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EZGİ YÜCEL

EZGİ YÜCEL

Süleymanpaşa

Summary

I bring together target audience insights, production process analysis, and end-to-end design thinking. From the first sketch to the final prototype, I transform concepts into physical or digital products ready for the real world.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Designer

Freelancer
01.2019 - Current
  • Freelance designer specializing in 3D Modeling, Branding, UX/UI Design, Logo & Visual Identity, Product Design, and Sustainable Product Design, currently working on project-based freelance assignments.

Moderator, Junior Designer, Content Creator

GALATA ART CENTER
05.2024 - 09.2024
  • Moderated Comic & Visual Storytelling Illustration workshops at Galata Art Center while producing professional blog content on topics like 'Postmodern Design'.

Industrial Designer

Graduation Project
02.2024 - 07.2024
  • Designed a non-electric washing machine for disaster victims living in container cities.

Volunteer Designer

ÇATALHÖYÜK NATURE CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATION
10.2024 - 2024
  • I volunteered to design the logo, business card, and glass façade advertising graphics for the association. (2 Weeks)

Product Designer

Kızılay
02.2023 - 06.2023
  • I designed a university project remotely in collaboration with AFAD after the earthquake, creating multifunctional emergency relief boxes for disaster response and recovery.

Industrial Design Intern

YILDIZ CARAVAN
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Completed a two-month internship at Yıldız Karavan as part of Industrial Design Project IV, gaining experience in production, design, and office operations while coordinating caravan project details.

UX/UI Designer

DEXGAME IO
11.2021 - 02.2022
  • Company Overview: a competitive dueling platform enabling skill-based cryptocurrency rewards
  • Interface designer for DEXGAME, responsible for first-quarter design and prototyping.
  • A competitive dueling platform enabling skill-based cryptocurrency rewards

Founder

YUKI JEWELLERY
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Company Overview: a boutique jewelry brand founded to cover medical expenses
  • As a student, I founded the boutique jewelry brand Yuki Jewellery to cover the medical expenses of my cat, Yuki. Within three months of treatment, I created 50 original products across jewelry, stickers, and home decor achieving over 8,000 sales.
  • A boutique jewelry brand founded to cover medical expenses

UX/UI Designer

NARA EDUTECH
02.2020 - 06.2020
  • Developed an educational app with animations for 8th-grade science and social studies; delivered flow design and a working prototype within two months.

UX/UI Designer

KOMEK BAZAAR
01.2020 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: a website for the online sale of artworks produced in Konya Municipality's Public Education Centers
  • I worked as the designer throughout the entire project and delivered it in full.
  • A website for the online sale of artworks produced in Konya Municipality's Public Education Centers

Product Designer

ESKİŞEHİR ODUNPAZARI
08.2019 - 09.2019
  • I designed a mass-production-ready sales stand for handmade product artists at Odunpazarı Municipality during a 5-day Design Camp in collaboration with Eskişehir Chamber of Architects.

Production & Manufacturing Intern

SİSTEM ALUMINUM
07.2019 - 09.2019
  • I gained hands-on experience in aluminum extrusion production, including AutoCAD drawing, mold design, and production line management, working across Mold Design, Tool Shop, Hot Forming, Anodizing, and Mechanical Processes departments.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Industrial Design

Istanbul Haliç University
Istanbul
07-2024

High School Diploma -

Tekirdağ Anadolu Lisesi
Tekirdağ, Turkey
06-2017

Skills

  • PRODUCT DESIGN
  • SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
  • 3D MODELLING
  • VISUALIZATION & RENDERING
  • PROTOTYPING
  • USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
  • USER INTERFACE DESIGN
  • DESIGN RESEARCH
  • LOGO & BRAND IDENTITY DESIGN
  • ILLUSTRATION

Languages

English: Upper-Intermediate (Strong Reading and Writing, Limited Speaking)

German: Elementary (Can Read and Write e-mails, Limited speaking)

Turkish: Native

Certificates And Trainings

  • Brick Institute - UX/UI Design Course - ( Istanbul, Turkey, July 2025)
  • Galata Art Center - Comics and Visual Storytelling Workshop with Prof. Dr. Korkut Öztekin (Istanbul, Turkey, March-September 2024)
  • Galata Art Center - Illustration Workshop with Prof. Dr. Korkut Öztekin (Istanbul, Turkey, January-March 2024)
  • Kardelen Barış (Palmy Digital) - Social Media Course (Remote, 2021)
  • Brandon Groce - UX/UI Design Mini Course (Received a UX/UI scholarship from Brandon Groce after successfully completing an Instagram design challenge, Remote, 2019)
  • INNOPARK Konya Technology Development Zone - Entrepreneurship Training & Activities (Konya, Turkey, 2019)
  • Sedat Öztürk- Car Design Workshop (Konya, Turkey, Selcuk University, 2018)
  • Jacob de Baan - Lighting Design Workshop (Konya, Turkey, Selcuk University, 2018)


Timeline

Volunteer Designer

ÇATALHÖYÜK NATURE CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATION
10.2024 - 2024

Moderator, Junior Designer, Content Creator

GALATA ART CENTER
05.2024 - 09.2024

Industrial Designer

Graduation Project
02.2024 - 07.2024

Product Designer

Kızılay
02.2023 - 06.2023

Industrial Design Intern

YILDIZ CARAVAN
09.2022 - 12.2022

UX/UI Designer

DEXGAME IO
11.2021 - 02.2022

Founder

YUKI JEWELLERY
05.2021 - 08.2021

UX/UI Designer

NARA EDUTECH
02.2020 - 06.2020

UX/UI Designer

KOMEK BAZAAR
01.2020 - 03.2020

Product Designer

ESKİŞEHİR ODUNPAZARI
08.2019 - 09.2019

Production & Manufacturing Intern

SİSTEM ALUMINUM
07.2019 - 09.2019

Freelance Designer

Freelancer
01.2019 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Industrial Design

Istanbul Haliç University

High School Diploma -

Tekirdağ Anadolu Lisesi
EZGİ YÜCEL