Tüzin Baran

Tüzin Baran

Product designer in Athens, she/her

About

Curiously observing, listening, visualizing and refining experiences.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Athens

Currently working on 3 startups in Starttech Ventures's portfolio: Dreamclass, Endogusto and Gracely.

Previously: Cycleops, Qurio and Traitforward.

2020 — 2021
UX/UI Designer at Giants Tech
Remote

I worked as the sole designer in the startup's core team and was responsible for the end-to-end design process: user research, figuring out the pain points and solutions, user flows, storyboarding, wireframing, visual design, the design system, and prototyping.

Skills: Figma & Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Adobe XD), 3D Modeling (in Rhinoceros, Solidworks, Keyshot, Autocad, and 3DsMax)

2020 — 2021
Designer (Social Media) at Giants Tech
Remote

I was also working on keeping social media content engaging and designing visuals that align with our brand image and values.

2014 — 2019
Product Designer at Freelance

Freelanced while I was in grad school. The projects I did in this time frame helped me understand my style and strengths. My work as a freelancer varies from graphic/print to web design.

2010 — 2018
Translator at Freelance

Worked as a freelance English-to-Turkish/Spanish-to-Turkish subtitle translator as a student.

Languages: Native speaker of Turkish, proficiency in English, elementary proficiency in Spanish and Greek.

Education

2016 — 2019
2014 — 2019
Bachelor of Business Administration (OE) at Anadolu University
2012 — 2016

Exhibitions

2017
Good Design Week: New Spaces at İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
Izmir
2016
Celebration of Colourful Domesticity in Minimum Spaces at IYTE
Izmir

Contact

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