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I mentor designers, free.

Free 1:1 sessions on ADPList. Bring your portfolio, a design or a career question. Leave with clear next steps.

Zair Abbas, UX/UI designer based in Karachi, Pakistan, talking a group through a Figma user flow on a big screen

What we can work on

Each session is built around your goal. Bring the thing you're stuck on.

  1. Portfolio review

    We go through your portfolio together. I show you how to tell each project as a story: the problem, your decisions and what changed.

    Bring
    Your portfolio, a case study or a project you're about to present.
    You leave with
    Specific fixes, so your work lands with recruiters and design leads.
  2. Design critique

    Show me the screens and walk me through your thinking. I find what's confusing and help you pick a better direction.

    Bring
    A Figma file, a flow, a dashboard or a prototype.
    You leave with
    Feedback in priority order, and a clear next version to make.
  3. Career guidance

    A first job, a step up to senior or lead, or global work from Pakistan. Tell me where you are and we work out the next step. I've lived most of it.

    Bring
    Your situation, your goals and your questions.
    You leave with
    Concrete steps on your portfolio, skills and positioning.
  4. Designers who build

    Webflow, AI tools and prototyping, and how a design becomes a working product. I made calog.cc on my own, so this is home ground.

    Bring
    A design you want to build, or a tool you want to learn.
    You leave with
    A plan for building it, and the tools to start with.
For every level
  • First job
  • Mid-level
  • Senior
  • Aspiring leads

In their words

Mentees, colleagues and the rooms I've taught in. Tap a quote to read it in full.

ADPList
“An exceptional designer, leader and mentor.”
Camie WongMentee, Canada, 2024
ADPList

“He even explained using real world examples.”

Amrita AlexMentee, 2023
Zair and three others in front of a presentation screen after a workshop at Habib University
SessionsHabib University
ADPList

“Extremely knowledgeable on the subject of UI/UX.”

Ali SaqibMentee, 2024
ADPList

“His authority in the field truly shines through.”

Farhan KhanMentee, 2023
LinkedIn

“One of the best guys to learn from and work with.”

Shahzad KhanReported to me, 2009

Learning

Figma to Webflow

LinkedIn

“I learned a great deal from Zair.”

Abdul Qadir MohiuddinWorked with me, 2010
Zair speaking into a microphone at a podium, a Figma user flow on the screen behind him
On stageTalks on Figma

InterviewBuilding calog.cc with AI

Zair at a lectern presenting a Figma user flow, gesturing with both hands
WorkshopsFigma, live
Zair Abbas in 2006, smiling at his desk beside a CRT monitor, a cup of tea and a printed brief
I taught myself design in Karachi, with no designer to call when I got stuck. Every session is the hour I wish I'd had.
Me in 2006, the year I started

How to book

How to book

  1. 1

    Book

    Pick an open slot on ADPList and tell me what you want to work on.

  2. 2

    Send your work

    Your portfolio, a Figma file or a short note. A little reading first means more of the session goes to feedback.

  3. 3

    Talk it through

    30 to 60 minutes on video, your work on screen. You leave with a short list of what to fix first.

Book on ADPList ↗

Free, 30 to 60 minutes. Live availability is on ADPList.

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