designer

designer

researcher

researcher

overthinker.

overthinker.

Product Designer with 4+ years of experience and background at the intersection of Urban Design, Sociology and Architecture.

captured by Gabriel Vorbon

who am i

I am a Berlin-based Product Designer with 4+ years of experience who came to digital products through an unlikely route: BSc Interior Architecture, MSc Urban Design and BA Sociology. I approach interfaces the way architects approach spaces: starting with how people actually move, feel and make decisions in an environment, not just with the screen itself.

I designed and shipped Bloomie, a habit tracker built on emotional attachment research in the times of guilt-based apps. I have delivered end-to-end product design, design systems and UX strategy for companies across Germany and Turkey.

I write and speak about spatial logic in digital design, behavioral UX and what it means to keep humans oriented in products that are increasingly making decisions for them.

When I am not in Figma, I am at craft nights with my people or planning a future by the sea with a dog I do not have yet.

EXPERIENCE

MY CAREER JOURNEY

February 2025-December 2025

mermaid & broccoli GmbH

mermaid & broccoli GmbH

Product Designer - Working Student - Remote

Sole designer on a B2B consultancy firm's full digital presence. Structured content, mapped flows, built interfaces in Figma, implemented in WordPress. Owned every design decision from concept to launch.

May 2023-February 2025

Studio CHplus

Int. Architect - Working Student - On site

Architectural detail drawings for a social housing project in Berlin-Lichtenberg. This introduced me to systematic thinking at scale precision I now apply directly to building design systems.

May 2023-February 2025

Studio CHplus

UI / UX Designer

Architectural detail drawings for a social housing project in Berlin-Lichtenberg. This introduced me to systematic thinking at scale precision I now apply directly to building design systems.

October 2021-March 2023

PDI Digital Media Agency

Product Designer (UI & UX - Brand Identity Focus) - Full Time - Hybrid

Product design and brand identity for digital-first clients across platforms. Delivered high-fidelity UI, visual systems and brand guidelines. Notable client: The British International School Istanbul.

October 2021-March 2023

PDI Digital Media Agency

Product Designer (UI & UX - Brand Identity Focus) - Full Time - Hybrid

Product design and brand identity for digital-first clients across platforms. Delivered high-fidelity UI, visual systems and brand guidelines. Notable client: The British International School Istanbul.

February 2020-September 2021

Altipatlar Architecture

Interior Architect & Site Coordinator - Full Time - Hybrid

Led residential and coworking projects from concept through construction site management, stakeholder handling and on-the-fly problem solving I still bring to every product process.

February 2020-September 2021

Altipatlar Architecture

Interior Architect & Site Coordinator - Full Time - Hybrid

Led residential and coworking projects from concept through construction site management, stakeholder handling and on-the-fly problem solving I still bring to every product process.

FAQs

I can speak

Turkish and English fluently, and I have working knowledge of German (B2).

I design with

mostly Figma, using it for user flows and wireframes to high-fidelity UI. I complement this with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign for visual design and layout work. I implement designs using WordPress and Elementor, translating UI concepts into responsive, no-code websites. I work with Google Analytics for basic performance analysis and use Google Ads to run A/B tests and review campaign performance, feeding insights back into design iterations. I am also an AI Native designer specifically in Claude & Lovable.

I care about

community, feminism and collective action. I’m involved in local initiatives supporting people experiencing homelessness, urban remembrance projects and sustainable living and I stay creatively grounded through analog photography since 2013.

Education

Technische Universität Berlin -

Technische Universität Berlin -

Master of Science Urban Design -

Master of Science Urban Design -

October 2022-Present

October 2022-Present

Istanbul Technical University -

Istanbul Technical University -

Bachelor of Science Int. Architecture -

Bachelor of Science Int. Architecture -

2015 - 2020

2015 - 2020

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart -

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart -

Erasmus Exchange Student - BSc -

Erasmus Exchange Student - BSc -

February 2018 - September 2018

February 2018 - September 2018

Istanbul University -

Istanbul University -

Bachelor of Arts Sociology -

Bachelor of Arts Sociology -

2020 - 2022 (half way moved abroad)

2020 - 2022 (half way moved abroad)

Kabatas Erkek High School

Kabatas Erkek High School

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2010 - 2015

2010 - 2015

COMPANIES I WORKED WITH

COMPANIES I WORKED WITH

COMPANIES I WORKED WITH

COMPANIES I WORKED WITH

  • mermaid & broccoli GmbH

  • PDI Digital Media Agency

  • Studio CHplus

  • The British International School

  • Woow! App

  • Altipatlar Architecture

  • SPACE architects & designers

mermaid & broccoli GmbH

PDI Digital Media Agency

Studio CHplus

Woow! App

The British International School

  • mermaid & broccoli GmbH

  • PDI Digital Media Agency

  • Studio CHplus

  • The British International School

  • Woow! App

  • Altipatlar Architecture

  • SPACE architects & designers

Here are some of my favorite analog photos. Shot on 35mm, hope you enjoy!