e-mail: leylamelisaslan@gmail.com
instagram: @leymelaslan
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Bio

Hi! I’m Leyla Melis Aslan. Half German, half Turkish - a user experience & visual designer specialising in social design.

Currently, I’m living in Denmark and have been focusing on using my skills to combat complex social problems and build a more sustainable and equitable society.



Strenghts

UX Design, UI Design, User Research, Usability Testing, Workshop Facilitation, Co-Creation, Prototyping, Wireframing, Editorial Design, Type Design


Figma — Sketch  — Adobe XD — Invision Photoshop — InDesign — Illustrator Premiere Pro  — Final Cut Pro
Rhinoceros  — Keyshot


Education

︎︎︎ MA Design for People / Communication Design
Design School Kolding, Denmark

︎︎︎ BSC Industrial Design
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

︎︎︎ BA Product Design - Erasmus Exchange
Leeds Beckett University, UK


Recognition

︎︎︎ Sideline Magazine
Received Teknisk Landsforbund Grant (2020)

︎︎︎ Cellophane Magazine Received Tuborg Fondet Grant (2020)
Nominated for Årets Bedste Bogarbejde 2019 (Best Book Award 2019)


Experience

︎︎︎ Stupid Studio
User Experience & Visual Designer Copenhagen, Denmark
—  Davids Samling, Design Museum Denmark, LEGO Foundation, IKEA

2021 - Present

︎︎︎ Freelance Designer
User Experience & Visual Designer
2017 - Present

︎︎︎ DigiHUB Design School Kolding
UX Researcher & UX/UI Designer
Kolding, Denmark
2019 - 2020

︎︎︎ Cellophane Magazine
Graphic Designer
Kolding, Denmark
2019 - 2020

︎︎︎ Userspots
UX Researcher & Designer
Istanbul, Turkey
2017 - 2018
— Vakıfbank, Sneakscloud, Yalıspor, Garanti BBVA, KocAilem, Tatilbudur.com, Flo, Instreet, Turkish Airlines, Vodafone, Star TV
 

Volunteer Experience

︎︎︎ Girl Power OrganisationEvent Management & Social Media

︎︎︎ Cellophane Magazine
Finance Director

︎︎︎ UX Alive!
Organization Team




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