UX/UI Designer & Instructor
Yan Paing Aung is a UX/UI Designer and instructor with over four years of experience designing digital experiences for startups and businesses across Myanmar, Japan, Singapore, and the United States. With a background in Business Management and a Master’s degree in Interaction Design, he brings together business thinking, user-centered design, and visual craft to solve complex product challenges.
His main focus is UX/UI Design, Design Direction, and Product Thinking. He approaches design from both the user and business perspective, translating complex requirements into clear, intuitive, and purposeful digital experiences. Alongside his core practice, he also works across Web Design, Brand Design, Visual Design, and Motion, giving him a broader view of how product experience and visual communication work together.
LinkedInHis approach goes beyond visual execution. He considers user needs, product goals, business requirements, and system-level consistency when shaping digital experiences, helping teams move from ideas and requirements toward solutions that are clear, usable, and purposeful.
Yan Paing Aung has contributed to more than 20 digital products and experiences, including websites, mobile applications, and SaaS platforms across industries such as EdTech, HR, F&B, automotive, e-commerce, and media. His experience includes both local and international projects, giving him exposure to different product contexts, client needs, and ways of working.
At Future Now Agency, he delivered websites and applications across multiple industries and contributed to products such as Story App, an audiobook platform with text-synced navigation. His work included user interviews, journey mapping, and product-focused UX design to identify pain points and improve digital experiences.
He later joined Next Innovations Japan Agency as a Senior UI/UX Designer, where he worked with Japanese clients and regional teams on websites and digital products. He also led the UI/UX team, mentored junior designers, and guided structured design reviews to support consistent quality across projects.
More recently, his work has included AI-powered products, SaaS platforms, language-learning experiences, and conversion-focused websites. Across these projects, he focuses on connecting user needs, product strategy, and business objectives to create meaningful and effective experiences.
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