Cigul

A digital design agency with over 30+ top designers, developers and creatives. 10 years of experience delivering exceptional results for clients.

Chief Executive Officer

Upwork

👑 I have been working with top tier client via Upwork contract ✅ platform services and looking for the next big remote position. Worked with top startups valued combined at $7M such as CryptoMok, Egantly, Blobsi, Again, Bushpa, myHarry, Because and more.

✅ Complete UX and Product Strategy Creation
✅ Created Hifi Mockups and Complete Design Systems
✅ Pitch Decks, Marketing Material and UI Components
✅ Developer Guidance and Integrations
✅ Websites, App and Product ( Specialized support for Startups)

Senior Product Designer

5four Digital 

Full Time Remote Position, Worked with amazing portfolio of clients delivering high quality work.
🧪 Designed sitemaps, user flows and UX personas
🧩 Conducted user research and creating mood boards
🧵 Created low-fidelity wireframes and sketches
🎨 Created brand guidelines, brand identities and design systems
💎 Created Webflow templates for marketplaces
🔮 Designed High-fidelity mockups and visuals for web clients

UX & Digital Designer

Digi9 Creative

Worked as a Product Designer for a portfolio of Clients across the World.
🏆 Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
📁 Designing graphic user interface element & design systems
📤 Build page navigation buttons and search fields
🪓 Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites functions
🔍 Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
📘 Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

UI UX Designer

2 Dam Creative Pty Ltd

💬 Developed intuitive, usable and engaging interactions and creative designs 
💥 Solved briefs using contemporary, creative conceptual design skills
🧱 Constructed and maintained technical project specifications and design flow charts
🕓 Researched, evaluated and proposed software/project/website needs
🏅Wrote and maintained program code to meet system requirements
🌐 Developed websites using CMS such as Wordpress, Joomla and Squarespace.

User Interface Designer

Vodafone

User Interface Designer Intern

$100M+ in Clients Revenue with High-converting Landing Pages, Websites, and Apps | Founder of UIFry & Xeon Agency ($1.2M/Y) 👉 DM to work with me!

Founder of Cigul. My journey from a freelancer to an agency owner generating $1.2M per year has been an exciting adventure filled with learning and growth.

My Story:

Back in 2014, I went to Australia for my bachelor's in IT. Despite the formal education, I realized that real-world experience was where the true learning happened. After working with top-tier agencies in Australia for three years, I moved to New York in 2021.

I began my freelancing journey as a UI designer in 2018, leveraging platforms like Upwork and Fiverr. Through dedication and strategic efforts, I built my solo service business and started making $100K/year within 12 months. By 2020, the workload had increased significantly, prompting me to hire my first full-time employee. 

Today, Cigul boasts a team of 40+ exceptional designers, helping us generate $950K/year in the UI/UX and Web Design domains. Additionally, I grew my Instagram community to over 50K followers in just six months at @zeeuiux.

Why Work with Me?

- Proven track record in generating $100M+ in client revenue
- Expertise in creating high-converting landing pages, websites, and apps
- High-speed delivery - just take 24 hours to a website

Let’s Collaborate: Whether you’re looking to transform your digital presence or need guidance in the UI/UX field, Cigul here to help. Connect with me via DM or email at work@szeeshan.com.

Zee Shawn

Christopher Nguyen

UX Playbook

UX education is broken, why?

🤑 Bootcamps are extortion
😵‍💫 Over emphasis on Figma
🫠 No real world preparation
😫 No career focus just skills
🫨 Getting started is confusing
🤥 Theory taught isn’t practical

That's why I created UX Playbook.

At UX Playbook, I help frustrated designers figure out how to take control of their education, make better decisions, and ultimately build the career they want. 

Over 17,000 designers, from 90 countries, are using my playbooks to better their career.

300+ five star reviews.

Learn more: www.uxplaybook.org

Founder

The Design of Everyday People Livestream

Livestream AMAs, where I speak to design experts, from all over the world.

Livestream Host

Play of the Week Newsletter

Get UX mentorship in your inbox. 2-minute read. Every Wednesday. Absolutely free.

Writer

Backlog

Antler

Entrepreneur in Residence

Playstack

Co-Founder

Divvy Notion

CoiBoi

BAEMIN Vietnam (Woowa Bros.)

Designing thinking training with Baemin's leadership teams

Design Thinking Trainer

MoMo (M_Service)

Facilitating Design Sprints for multiple product teams inside MoMo for their B2C and B2B2C products

Design Sprint Facilitator

I help UX designers go from Fuzziness to Focused (uxplaybook.org), now Freedom (backlog.design)

I went from 0 experience to Head of Design in 4 years.

Then, in 2020, I quit.

Leaving the high-paying salary and status of working at a FinTech unicorn behind.

The job I once dreamed of wasn't align with my values.

But, I wasn't ready to give up on UX.

I intrinsically want to help other designers succeed. 

Working with 100s of designers, I realised that most designers are in someway self taught, but why? 

Because most UX education is incredibly expensive, lack accessibility, and real-world practicality.

I had a hypothesis.

Designers craved for education that 1) cuts to the core, 2) applies to every day scenarios, 3) templatized execution, 4) affordable, and 5) personalized 

Thus levelling the playing field for equal opportunities in the design industry.

So, I started an experiment in mid 2020. 

And the results were pretty phenomenal.

We grew 1400% in one year.

It was clear people valued UX Playbook.

My mission is to "Make UX Education Accessible & Enjoyable." 

My impact:

→ 14,000,000+ content impressions in the last 2 years
→ 270,000+ weekly newsletters & blogs read
→ 92,000+ people following my daily UX content
→ 17,000+ people downloaded my UX guides & templates
→ 1000+ people, from 84+ countries, bought my products 

If you want to learn more about how I can help you as a designer, you can check out:

FAST TRACK DESIGNER BUNDLE

In this 6 product bundle, you will learn how to thrive in your UX career. Build a kickass portfolio, learn how to job hunt, and master UX frameworks for project success, grow meaningfully, and lead your first design team. It’s packed with 93,000+ words, 130+ videos, 125+ templates, and 200+ examples. Join 15,000+ designers using this system to level up.

→ https://uxplaybook.org/fast

BACKLOG

If you're looking to replace your 9 to 5, become an independent designer, and kickstart your designpreneur journey, join us a Backlog. Be part of our tight-knit community, get personalized coaching, and access our resources made for design founders.

→ https://backlog.design

Email: hello@uxplaybook.org
YouTube, Twitter, IG: @uxchrisnguyen

Co-Founder & CPO

10 psychology rules to 10x your UX Design:


1. Choice paralysis: ↓ options, ↑ user satisfaction

2. Less is more: Cognitive load matters. Keep it simple

3. Feedback is key: Fast responses keep users engaged

4. Reciprocity rules: Offer value, and they’ll return the favor

5. Consistency over chaos : Predictable experiences build trust

6. Endowment effect: Humans love ownership, let users customize

7. Humans err, designs adjust: Foresee mistakes, provide easy fixes

8. Hierarchy guides eyes: Lead users with size, color, and placement

9. Emotions → actions: Evoke the right feeling, prompt the right move

10. Spacing effect: Spaced repetition enhances memory, revisit key info


Design not just for eyes, but minds.

P.S. What’s your favourite principle (1-10)?

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I study these 7 sites
(not for inspiration)

The internet is full of “inspirational” portfolios.

Sadly, most designers copy the wrong things ↓

✘ They copy the layout
✘ They copy the colours
✘ They copy the branding
✘ They copy the animations
✘ They copy the positioning

The number one thing they should copy

But almost nobody does…

✨ The strategy ✨

Here are 7 sites to “copy” from ↓

✓⃝ pfolios.net
✓⃝ pafolios.com
✓⃝ personalsit.es
✓⃝ bestfolios.com
✓⃝ prettyfolio.com
✓⃝ wallofportfolios.in
✓⃝ portfolioproject.io

The value isn’t only in their visuals.

It’s in their strategic decisions:

→ How they tell their story
→ How they guide attention
→ How they frame problems
→ How they quantify success
→ How they position their role
→ How they simplify complexity
→ How they highlight collaboration

A recruiter’s attention span = one TikTok swipe.

In 3 seconds, they need to see:

• You fix problems
• You know your process
• You can make business impact

If it’s clear → interview.
If not → next.

A good portfolio sells you in seconds.

It makes recruiters think:

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.”

Summer is over.

School is officially in session.

Good luck kids!

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P.S. In the comments, I tell you how to reverse-engineer great portfolios.

I’m sick of reviewing portfolios.
Unless they have these 7 things:

1. Targeted audience

↳ You speak directly to me, not the void 
↳ Your work aligns with the role you want

2. Clear value proposition

↳ You tell me why you're different in the first paragraph
↳ No generic "passionate designer" nonsense

3. Human fingerprints everywhere

↳ Your personality shines through
↳ I can tell a real person (not AI) created this

4. Concise and focused

↳ You show 3-4 stellar projects, not 10 mediocre ones
↳ You respect my limited attention span

5. Simple navigation

↳ I can find your case studies in 5 seconds
↳ No flashy UI patterns that make me work

6. Tangible proof you deliver

↳ You show metrics and outcomes, not just pretty screens
↳ I see the business value you created

7. Consistent brand identity

↳ Your details match (colors, typography, voice)
↳ Shows me you care about craft


After reviewing 1000+ portfolios, 
I can spot a winner in 30 seconds flat.

Forget what design influencers tell you...

A great portfolio isn't about: 
- Trendy designs 
- Famous clients 
- Fancy animations

It's about creating a clear, compelling story that shows: 
→ Who you actually are 
→ What problems you solve 
→ Why I should pick up the phone

I've rejected gorgeous portfolios from talented designers 
Because they failed to answer these basic questions.

Your portfolio has one job: generate interest. 
If that’s not happening, you’ve failed.

Iterate more.

PS: Which no. do you struggle with most?

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