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Every designer has a map. Here’s mine.

From a kid with crayons to designing for brands across five regions. Scroll, and walk the road with me: every stop is a real moment that shaped how I work today.

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ChildhoodSketchbook Valley2018Launchpad2019 – 22Security Fort2020 – 21Agency City~4 yearsAcademy HarbourNowBangaloreTap a place to jump there
Chapter 01Sketchbook ValleyWhere it started
Childhood01 / 19

It ran in the family.

All my sisters were artists. I grew up watching them draw, picked up a pencil myself, and never really put it down.

Me, drawing as a kid
Age 1002 / 19

My first website. At ten.

On our home PC, on a local server, I built my first website with nothing but HTML and CSS.

At the computer, age 10
Age 1003 / 19

I turned Windows into a web page.

Instead of opening folders the usual way, I made that website my own file explorer, “Dilu’s PC”: documents, games, films, apps, music and pictures, one click away.

My first website: Dilu’s PC, a file explorer built in HTML and CSS, open in Internet Explorer
School04 / 19

First place, again.

Drawing competitions at school became a habit, and so did coming first.

My school certificates
Class 805 / 19

A jury award for animation.

I taught myself animation and won the jury award for Best 2D Animated Cartoon in eighth grade.

Jury award, best 2D animation
Chapter 02LaunchpadInto the industry · 2018
2018 · Kochi06 / 19

My first internship.

Studies done, I started my career as a web development intern at Community Valley in Kochi.

My internship desk at Community Valley, Kochi: a laptop on a marble table by the balcony, with a chessboard beside it
201807 / 19

Project one: say it anonymously.

An anonymous messaging platform. Put your link in your Facebook or Instagram bio, and anyone can write what they really think about you.

The anonymous messaging page: Say something about Alex, with a Send anonymously button
Chapter 03Security FortA detour · 2019
201908 / 19

A detour into cybersecurity.

I studied cybersecurity and worked in the field for a year and a half, learning how the web breaks from the inside.

With the cybersecurity team at an event
1.5years in cybersecurityStudied it, then worked in it
2020 – 202209 / 19

One of 40 Nullcon Con-trollers.

From 2020 to 2022, I was selected as one of just 40 Con-trollers, the crew behind Nullcon, the international security conference in Goa.

The Nullcon 2020 Con-troller team on stage in Goa, in yellow t-shirts
The Nullcon Con-troller team on stage, in blue t-shirts
Chapter 04Agency CityReal clients · 2020 to 2021
2020 · Kochi10 / 19

My first real client.

I joined a company at CITTIC, CUSAT’s innovation centre in Kochi, as a web designer and developer, and shipped my first project for a paying client.

The CITTIC building at CUSAT, Kochi, where I worked as a web designer and developer
9 months11 / 19

30+ clients in 9 months.

Brief after brief, site after site. This is where my skills really took shape, across every kind of business.

30+clients in 9 months, one dot each
Feb 202112 / 19

Creative Head & Digital Platform Manager.

At my next company I became creative head, leading the team with ideas across branding, web design and more. At the same time, I ran a client’s whole digital platform: their cloud websites, apps and web apps.

With the RedTeam360 team
Chapter 05Academy HarbourTeaching and leading
Dotin13 / 19

From doing to teaching.

I joined Dotin Digital Academy as a technical trainer and started training students.

Me teaching a class at Dotin Digital Academy, with a wireframe sketch on the whiteboard
CTO14 / 19

Promoted to CTO.

I became the academy’s Chief Technology Officer and stayed for almost four years.

Me at work as CTO, at my sticker-covered laptop
CTODotin Digital AcademyAlmost four years leading technology
In parallel15 / 19

Leading UI/UX at Dotcom Creatives.

At the same time, I worked as UI/UX engineer and lead at Dotcom Creatives, the academy’s agency.

The Dotcom Creatives team at the Dotin Digital Academy graduation
Co-founder16 / 19

I co-founded a design academy.

To teach students the skills this era actually needs.

Graduation day at DCA: the graduates in caps and gowns with the team
A live session at DCA, students watching from the steps
Chapter 06Growth Bay → BangaloreToday
202517 / 19

IFP Nominee, UI Design.

Nominated for UI Design at the IFP 50-Hour Design Challenge 2025.

Me pointing at my IFP Nominee badge
The nominees on stage at the IFP 50-Hour Design Challenge winners announcement
HW Growth18 / 19

E-commerce, at scale.

At HW Growth Studio, as a hybrid web and e-commerce designer and developer, I worked with many more e-commerce brands.

A team selfie with the HW Growth Studio crew at a bowling alley
The team at work on laptops around a table at HW Growth Studio
Now19 / 19

Bangalore. Working worldwide.

Today I’m a freelancer, settled in Bangalore, helping clients around the world reach their goals online.

Map of Bengaluru, with my pin near Jayanagar and Koramangala
Bengaluru, IndiaOpen in Google MapsMap data © Google

What the journey added up to.

Every stop left a stamp. Here’s the passport so far.

Passport · TheUncoder
years8+on the road
clients100+brands across 5 regions
projects200+sites, stores and interfaces
students1,600+mentored and trained
#1Ranked #1 on Googlefor “UI UX Expert in India”
Google UX DesignProfessional Certificate
IFPIFP NomineeUI Design · 50-Hour Design Challenge 2025
NNullcon Con-troller1 of 40 selected · 2020 – 2022

Two hats, one head.

Most projects need a designer and a developer who talk to each other. You get both in one brain.

Research, user flows, wireframes, UI systems and clickable prototypes in Figma. Every screen has a job.

  • UX research
  • Information architecture
  • Wireframes
  • UI design systems
  • Prototypes
  • Food & product art direction

Shopify, WordPress, custom code and no-code builds that are fast, responsive and ready for search.

  • Shopify & Liquid
  • Shopflo checkout
  • WordPress
  • Custom code
  • Webflow & Framer
  • Speed & SEO

Beyond screens.

Meeting minds, mentoring hearts and making memories.

  • At KTX
  • IFP Festival
  • Mentoring days
  • On stage, keynote
  • Out with the team
  • Selfie at the venture office
  • Bowling night
  • A team selfie
  • At a festival, nominee badges on
  • At WordCamp Kerala 2024
  • Dotin Academy team
  • Keynote, again
  • With Ajay, founder of Midnay
  • With Art Guy Rob
  • With Hamzad Basheer, Dotin Digital Academy
  • With Roshan, Dotin Creative Academy
  • At Xylem
  • Behind the camera at a shoot
  • A night selfie at a startup summit
  • With the Futurix team
  • Team night
  • Team at the venture office
  • Team at Hug a Mug
  • With Farhan Bin Fazil, Offenso
  • With Sushin Shyam
  • With the founders of Craftamossaix
  • The team at the office
  • Reviewing shots at a studio shoot
  • With a speaker at a conference

Next stop

The next chapter is your project.

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The short version.

TheUncoder (Muhammed Dhilshad) is a freelance UI UX Expert in India based in Bangalore. For over 8 years TheUncoder has designed and built Shopify stores, websites and product interfaces for 100+ brands across India, the USA, the UK, the GCC and Fiji, taking each project from UX research and wireframes to a live, fast, conversion-focused product.

Brand
TheUncoder
Name
Muhammed Dhilshad
Role
Freelance UI UX Expert in India · Shopify Expert
Based in
Bangalore, India · works remotely worldwide
Experience
8+ years · 100+ brands · 200+ projects
Mentoring
1,600+ students · Former CTO, Dotin Digital Academy
Platforms
Figma · Shopify · WordPress · No-code
Recognition
IFP 50-Hour Design Challenge nominee (UI Design) · Google UX Design Certificate

What a UI UX expert does for your business

A UI UX expert makes a website or app easy to understand and easy to use, so more visitors become enquiries, sign-ups and customers. As a UI UX Expert in India, I research what your users need, plan the structure, design the interface in Figma and then build it myself, so one person is responsible from the first wireframe to launch.

Shopify and e-commerce UX

Most of my work is e-commerce of every kind: fashion, food and beverage, grocery, D2C, honey, pickles and lifestyle brands. I design product pages, collections, cart and checkout (including Shopflo), set up the store and keep improving it after launch with maintenance and store updates.

How I work

Discovery and UX research, information architecture, low-fidelity wireframes, high-fidelity UI, development in Shopify or WordPress, testing, launch and handover. Projects run remotely over calls and shared Figma files, so I work with businesses anywhere in India and abroad.

Questions people ask

Who is TheUncoder?

TheUncoder is a freelance UI UX Expert in India, based in Bangalore. TheUncoder is the professional name of Muhammed Dhilshad, who has over 8 years of experience designing and building websites, Shopify stores and product interfaces for 100+ brands across India, the USA, the UK, the GCC and Fiji.

Who is a UI UX expert in India for Shopify and e-commerce?

TheUncoder (Muhammed Dhilshad) is a UI UX Expert in India who specialises in Shopify and e-commerce. TheUncoder designs the UX, builds the store and sets up checkout, catalogue and conversion flows for fashion, food, grocery, D2C and lifestyle brands, then stays on for maintenance and updates.

What does TheUncoder do?

TheUncoder takes projects end to end as a freelancer: UX research, information architecture, wireframes, high-fidelity UI in Figma, then development in Shopify, WordPress or no-code tools until the site is live. Earlier, Muhammed Dhilshad was CTO at Dotin Digital Academy, and he has mentored more than 1,600 design and marketing students.

What recognition does TheUncoder have?

TheUncoder's humane-design app concept Sukun was nominated in the UI Design category of the IFP 50-Hour Design Challenge, selected from 1,766 designers across 248 cities and 14 countries. TheUncoder also holds the Google UX Design Professional Certificate.

How can I hire a UI UX expert in India?

You can send a project brief at theuncoder.com or email mail4theuncoder@gmail.com to book a free call. TheUncoder works remotely with clients across India and abroad, and most projects run over calls and shared Figma files.

Last updated October 2026 · Send a project brief · mail4theuncoder@gmail.com