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Hi! I’m Nicole.


I'm a UX designer based in Amsterdam, currently working at Booking.com's Design System team. I'm passionate about travel, collaboration and shaping new designers through my activities as a blogger, speaker and online course author.

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Nicole Saidy

My online courses




Become a UI/UX designer

The complete design course for non-designers

Kickstart your design career with this self-paced online course including 3 hours of valuable information and precious downloadable resources.

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Streamline your workflow

The efficient UI/UX design process in Figma

Create a consistent and scalable prototype in Figma in 30 mins, from wireframing all the way to handing off to developers.

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On my blog



How we built our multi-platform design system at Booking.com

Building a design system for 150+ product teams, 200+ designers and 800+ developers
7 steps to become a UX designer

My 7 steps to get you started with your UX career based on my experience with UX education.
5 apps I can’t live without as a freelancer

Life is too short for a 9 to 5 job. Making a living as a freelancer is the best way there is.


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Some of my talks



Multi-platform design system at Booking.com

Building a Design System that serves hundreds of teams for multiple products on 6+ platforms

UX patterns for web developers

Developer-friendly UX patterns that developers should start using in their everyday code.

Bridging the designer developer gap

How to better communicate through tips & tricks for a smarter workflow.


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