Cagri Yurtbasi, Designer in London, United Kingdom
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Cagri Yurtbasi

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Designer

Location
London, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
May 16, 2019

Cagri is a multidisciplinary designer based in London with more than ten years of experience, focusing primarily on product design, design systems, and high-fidelity prototyping. He is currently working at R/GA London as a senior visual designer focusing on systems projects such as eCommerce websites and fintech apps.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Senior Visual Designer

2018 - PRESENT
R/GA
  • Set up multiple design systems for an industry leading telecom company's e-commerce projects.
  • Created numerous high fidelity prototypes for e-commerce and fin-tech projects that can be viewed and interacted.
  • Designed a user interface and interaction principles for TV OS.
  • Set up designs systems for an iOS app and a call center UI for an industry leading bank in Turkey.
  • Hosted an online workshop for our client's design studio where I taught how to use design softwares and setting up design systems.
Technologies: Zeplin, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Principle, Sketch

Ambassador of Turkey

2017 - 2019
Sketch
  • Organized, as a team, the first two official meetups in Turkey in July and October 2017.
  • Created a meetup channel called Design and Prototyping that now has over 1,000 members from the design community in Turkey.
  • Set up a private workshop for Akbank Design Studio, talking about Sketch and other design systems in November 2018.
  • Attended as a speaker to an official Sketch meetup in Izmir, Turkey (December 2018); talked about creating and maintaining design systems throughout large ecosystems using Sketch.
Technologies: Sketch

Freelance Senior Visual Designer

2016 - 2018
Oktopeople
  • Developed an entire design ecosystem for a fintech company that includes branding, mobile apps, and responsive websites.
  • Designed websites for multiple startups.
  • Created logos and new brand identities for multiple startups.
  • Designed a fully responsive website and mobile apps for Android and iPhone for one of the largest fashion companies in Turkey.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin, InVision, Principle, Sketch

Lead UI/UX Designer

2015 - 2018
-99 Design Studio
  • Designed responsive eCommerce websites for industry-leading fashion, technology, and cosmetic brands in Turkey.
  • Managed a small team of four designers.
  • Helped the team work more efficiently and adapt to new technologies.
  • Hosted the first two ever official Sketch meetups in Turkey and conducted workshops with more than 100 designers on designing and prototyping.
  • Created multiple high-fidelity prototypes for both our clients and experimental purposes to have real-life experience before the actual product release.
  • Designed eCommerce apps (iPhone and iPad) for fashion and tech brands in Turkey.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Zeplin, Principle, InVision, Sketch
2007 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Advertising

Kocaeli University - Kocaeli, Turkey

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