Gokhun Guneyhan
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since November 30, 2015
Gokhun is an interaction designer with several years of experience and a special interest and expertise in marketplace and wellness startups. He's worked with various US and UK startups as a contractor or freelancer. Throughout his career, he's done the entire project lifecycle, from user research and user testing to creating user flows, wireframes, UIs, and prototypes.
Work Experience
Founder | UX/UI Designer
Misto
- Worked on 30+ Toptal projects in five years and helped business owners achieve their product goals.
- Worked with leading brands such as AKQA, Bombay Sapphire, Booking.com, Emirates, House of Fraser, PwC, Urban, and Y Combinator.
- Collaborated with a range of clients for designing from the idea stage or redesigning existing mobile apps, responsive websites, and pitch decks.
- Performed comfortably in different team structures—whether a small team or a large organization.
- Gained special expertise in wellness, fitness, healthcare, food delivery startups, and marketplace/eCommerce businesses.
- Defined pain points and reasons behind low-conversion rates.
- Designed high-fidelity wireframes, user interfaces, and prototypes.
- Conducted onsite and remote usability testings before and after each design stage.
Lead Designer
Fetch.ai
- Redesigned brand identity and website to reflect new business direction.
- Designed an AI chat interface for the AI engineers to debug their AI agents.
- Designed the company's first mobile web3 wallet as well as the browser extension.
Lead UX/UI Designer
Urban Massage
- Designed web, iOS, and Android platforms for B2C, corporate, and service supplier products.
- Conducted onsite and remote usability tests with existing and potential users after the design stages and A/B tests after the development.
- Collaborated with developers and the QA team to ensure that the end product matched the design.
- Supported the company to expand to three countries and raise £50+ million in investment.
Freelance UX/UI Designer
Awesome NYC
- Worked with founders, product owners, and stakeholders to define MVP scopes.
- Created user journeys, high-fidelity wireframes, user interfaces, and prototypes for MVPs and later stages.
- Helped 10+ startup founders to raise seed/angel/early-stage investments in healthcare, food delivery, marketplace, and finance industries.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Dwarf Planet
- Designed a native, multilingual iOS and Android news application.
- Managed a team of four designers to design corporate and campaign websites for global brands such as Frito-Lay and Animal Planet.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Startup Kitchen
- Designed the user interface for an iPad application which aims at making meetings more organized within large companies.
- Constructed a design for a multiplayer football trivia application (iOS and Android).
- Created a web platform design for designers to showcase typography details in their project which allowed the user to see any attribute of a typeface and download right within the website.
- Managed a team of three designers and presented works to stakeholders.
Art Director
Ogilvy & Mather
- Worked on localizing the global Ford website to a Turkish market.
- Created animated campaign banners and microsites for American Express and Ford Motor Company.
Junior Designer
Voden
- Created animated campaign banners and microsites for global brands such as Coca-Cola, ING Bank, Turkish Airlines, and Vodafone.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and International Relations
Marmara University - Istanbul, Turkey
Skills
Tools
Principle, InVision, Sketch, Figma, Hotjar, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, UsabilityHub, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash
Industry Expertise
Sports, Health, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Banking & Finance, Healthcare
Platforms
Web, Android, iOS
Other
UI Design, Minimalism, Interaction Design (IxD), Booking, Google Material Design, Dashboard Design, Delivery, Web UX, Wireframe to Product, User Testing, eCommerce UX, Online Ordering, Order Management, Fintech, B2C, B2B, Mobile Apps, Marketplace Design, On-demand, Food Delivery Services, Wellness, eCommerce Design, SaaS Design, Wireframing, Mobile First, Apps, Mobile Design, Mobile App Design, Usability Testing, Web Design, User Experience (UX), UX Testing, User-centered Design (UCD), User Interface (UI), App Design, A/B Testing, UX Design, Product Design, Freelancing, App UI, App UX, Prototyping, Web App UX, Web App UI, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Web Apps, Task Management, Scheduling, Digital File Management, Dark UIs, Light UI, Creative Direction, SaaS, Visual Design, Information Architecture (IA), Cross-platform, User Journeys, Web App Design, Marketplaces, Web UX Design, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App UI, User Interviews, User Validation, User Validation Testing, Audits, User Flows, Mockups, Design Sprints, Design Systems, Cross-functional Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Design, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Blockchain Platforms, MVP Design, Dashboards, User Journey Maps, Style Guides, Feature Prioritization, UX Wireframes, Admin Panels, Web UI Design, UX Research, Booking Apps, Landing Pages, Blockchain, Web3, Social Networks, Branding, User Research, Product Ownership, Social Media Apps, Flutter, ChatGPT, Chatbot Conversation Design, Chatbots, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Pitch Decks, eCommerce, Mobile Applications, Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Responsive, Web UI, eCommerce UI, Booking UX, Mobile UI, Finance, Mobile Web, Android UI Design, iOS App Design, iOS UX Design, iOS UI Design, Minimal UI, Art Direction, Responsive UI, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Payments, 3D Design, Task Scheduling, Inventory Management, User Management, Data Visualization
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