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Designer
Location
New York, NY, United States
Toptal Member Since
March 4, 2019
Umit is a designer and a developer with more than a decade of hands-on, varied experience, including prototyping, identity creation, branding, and strategy. Umit has worked with many clients, including Nooka, Turkcell, Vodafone, Coca-Cola, Ansel Elgort, Venus Williams, and f*ckjerry.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Product Designer
2016 - 2019
Intellectual Sweatshop (New York, US)
- Designed and developed iPhone applications for celebrities social influencers like f*ckjerry, Ansel Elgort, and Venus Williams.
- Designed and developed eCommerce websites and marketing sites for fashion and beauty companies like Oribe, Cotton Citizen, and Musika Frère.
- Conducted research and interviews.
- Built prototypes for web and mobile applications.
- Created animations, GIFs, and emoji/sticker content for small mobile utility applications.
- Researched and designed an analytics tool for Instagram.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, React, Ruby, Swift, InVision, Sketch
Co-founder
2008 - 2014
Workaxe (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Co-founded the company and oversaw the design department.
- Led a design team; became familiar with effective team structures.
- Was hired by major brands such as IDO, Turkcell, Nooka, Bashla, and TEDx for design and development services.
- Remained in close contact with the clients; often presenting while attending a number of meetings.
- Designed and developed for small startups and tools for ourselves.
Technologies: Swift, Sketch
Education
2005 - 2010
Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communication Design
Istanbul Bilgi University - Istanbul, Turkey