Saygun Erkaraman

Designer in 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
- Nonprofits
- 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: Pencil & Paper, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, OmniGraffle, XMind, Sketch, InVision
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: Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision

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

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

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