Get to Know Me
I'm Salaheddine Lafnouche, a Google-certified UX/UI Designer from Khemisset, Morocco. Before design, I spent five years teaching programming inside a military institution. That environment taught me how to collaborate under pressure, solve problems with limited resources, and communicate complex ideas clearly — skills that transfer directly into design work.
With a team of five, I helped design and build an edtech tool that made a complex signal-processing concept learnable and usable — my first real lesson in turning expert knowledge into something anyone can navigate. That's the thread that led me to UX. My technical training was rooted in systems modelling — frameworks for turning manual systems into digital ones. UX does the same thing, but for human behaviour. The shift felt natural. I earned my Google UX Design certification in 2026.
I code on the front end too — HTML, CSS, JavaScript — so I design with what's buildable in mind and collaborate with developers without translation gaps.
Wherever I land next, the goal is the same: make complex things simple, clear, and usable for everyone. Inclusive design isn't a checkbox for me — it's the starting point.
My Process
Whether you're building something new or fixing something broken — here's how I think about design problems.
I start with the people who will use what we build. User interviews, competitive audits, contextual observation — not to confirm assumptions, but to challenge them. Your users know things you don't. I find out what those things are.
Most design briefs describe a symptom, not a cause. I help teams separate the two. A clear problem statement is the difference between building the right thing and building the right thing wrong.
Wireframes, prototypes, usability tests — I move fast and test early. Iteration isn't a phase; it's the habit. Bad ideas fail fast and cheap. Good ideas get better with every round of feedback.
Accessibility isn't added at the end — it's built in from the start. Every solution I deliver is designed to work for the full range of people who might use it: different abilities, devices, contexts, and cognitive loads.
Explainable AI (XAI) so users understand recommendations. Non-technical language and synesthetic inputs (mood, color, texture).
No olfactory vocabulary neededWCAG 2.1 AA compliance from day one. Privacy-first cycle features hidden in settings. Visual impairment & contrast support.
Component libraryBackground
YouScent · Casablanca
Tech4U · Self-project
Military Institution · Morocco
5 years · 5-person team · 1 shipped edtech tool
2025 – 2026
Google UX Design Professional Certificate Verified ✓Coursera
7-course programme covering the full UX process — user research, empathy mapping, competitive analysis, wireframing, high-fidelity prototyping in Figma, usability testing, and iterative design.
2018 – 2021
C.I.T Kenitra · Military Programme
Project-based curriculum covering database design with Merise, system modelling with UML, and CISCO networking fundamentals.
2017 – 2018
Moussa Inbo Noussair · Life & Earth Sciences
Design
Technical
Tools
Transferable
Let's Talk
I'm available for freelance projects and collaborations. If you're building something people will use — I want to help you get it right.
or reach me at salaheddinelafnouche@gmail.com