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
Istanbul07-2024
High School Diploma -
Tekirdağ Anadolu Lisesi
Tekirdağ, Turkey06-2017
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