Freelance UX/UI & Product Designer in Sydney

8+ years designing digital products for Australian businesses — in-house and freelance. Strategy, UX, and UI that drives real results.

Proven design experience with brands of all sizes

CommBank
UNSW
RewardPay
Monaco Lawyers
CommBank
UNSW
RewardPay
Monaco Lawyers
CommBank
UNSW
RewardPay
Monaco Lawyers
CommBank
UNSW
RewardPay
Monaco Lawyers

Trusted by teams & founders

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Rated 5 stars on Google
Mark Dawes

Mark Dawes

RewardPay

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

Yashu Singh

Yashu Singh

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

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 result!

Case Studies

Real projects, real results. See how I've helped businesses improve their products and drive growth through strategic design.

UX/UI & Product Design Services

From one-off projects to ongoing fractional design support — strategy, UX/UI design, and AI-powered development that scales with your business.

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Product Strategy & UX Audit

Validate your product idea and uncover usability gaps before investing further.

  • Research users, target audiences, and their core pain points
  • Audit UX through usability testing and expert review
  • Clarify information architecture and messaging direction
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Product Design Powered by AI

Redesign or launch products with intuitive, modern interfaces that customers love to use.

  • Build scalable design systems and component libraries
  • Test prototypes and MVPs early to catch issues before launch
  • Support engineering handoff and launch readiness
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AI Website Development

Get a fast, scalable website built with AI-powered tools that looks great and is easy for your team to manage.

  • Build custom small to mid-sized websites and marketing sites
  • Use WordPress or AI tools like Lovable, Claude, and Codex
  • Support deployment and handoff for your team
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AI Design Consulting

Advise on AI-powered design workflows and tools that streamline your team and eliminate tedious manual work.

  • Choose AI tools that fit your team and goals
  • Create skill docs and brand guidelines your team can reuse
  • Help your team make prototypes and brand assets with AI
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Michael John Doring

Michael John Doring

Marketing Manager, Monaco Solicitors

WorkedwithGabrielonarefreshfortheMonacoSolicitorswebsite.Iwasonthewireframingsideofthings,sketchingoutourinitialideas,andGabrielwastheoneturningthosesketchesintosuperpolishedfinaldesignsinFigma.

Theguy'snotjusttalented;he'squickandno-nonsense,too.Noendlessback-and-forth,justclear,efficientworkthatnailedwhatwewereafter.Ourdevs,who'veseenafairshareofdesigns,weregenuinelyimpressedwithhisFigmafiles,whichspeaksvolumes!

Ifyou'reonthehuntforaUXdesignerwho'snotonlygoodbutalsosupereasyandfasttoworkwith,Gabriel'syourman.Reallypleasedwithhoweverythingturnedoutandwouldn'thesitatetoworkwithhimagain!

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.

Areas of expertise

Product Design
UX Design
UI Design
Design Systems
Figma
Claude Code
AI Design

My recent experience

FreelanceGH Product DesignCurrently
Specialist UI DesignerCommonwealth Bank2022–25

Let's start something big

Open to full-time, freelance, and contract work. Book a free 30min intro call to chat or send me an email.

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