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Emre Can

Product Designer & Full-Stack Developer

I am a Product designer

I turn complex business processes into simple, fast and accessible digital products. For nine years I have worked end-to-end with startups and enterprises, from idea to launch.

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Product & UX design
Figma
Design systems
TypeScript
React
CSS / Sass

Years of experience: 9+
Projects delivered: 64+
Happy clients: 38
Certificates & awards: 5

About

In short

Hi, I'm Deniz — a product designer and full-stack developer based in Istanbul. I started as a graphic designer and learned to code to build my own designs; today I work where the two meet. I believe in processes that start with research, are validated with prototypes and end with measurable results. Lately I focus on design systems, SaaS dashboards and accessibility. Outside work you'll find me at the pottery studio…

Product & UX design
Figma
Design systems
TypeScript
React
CSS / Sass
Accessibility (WCAG)
PHP / Laravel

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Selected work

Featured projects

All projects

Web app 2024

Defter — SME accounting dashboard

We redesigned an accounting product used by tens of thousands of SMEs: new IA, design system and accessible components.

React
TypeScript
Storybook
Laravel

Mobile 2023

Yol Arkadaşı — cycling route app

A community-driven mobile app that suggests safe urban cycling routes.

React Native
Mapbox
Node.js

Brand & UI 2022

Ada Seramik — brand identity

Logo, packaging and online store for an independent pottery studio.

Illustrator
Figma
Shopify

What I do

Services

All services

Product & UX design

From research to high-fidelity prototype: user flows, information architecture and testing.

Project-based quote

Web application development

Scalable, fast and accessible web apps — from design to launch.

From €1,500

Design system setup

Component library, documentation and governance so teams speak the same language.

Monthly retainer

Accessibility audit

Audit against WCAG 2.2 criteria with a prioritised report and remediation support.

From €600

Toolbox

Skills

Design

Product & UX design 95%
Figma 95%
Design systems 92%
Prototyping 88%
User research 80%

Front-end

TypeScript 90%
React 90%
Vue 82%
CSS / Sass 95%
Accessibility (WCAG) 85%

Back-end

PHP / Laravel 88%
Node.js 78%
MySQL / PostgreSQL 82%
REST & GraphQL 80%

Tools & process

Git 90%
Docker 70%
Scrum / Kanban 85%
Workshop facilitation 88%

Journey

Experience

Full résumé

Mar 2022 — Present 4 yr 8 mo
Senior Product Designer & Front-end Lead

Kuzey Yazılım ·İstanbul (hibrit) ·Full-time

Leading a team of six designers and front-end engineers on an accounting & inventory SaaS.
- Built a design system from scratch; 140+ components, 35% faster delivery
- WCAG 2.2 AA audit and roadmap
- New onboarding raised trial-to-paid conversion from 18% to 26%
- Figma
- React
- TypeScript
- Storybook
Feb 2019 — Feb 2022 3 yr 1 mo
Product Designer & Full-Stack Developer

Pera Dijital Ajans ·İstanbul ·Full-time

Web apps and corporate sites for retail, healthcare and education brands.
- End-to-end design and development on 25+ projects
- Multilingual corporate site platform with Laravel + Vue
- Client workshops and usability testing
- Laravel
- Vue
- PHP
- MySQL
- Figma
Jun 2017 — Jan 2019 1 yr 8 mo
Freelance Designer & Developer

Serbest ·Uzaktan ·Freelance

Brand identity, websites and e-commerce for small businesses and startups.
- Identity and websites for 18 small businesses
- Shopify and WooCommerce store setups
- WordPress
- Shopify
- Illustrator
Sep 2015 — May 2017 1 yr 9 mo
Graphic Designer

Mavi Kare Reklam ·İzmir ·Full-time

Print and digital campaigns, packaging and corporate identity.
- Packaging refresh for a national food brand
- Visual language for social media campaigns
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Illustrator