A Designer, and Photographer.
CV
Hello There
Hello there! I'm a Product Designer with a passion for creating user-centered and meaningful experiences and products.
I hold Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Industrial Design and have led the design and development of products for over 30 brands in industries such as Fintech, Blockchain, AI Powered Tech, Healthcare, SaaS, Real Estate and more.
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My design process is iterative and deeply focused on user-centricity, encompassing research, discovery, ideation, realization, and actualization. I combine creativity with the technical perspective I gained from my education, aiming for solutions that are both feasible and innovative.
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As a curious and lifelong learner, I continually expand my skillset and enjoy tackling new challenges. My goal is to create impactful products that not only meet user needs but also drive business success.
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Skills
Product Design UX Design UI Design VUI Design User Research Branding
Interaction Design Rapid Prototyping Service Design Visual Design
3D Modelling Social Media Design Marketing Photography Videography
Softwares
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe XD Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Affects Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Figma Sketch
Invision Rhinoceros Keyshot Arduino 3ds Max Procreate Dialogflow
Education
2018 - 2021
M.Sc Industrial Design | Middle East Technical University
Thesis: Entire History of You: Research and Design to Manage Digital Hoarding (Supervised by Prof. Dr. Owain Pedgley)
The research takes a UX approach to better understand how the curation process of digital visuals can be improved from a user centered perspective. Interviews are made to understand motives and experiences related to digital hoarding along with the current digital tools used to manage personal visual archives. For the second phase of the work, a 'research through design' approach is taken to offer design features that can help manage and provide access to digital memories in a way that is satisfying and engaging for users. A focus group is conducted in order to evaluate offered features and insights they were build on. Outcomes of the thesis are presented as insights for future researchers and designers.
Elective courses included: Design for Interaction, Interactive Prototyping for Designers, Design for Voice, Design Methods, Material Culture in Literature and Cinema.
2016 - 2017
Erasmus Exchange Student | Industrial Design | Loughborough University
Courses Included: User Experience Design, Final Year Project, Industrial Design Studies 3.
2012 - 2017
B.Sc Industrial Design | Middle East Technical University
Elective courses Included: Graphic Design, Color in Product Design, Design Presentation, Reality and Cinema, General Psychology, Art and Science Culture , and more.
2008-2012
Formal Education in Physical Sciences | Ted Ankara College Foundation Private High School
International Baccalaureate Programme (2008-2011)
Design Experience
September 2020- Present
Product Designer | Everlaunch | Contract
• Rebranding Everlaunch
• Redesigning website in an accessible and user-centered way working with front end developers, testing and improving user experience
• Assisting with product launches
• Designing both printed and digital visuals for web platforms, marketing materials, press features, and more
• Creating and curating content for social media accounts and their management
• Management of design processes, including outsourcing when needed
• Involved in creating systems for the management of the company
Jul 2020 - Present
Creative Designer | Succeed & Repeat | Freelance
• Responsible for all design deliverables for clients and the firm itself
• Content creation and designing visuals for social media usage of clients and managing social media accounts
• Branding and brand identity creation for clients
• Designing websites for clients and the firm itself
• Creating print-ready materials for clients
• Creating systems working closely with management
July 2019 - April 2021
Creative Lead | Lumos Agency | Self-employed
• Worked closely with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes, and manage project milestones
• Build and lead the creative process of all web, print, and digital marketing materials of clients and the company itself to support branding strategies
• Coordinated, created, and scheduled content for social media using design, marketing, and production skills
• Worked with several clients from different industries, including beauty, health, catering, tourism, and more. Clients included Jelifit, Eva Beauty Center, Anka Sofra Catering Medisante, The Park Lounge Pub, Dietician Burge Cobaner, and more
September 2018 - May 2019
Creative Designer | Fernas Group of Companies
• Working on several projects related to their Hotel (Cape Bodrum), Food Inc. (Fernas Food Inc.), Gym (Most Life Club), and Construction Company (Fernas Construction Company)
• Packaging design for Fernas Food Inc
• Designing printed materials such as brochures, catalogs, advertisements, press features and managing their printing process, including formatting and managing stakeholders for all mentioned companies as well as all their digital media visuals
• Worked on the improvement of the brand identity of Fernas Group of Companies
• Conducted photoshoots for Cape Bodrum, Fernas Food Inc, and Most Life Club and edited raw visuals for printed and digital media usage
February 2017 - Jun 2018
Graduation Project | Karel Electronics
• Worked on an Experience Recorder for people in festival/concert environment to record without missing the moment and archive their experiences easily
• Project involved aspects related to User Experience Design, Interaction Design and System Design
• Project steps included Creating Persona, User Research, User Journey Mapping, designing User Interfaces and Prototyping
July 2016 | 1 month
Intern | Karel Electronics
• Worked in the R&D department, witnessed how communication between departments affects design solutions in firsthand
• Had the chance to go through the company’s corporate identity manual and further developed a better understanding of the printing techniques of logos on industrial products
June 2016 | 1 month
Intern | Gri Design Studio
• Involved in several projects that the firm was working on, including Corporate Identity Projects.
• Recreated a client website aligned with Google SEO rules
• Worked on several projects involving printed materials using Adobe Indesign, practiced different printing techniques
• Worked on a real estate project and prepared interactive VR visuals for it
September 2015 | 1 month
Intern | Arcelik Group
• Worked in Research and Development department in the dishwasher factory. Experienced both production and product development processes
August 2015 | 1 month
Intern | Nurus
• Mainly worked in Metal Production Department in collaboration with Design Department, experienced a furniture's journey started with design and ended up in production
Other Experience
November 2018 - March 2020
Music & Stage Manager, Photographer & Videographer | Laankara.com
• Arranging and conducting interviews with musicians performing in Ankara's leading concert venues
• Photographing and recording live shows, editing raw data and creating digital content about these live shows
October 2017- November 2018
Photographer & Videographer | Barikat Pub
• Responsible for shooting photographs and videos of events, live shows, and food served in this pub
• Editing raw visual assets and getting them ready to be featured on the press, printed media, and digital platforms such as social media
• Managing social media accounts
• Working on marketing strategies
September 2017 - September 2018
Photographer Assistant, Videographer and Designer | Aytül Keskin Photography
• Mainly responsible for delivering visuals to customers - process includes editing images and designing print-ready photo-books
• Responsible for recording videos and editing them
• Worked in many projects as photographer and photographer assistant in some
April 2017- September 2018
Photographer & Videographer | Campus Sessions | Metu Events Volunteering Project
• Recording musicians for Campus Sessions which is aiming to deliver quality music from our campus to audience
May - September 2017
Social Team Member | Company Musicals
• Worked on several marketing projects to increase recognition of the branch including social media
• Restructured and redesigned website
• Prepared teasers from previous musicals
November 2016
Organization Team Member | TEDx Loughborough Conference
• Welcoming spokespeople and audience
• Handling any issues that rise on the event day
May 2013- May 2014
Administrative Board Member | IEEE METU Student Branch | Career and Internship Project Group
• Coordinated Campus Development Days'14, which is Turkey's most significant career event organized by students and lasted three days with 45+ individual seminars, 15+ workshops, 5.000+ participants on site, & 5.000 online participants
• Actively participated in organizing several events conducted by IEEE METU Student Branch between 2013-2014
Design Experience
September 2020- Present
Product Designer | Everlaunch | Contract
• Rebranding Everlaunch
• Redesigning website in an accessible and user-centered way working with front end developers, testing and improving user experience
• Assisting with product launches
• Designing both printed and digital visuals for web platforms, marketing materials, press features, and more
• Creating and curating content for social media accounts and their management
• Management of design processes, including outsourcing when needed
• Involved in creating systems for the management of the company
Jul 2020 - Present
Creative Designer | Succeed & Repeat | Freelance
• Responsible for all design deliverables for clients and the firm itself
• Content creation and designing visuals for social media usage of clients and managing social media accounts
• Branding and brand identity creation for clients
• Designing websites for clients and the firm itself
• Creating print-ready materials for clients
• Creating systems working closely with management
July 2019 - April 2021
Creative Lead | Lumos Agency | Self-employed
• Worked closely with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes, and manage project milestones
• Build and lead the creative process of all web, print, and digital marketing materials of clients and the company itself to support branding strategies
• Coordinated, created, and scheduled content for social media using design, marketing, and production skills
• Worked with several clients from different industries, including beauty, health, catering, tourism, and more. Clients included Jelifit, Eva Beauty Center, Anka Sofra Catering Medisante, The Park Lounge Pub, Dietician Burge Cobaner, and more
September 2018 - May 2019
Creative Designer | Fernas Group of Companies
• Working on several projects related to their Hotel (Cape Bodrum), Food Inc. (Fernas Food Inc.), Gym (Most Life Club), and Construction Company (Fernas Construction Company)
• Packaging design for Fernas Food Inc
• Designing printed materials such as brochures, catalogs, advertisements, press features and managing their printing process, including formatting and managing stakeholders for all mentioned companies as well as all their digital media visuals
• Worked on the improvement of the brand identity of Fernas Group of Companies
• Conducted photoshoots for Cape Bodrum, Fernas Food Inc, and Most Life Club and edited raw visuals for printed and digital media usage
February 2017 - Jun 2018
Graduation Project | Karel Electronics
• Worked on an Experience Recorder for people in festival/concert environment to record without missing the moment and archive their experiences easily
• Project involved aspects related to User Experience Design, Interaction Design and System Design
• Project steps included Creating Persona, User Research, User Journey Mapping, designing User Interfaces and Prototyping
July 2016 | 1 month
Intern | Karel Electronics
• Worked in the R&D department, witnessed how communication between departments affects design solutions in firsthand
• Had the chance to go through the company’s corporate identity manual and further developed a better understanding of the printing techniques of logos on industrial products
June 2016 | 1 month
Intern | Gri Design Studio
• Involved in several projects that the firm was working on, including Corporate Identity Projects.
• Recreated a client website aligned with Google SEO rules
• Worked on several projects involving printed materials using Adobe Indesign, practiced different printing techniques
• Worked on a real estate project and prepared interactive VR visuals for it
September 2015 | 1 month
Intern | Arcelik Group
• Worked in Research and Development department in the dishwasher factory. Experienced both production and product development processes
August 2015 | 1 month
Intern | Nurus
• Mainly worked in Metal Production Department in collaboration with Design Department, experienced a furniture's journey started with design and ended up in production
Other Experience
November 2018 - March 2020
Music & Stage Manager, Photographer & Videographer | Laankara.com
• Arranging and conducting interviews with musicians performing in Ankara's leading concert venues
• Photographing and recording live shows, editing raw data and creating digital content about these live shows
October 2017- November 2018
Photographer & Videographer | Barikat Pub
• Responsible for shooting photographs and videos of events, live shows, and food served in this pub
• Editing raw visual assets and getting them ready to be featured on the press, printed media, and digital platforms such as social media
• Managing social media accounts
• Working on marketing strategies
September 2017 - September 2018
Photographer Assistant, Videographer and Designer | Aytül Keskin Photography
• Mainly responsible for delivering visuals to customers - process includes editing images and designing print-ready photo-books
• Responsible for recording videos and editing them
• Worked in many projects as photographer and photographer assistant in some
April 2017- September 2018
Photographer & Videographer | Campus Sessions | Metu Events Volunteering Project
• Recording musicians for Campus Sessions which is aiming to deliver quality music from our campus to audience
May - September 2017
Social Team Member | Company Musicals
• Worked on several marketing projects to increase recognition of the branch including social media
• Restructured and redesigned website
• Prepared teasers from previous musicals
November 2016
Organization Team Member | TEDx Loughborough Conference
• Welcoming spokespeople and audience
• Handling any issues that rise on the event day
May 2013- May 2014
Administrative Board Member | IEEE METU Student Branch | Career and Internship Project Group
• Coordinated Campus Development Days'14, which is Turkey's most significant career event organized by students and lasted three days with 45+ individual seminars, 15+ workshops, 5.000+ participants on site, & 5.000 online participants
• Actively participated in organizing several events conducted by IEEE METU Student Branch between 2013-2014
Design Experience
September 2020- Present
Product Designer | Everlaunch | Contract
• Rebranding Everlaunch
• Redesigning website in an accessible and user-centered way working with front end developers, testing and improving user experience
• Assisting with product launches
• Designing both printed and digital visuals for web platforms, marketing materials, press features, and more
• Creating and curating content for social media accounts and their management
• Management of design processes, including outsourcing when needed
• Involved in creating systems for the management of the company
Jul 2020 - Present
Creative Designer | Succeed & Repeat | Freelance
• Responsible for all design deliverables for clients and the firm itself
• Content creation and designing visuals for social media usage of clients and managing social media accounts
• Branding and brand identity creation for clients
• Designing websites for clients and the firm itself
• Creating print-ready materials for clients
• Creating systems working closely with management
July 2019 - April 2021
Creative Lead | Lumos Agency | Self-employed
• Worked closely with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes, and manage project milestones
• Build and lead the creative process of all web, print, and digital marketing materials of clients and the company itself to support branding strategies
• Coordinated, created, and scheduled content for social media using design, marketing, and production skills
• Worked with several clients from different industries, including beauty, health, catering, tourism, and more. Clients included Jelifit, Eva Beauty Center, Anka Sofra Catering Medisante, The Park Lounge Pub, Dietician Burge Cobaner, and more
September 2018 - May 2019
Creative Designer | Fernas Group of Companies
• Working on several projects related to their Hotel (Cape Bodrum), Food Inc. (Fernas Food Inc.), Gym (Most Life Club), and Construction Company (Fernas Construction Company)
• Packaging design for Fernas Food Inc
• Designing printed materials such as brochures, catalogs, advertisements, press features and managing their printing process, including formatting and managing stakeholders for all mentioned companies as well as all their digital media visuals
• Worked on the improvement of the brand identity of Fernas Group of Companies
• Conducted photoshoots for Cape Bodrum, Fernas Food Inc, and Most Life Club and edited raw visuals for printed and digital media usage
February 2017 - Jun 2018
Graduation Project | Karel Electronics
• Worked on an Experience Recorder for people in festival/concert environment to record without missing the moment and archive their experiences easily
• Project involved aspects related to User Experience Design, Interaction Design and System Design
• Project steps included Creating Persona, User Research, User Journey Mapping, designing User Interfaces and Prototyping
July 2016 | 1 month
Intern | Karel Electronics
• Worked in the R&D department, witnessed how communication between departments affects design solutions in firsthand
• Had the chance to go through the company’s corporate identity manual and further developed a better understanding of the printing techniques of logos on industrial products
June 2016 | 1 month
Intern | Gri Design Studio
• Involved in several projects that the firm was working on, including Corporate Identity Projects.
• Recreated a client website aligned with Google SEO rules
• Worked on several projects involving printed materials using Adobe Indesign, practiced different printing techniques
• Worked on a real estate project and prepared interactive VR visuals for it
September 2015 | 1 month
Intern | Arcelik Group
• Worked in Research and Development department in the dishwasher factory. Experienced both production and product development processes
August 2015 | 1 month
Intern | Nurus
• Mainly worked in Metal Production Department in collaboration with Design Department, experienced a furniture's journey started with design and ended up in production
Other Experience
November 2018 - March 2020
Music & Stage Manager, Photographer & Videographer | Laankara.com
• Arranging and conducting interviews with musicians performing in Ankara's leading concert venues
• Photographing and recording live shows, editing raw data and creating digital content about these live shows
October 2017- November 2018
Photographer & Videographer | Barikat Pub
• Responsible for shooting photographs and videos of events, live shows, and food served in this pub
• Editing raw visual assets and getting them ready to be featured on the press, printed media, and digital platforms such as social media
• Managing social media accounts
• Working on marketing strategies
September 2017 - September 2018
Photographer Assistant, Videographer and Designer | Aytül Keskin Photography
• Mainly responsible for delivering visuals to customers - process includes editing images and designing print-ready photo-books
• Responsible for recording videos and editing them
• Worked in many projects as photographer and photographer assistant in some
April 2017- September 2018
Photographer & Videographer | Campus Sessions | Metu Events Volunteering Project
• Recording musicians for Campus Sessions which is aiming to deliver quality music from our campus to audience
May - September 2017
Social Team Member | Company Musicals
• Worked on several marketing projects to increase recognition of the branch including social media
• Restructured and redesigned website
• Prepared teasers from previous musicals
November 2016
Organization Team Member | TEDx Loughborough Conference
• Welcoming spokespeople and audience
• Handling any issues that rise on the event day
May 2013- May 2014
Administrative Board Member | IEEE METU Student Branch | Career and Internship Project Group
• Coordinated Campus Development Days'14, which is Turkey's most significant career event organized by students and lasted three days with 45+ individual seminars, 15+ workshops, 5.000+ participants on site, & 5.000 online participants
• Actively participated in organizing several events conducted by IEEE METU Student Branch between 2013-2014