Danura Ishara Jayakody
Designing thoughtful digital products that connect user needs with business goals.
About me
I'm Danura, a Senior UX Designer with 6+ years designing complex SaaS, B2B, and B2C products. My work covers research, wireframing, prototyping, UI design, and developer handoff. I like solving complex problems in applications and making things easier for the users every day.
New Westminster, BC
Selected Work
A few products I've helped shape.
Restaurant POS for hardware and software
CAKE POS Restaurant OS Redesign
Redesigning the checkout, menu, and ordering flows for the CAKE POS and Kitchen Display System.
Enterprise SaaS for governance, risk, and compliance
Riskonnect Enterprise GRC
Making enterprise risk, governance, and planning workflows easier to follow and finish.
B2B SaaS for property management, with dashboards and admin
MRI Property Management B2B Platforms
Making information-heavy property-management dashboards easier to use without losing important detail.
IoT dashboards for hotels and warehouses
JKIT IoT Device Monitoring Dashboards
Designing and building dashboards that monitor electronic devices and appliances across hotels and warehouses.
What I do
Design that holds up in production.
I work across research, interaction, visual, and systems, and I stay close to the code so the design actually ships.
Complex workflows
Simplifying multi-step SaaS and enterprise screens into clearer flows.
Design systems
Reusable components and documentation that cut developer rework by up to 70%.
End-to-end UX
Research, wireframes, prototypes, UI design, and developer handoff.
Front-end fluency
Comfortable in HTML, SCSS, JavaScript, React, Angular, and Storybook. I design things that ship cleanly.
Accessibility
Designing to WCAG so products work for more people, not fewer.
Business thinking
MBA-informed product and prioritisation decisions.
Tools & stack
Design, prototype, and ship.
Writing
Notes on design, systems & product.
I occasionally write about UX, design systems, and how design connects to business outcomes.
The design industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, with companies realizing…
The design industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, with companies realizing that delivering a great user experience is crucial to driving business success. However, this growth has also intensified competition among des…
The Invisible Revolution: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of UI/UX Design
The interface is disappearing. Not literally, but as we know it today.Picture this: You open an app, and before you even think about what you need, it already knows. The layout shifts subtly to highlight exactly what you’re looking for. The…
Design Systems: The Foundation of Great Digital Experiences.
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape of today, coherence and effectiveness are crucial for creating products that resonate with users and lead to business success. Enter the design system — a comprehensive framework that brings teams t…
On Dribbble
Inspirational designs I noodle on in my free time.
Side experiments, concepts, and visual explorations. The play space where ideas warm up before they earn a place in real product work.
Currently open to work
Have a product worth designing well?
I'd love to hear about it. Reach out for roles, collaborations, or just to talk shop.