Colombo, Sri Lanka · Open to work

I design interfaces that earn the second tap, .

I'm Shenil, a UX/UI designer who treats every project like a case file. Real users, real friction, documented thinking. Sri Lanka has no shortage of broken digital experiences. I go find them, take them apart, and put them back together properly.

Have a project? Let's make it work.

Tell me what you're building. I'll reply personally with clear next steps, no sales fluff.

  • Sri Lanka+94
  • United States+1
  • Canada+1
  • United Kingdom+44
  • Australia+61
  • India+91
  • Singapore+65
  • UAE+971
  • Germany+49
  • France+33
  • Japan+81
  • China+86
  • South Africa+27
  • New Zealand+64

Private & spam-free. Real replies, not a bot.

Got it. Expect a reply within 24 hours.

Stamped & verified
How I work

Four steps. No skipped chapters.

who's struggling?
01

Find the friction

I start with a real person's frustration, not a brief. Who's dealing with this, and what does it actually feel like for them?

Field note

I look for people who've quietly given up on a workaround. That's louder than any complaint.

why, really?
02

Dig past the symptom

I talk to people who live the problem. I write down what surprised me, and what I assumed that turned out to be wrong.

Field note

"Too slow" is rarely about speed. Usually trust broke down somewhere in the middle.

what's the reason?
03

Design with reasons

Every screen has a "why" behind it. I move fast with AI where it earns its keep, but the decisions stay mine.

Field note

If I can't explain a decision in one sentence, it isn't ready to ship yet.

does it hold up?
04

Test, then trust it

I put it in front of real users before I call it done. What broke? What changed because of that? That's the part most people skip.

Field note

The best feedback is silence: someone using it without ever needing to ask what to do next.

Case files

I went looking for broken things, and took them apart.

Real problems, sorted by what kind of fight they were. No client briefs handed to me. I found these, studied the people stuck with them, and designed my way out.

LOADING PROJECTS…
Blog

Notes on design, written down before I forget them.

Longer thoughts that don't fit in a case file: process notes, opinions, and things I learned the hard way. Flip through like a stack of field notes.

01 / 01
Selected work

A few more things I've shipped, prototyped, or broken on purpose.

For recruiters

Here's my CV. Printed fresh, just for you.

Scroll here and it prints itself, every line itemised, nothing buried. Tear it off and keep it.

THERMAL · SC-01

Shenil Cooray

UX / UI Designer, Colombo, Sri Lanka

NO. 0042· · ·

Email[your@email.com]
Phone[+94 ​XX XXX XXXX]
LinkedIn[/in/shenilcooray]
Portfolio[this page]

Experience

[Job Title][Company] · [Start] – [End]
[Job Title][Company] · [Start] – [End]
[Job Title][Company] · [Start] – [End]

Education

[Degree / Programme][Institution] · [Year]

Skills

Tools[Figma, etc.]
Strengths[Research, prototyping]
AI workflow[How you use it]
Total experience[X yrs]

SC · 01   2 026   71049