Freelance UX/UI & Product Designer in Sydney

Senior product design for Australian businesses without a design team — faster, because I design with AI.

Proven design experience with brands of all sizes

Trusted by teams & founders

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Mark Dawes

Mark Dawes

CEO, RewardPay

Gabriel is really easy to work with and his output was excellent.

Yashu Singh

Yashu Singh

Product Owner, CommBank

You come across as someone with great knowledge of your topic and bring a lot of experience to make things better.

Andrew Barton

Andrew Barton

Founder, Whistle

Gabriel has been working with us for the better part of two years. We have and continue to be happy with his flexibility in meeting our timeframes, collaboration and excellent…

Ram Prakash K

Ram Prakash K

UX Designer, CommBank

Gabriel consistently brought a strong eye for detail, deep understanding of design systems, and a knack for translating complex requirements into elegant UI solutions.

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Mourad

CTO, RewardPay

I've had the pleasure of working with Gabriel on multiple projects, and the results have always been exceptional. He's creative, prompt, and very easy to work with. I really value…

Alan Ung

Alan Ung

Software Engineer, CommBank

One of the most commendable aspects of your work on the CBA project has been your proactive communication. Your highly positive work ethic is evident in the way you promptly…

Michael John Doring

Michael John Doring

Marketing Manager, Monaco Compensation Lawyers

The guy's not just talented; he's quick and no-nonsense, too. No endless back-and-forth, just clear, efficient work that nailed what we were after. Our devs, who've seen a fair…

M

Mourad

CTO, RewardPay

I've had the pleasure of working with Gabriel on multiple projects, and the results have always been exceptional. He's creative, prompt, and very easy to work with. I really value…

Alan Ung

Alan Ung

Software Engineer, CommBank

One of the most commendable aspects of your work on the CBA project has been your proactive communication. Your highly positive work ethic is evident in the way you promptly…

Michael John Doring

Michael John Doring

Marketing Manager, Monaco Compensation Lawyers

The guy's not just talented; he's quick and no-nonsense, too. No endless back-and-forth, just clear, efficient work that nailed what we were after. Our devs, who've seen a fair…

Who I work best with

Australian businesses and startups without a design team, in any industry. Pick the one that sounds like you.

Sound familiar?

No design lead

You're shipping product without a designer, and it shows in the details — pages that don't match, clunky flows, a site that looks smaller than the business is.

Where I'd start

An ongoing design retainer

A set block of senior design hours each month for new pages, features and fixes — without hiring.

Run a dev studio or web agency without senior UX in-house? I also work white-label. Talk about a partnership

UX/UI & Product Design Services

Start with a UX audit, fix it with a project, keep improving on a retainer — UX, UI, interaction design and design systems, using AI to move faster.

UX Audit

  • Find what's costing you customers, ranked by impact
  • Sized to fit: one flow, a few key journeys, or the whole product
  • Findings as a report, annotated screens, or a recorded walkthrough
  • The low-risk first step before a redesign or a retainer

Website & App Design

  • A fixed-price quote for a new website, web app, or mobile app
  • Credible, easy-to-use UX, UI, and interaction design
  • Built on reusable components, and prototyped faster with AI
  • Make a half-built Lovable, Codex, or Claude project work

Ongoing Design Retainer

  • Senior design support every month, without hiring a designer
  • A set block of hours for new pages, features, and fixes
  • UI, interaction design, and design system upkeep in one place
  • Works alongside your developers, in-house or agency

Design System Setup

  • Tokens, core components, and usage guidelines in Figma
  • Ready for developers, so new pages stay consistent
  • Add features without redesigning every page
  • The same approach I used on CommBank’s design system

Not quite what you need?

Let's talk through your goals and shape the right support.

Gabriel Hidalgo - UX/UI Product Designer

Meet Gabriel

Product Designer (UX/UI) with 8+ years of experience designing production-ready interfaces grounded in strategic UX thinking, front-end/coding knowledge and a strong visual design background. I leverage AI tools across the design lifecycle to accelerate exploration and delivery.

Tools I use

  • Figma logo
  • Paper logo
  • Lovable logo
  • Cursor logo
  • Claude logo
  • Codex logo

My recent experience

FreelanceGH Product DesignCurrently
Specialist UI DesignerCommonwealth Bank2022–25

Let's start something big

Booking new projects and retainers. Book a free 30-minute call to talk through what you need, or send me an email.

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