Bio
Hi! I’m Leyla Melis Aslan. Half German, half Turkish - a communication & experience 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, Storyboarding, Prototyping, Wireframing, Project Management, Logo Design & Branding, Editorial Design, Type Design
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
2018 - 2020
︎︎︎ BSC Industrial Design
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
2013 - 2017
︎︎︎ BA Product Design - Erasmus Exchange
Leeds Beckett University, UK
2015 - 2016
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)
Hi! I’m Leyla Melis Aslan. Half German, half Turkish - a communication & experience 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, Storyboarding, Prototyping, Wireframing, Project Management, Logo Design & Branding, Editorial Design, Type Design
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
2018 - 2020
︎︎︎ BSC Industrial Design
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
2013 - 2017
︎︎︎ BA Product Design - Erasmus Exchange
Leeds Beckett University, UK
2015 - 2016
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
Digital Designer Copenhagen, Denmark
— IKEA, LEGO, LEGO Foundation, Scleroseforeningen, Tietgen
2021 - Present
︎︎︎ Freelance Designer
UX, UI, Logo & Branding, Editorial, Print — The Tree Center, Conservatorie, Ağırsağlam Fitness, Taft Coffee, Istanbul Tech Hornets, Turkish Rugby League
2017 - Present
︎︎︎ DigiHUB Design School Kolding
UX Researcher & UX/UI Designer
Kolding, Denmark
— Nord Modules, Create it Real
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
︎︎︎ Mercedes Benz Turkey
Product Design Intern
Istanbul, Turkey
Summer 2016
Volunteer Experience
︎︎︎ Girl Power OrganisationEvent Management & Social Media
2020 - Present
︎︎︎ Cellophane Magazine
Finance Director
2019 - 2021
︎︎︎ UX Alive!
Organization Team
Spring 2018
︎︎︎ Stupid Studio
Digital Designer Copenhagen, Denmark
— IKEA, LEGO, LEGO Foundation, Scleroseforeningen, Tietgen
2021 - Present
︎︎︎ Freelance Designer
UX, UI, Logo & Branding, Editorial, Print — The Tree Center, Conservatorie, Ağırsağlam Fitness, Taft Coffee, Istanbul Tech Hornets, Turkish Rugby League
2017 - Present
︎︎︎ DigiHUB Design School Kolding
UX Researcher & UX/UI Designer
Kolding, Denmark
— Nord Modules, Create it Real
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
︎︎︎ Mercedes Benz Turkey
Product Design Intern
Istanbul, Turkey
Summer 2016
Volunteer Experience
︎︎︎ Girl Power OrganisationEvent Management & Social Media
2020 - Present
︎︎︎ Cellophane Magazine
Finance Director
2019 - 2021
︎︎︎ UX Alive!
Organization Team
Spring 2018