Saygun Erkaraman

Designer

Brooklyn, United States

Member since August 21, 2017

As a New York-based, award-winning product designer and digital creative director, Saygun is focused on interface architecture, user experience, and user interface design. With a passion for user experience, user research, and the latest technologies, he has more than ten years of experience designing user interfaces across various digital mediums for both startups and well-known brands like Coca-Cola, Nike, and Vodafone.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Danone Neocate
- User Experience (UX)
- Responsive
- User Personas
- eCommerce UX
- Web UX
- User-centered Design (UCD)
- Healthcare
- Health & Wellness
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Silverpop
- WordPress
- Storefronts
- Health
Linx Sports
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Apps
- Social Networking
- Startups
- Clustering Algorithms
Needs Map
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Responsive
- Web Applications
- User Research
- Startups
- Non-profit
- Maps
The Coca-Cola Eye
- Data Visualization
- User Interface (UI)
- Apps
- Analytics
- Branding
- Logo Design
- FMCG
- Food & Beverage
- AmCharts
- APIs
EZ Nite
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- iOS
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Nightlife
- Booking
- RFID
- Lean Canvas
Campus Society
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Branding
- Social Networks
- Responsive
- Startups
- Colleges & Universities
- Lean Canvas

Employment

Digital Creative Director (UX/UI)
2014 - PRESENT
Saygun Erkaraman
- Served as UX/UI consultant and design expert for Next Jump's Perksatwork, an eCommerce product handling loyalty programs for companies like AT&T, Cisco, JP Morgan, Oracle, and Tesla with merchants like 1800 Flowers, AMC, Best Buy, Expedia, Lenovo, Nordstrom, Priceline, and Walmart.
- Provided consultancy and award-winning visual design services for Plasenta Conversation Agency to launch 360 campaigns and digital products for exclusive clients like Nike, Coca-Cola, Burn, Unilever, and Vodafone.
- Delivered high-end, user-centered experience and interface solutions for tech startup MVPs, including iOS/Android applications and web-based responsive platforms/applications for Awesome NYC.
- Launched strategy/data-driven responsive websites and digital applications with best UX practices for healthcare companies, Pfizer and Danone (Nutricia, Neocate) for Revolution Digital.
- Provided visual design and art direction for GREY Worldwide Agency and Proximity (Alice BBDO) to deliver user-centered, experience and interface solutions for web-based platforms/applications for Gillette, Pronet (Turkey's leading home security company), and Vitra.
Technologies: Pen&Paper, InVision, Sketch, Xmind, OmniGraffle, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, PDF Decks, Pitches
Digital Creative Director
2011 - 2014
Rafineri
- Led a digital creative team of 14 and launched 360 campaigns, websites, micro-sites, and digital applications.
- Mentored creatives to deliver on the brief and on-strategy design from ideation to execution.
- Managed team’s working structure, process, and growth.
- Contributed to re-establishing Rafineri as an award-winning digital agency.
- Collaborated with brands like Paypal, Sony, Amnesty International, and GQ Magazine.
Technologies: InVision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects

Education

Master's degree in Communication Design
2008 - 2009
Istanbul Kultur University - Istanbul
Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communication Design
2003 - 2007
Istanbul Bilgi University - Istanbul, Turkey

Experience

User Interface (UI)12 years
Adobe Creative Suite12 years
Interaction Design (IxD)10 years
User Experience (UX)7 years
Sketch6 years
User Personas5 years
Prototyping5 years
eCommerce5 years

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite
Sketch

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