams, and today I work as an independent product designer.
How I work
I care about the real purpose and value behind a product, and I try to leave some meaning in the things I make. I value responsibility, ownership, clarity, and a high standard, both in how people are treated and in the quality of the work itself.
I prefer working with people who genuinely care about what they're building. I try to find what's useful and beautiful in feedback, even when it's hard to hear.
What I hold to
More than anything, I want to do the work with sincerity, responsibility, and excellence, mindful of Allah in what I make. It is a quiet intention, but it sets the standard I hold myself to.
I am drawn to deep understanding, honest work, and real needs.
Outside work
Outside work I make room for family and friends, for walking, writing, reading, and quiet reflection. I read literature and biographies, and a novel now and then. I keep recording ideas as they come, and I like to learn the craft and the industry behind any project I take on.
I am glad to help people who are just starting out, anyone trying to build an idea, and anyone I can genuinely be of use to, even when there is no budget. I am also open to charitable work, in design and beyond it.
Experience
Independent Product Designer · Working with founders
2025Designing products with founders and small teams, from the first flows to launch.
Senior UX Designer · Elithair · Türkiye
2024–25Auditing and redesigning landing pages and the main site, and building a design system for faster prototyping.
Senior Product Designer · Sola Salons, via Outliant · United States
2024Reworking the search and booking experience with the product and engineering team.
Product Designer · Outliant · United States
2021–24Designing 20+ products: a proposal tool, dashboards, internal platforms, and shared design systems.
Visual & Web Designer · ReporTech · Saudi Arabia
2019–21Building websites for clients across the MENA region, and designing reports and infographics for a major publication.
Computer & Systems Engineering · Zagazig University
2017–22Studying engineering while teaching myself design on the side.
Right now
- Working independently with founders
- Building an inheritance calculator
- Reading literature and biographies
- Writing notes more regularly
- Walking, and keeping a notebook close
Focus areas
Product design, UX research, Design systems, Interaction design, Web design, Landing pages, UI animation, Visual design
