Fluent by DesignEnglish for Designers

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Hi, I'm Dylan, a UX designer and English coach. I help UX and Product designers communicate confidently in English, so they can do their best work in international teams.

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Dylan Nelson, UX designer and English communication coach, founder of Fluent by Design

As a Canadian living in Spain, I've developed a deep love for both learning and teaching languages. Over the past five years teaching English, I discovered UX design and quickly found myself drawn to it. I earned a certificate in UX/UI design and then went on to work at startups.

Working across both fields, I began attracting designers who shared a common problem: their English skills were holding them back. Whether it was landing a job, presenting designs, or speaking up in critiques, they lacked the confidence to fully show up. That's where I come in.

My mission

To give designers the confidence to show how good they really are, no matter the language.

You already have the skills and the knowledge. I help you express them, so your English matches how smart you are.

Design + teaching

I trained as a UX/UI Designer at Designlab and later earned my Cambridge CELTA certification, which deepened my approach to communication and learning.

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DESIGN UX/UI Designer Trained at Designlab Startups Product teams TEACHING 5 Years Teaching Schools, then professionals Cambridge CELTA Certified to teach adults Fluent by Design English for designers, taught by a designer
DesignUX/UI DesignerTrained at DesignlabStartupsProduct teams
Fluent by DesignEnglish for designers, taught by a designer
Teaching5 Years TeachingSchools, then professionalsCambridge CELTACertified to teach adults
Why Fluent by Design

Fluent by Design comes from this mix. I teach English the way we design: with empathy, clarity and real context.

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Book a free 30-minute call. We talk about your goals and I explain how it works.

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