# cagdas

**Multidisciplinary Designer · Istanbul, Turkey**

A multidisciplinary designer experienced in digital products, DesignOps, and structured workflows. Passionate about creating content and conducting research on design integration.

Profile: https://path.cv/cagdaskara

*Last updated: July 2026*

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## Experience

### SR. UI Designer & Design System Developer at Doğan Online / Nesine.com
*Jan 2024 – Present*

Supervising the design system creation process for all products. Author of the SunDS v1.1 design system documentation.

### Product Design Team Lead at TurkNet
*Jan 2022 – Jan 2024*

Managed and maintained all product design processes. Established a user experience program enabling cost-free user interviews.

### Senior Product Designer at Getir
*Jan 2021 – Jan 2022*

Worked on the Getir Büyük project for six months.

### Senior Design Consultant, Service Design at Dogma Alares
*Jan 2020 – Jan 2021*

Worked as a design consultant on the service design team for various clients including Yaay, NN Hayat ve Emeklilik, Arçelik, and Allianz.

### Head of Product & Partner at Bionluk
*Jan 2019 – Jan 2020*

Led the creation of the Bionluk design system and redesigned the mobile app and website.

### Sr. UI & UX Designer at Sophisto
*Jan 2017 – Jan 2019*

Worked on redesign and maintenance projects for Bilyoner, Fibaemeklilik, and BKM Express.

### Sr. Web Design Specialist at Doğan Online / Nesine.com
*Jan 2015 – Jan 2017*

Worked as a product designer on the Kupondaş redesign and digital health check transformation processes.

### Sr. UI Designer at DirectComm Marketing Group / WPP
*Jan 2013 – Jan 2015*

Senior UI design responsibilities.

### User Interface Design Executive at Çiçeksepeti A.Ş.
*Jan 2012 – Jan 2013*

Responsible for user interface design.

### Jr. Designer at Caretta Yazılım
*Jan 2010 – Jan 2012*

Junior design responsibilities.

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## Skills

Product Design · UX/UI Design · Service Design · DesignOps · Design Systems · Figma · Sketch · Framer · Supernova · Zeroheight · User Research · Team Collaboration

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## Projects

### DUX

A volunteer design community providing training and organizing events on user experience design.

[View Project →](https://d-ux.co/)

### Dr.Matcha

Dr.Matcha brings together the pre-delivery checks designers run on their own work before handing it off.


[View Project →](https://www.dr-matcha.com)

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## Education

### Undergraduate in Graphic Design
*Istanbul Arel University*
Jan 2011 – Jan 2019

### VHS Program in Design, Printing and Publishing
*Konya Selçuk University*
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008

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## Links

- **Website**: https://www.cagdas.xyz/
- **Figma**: https://cadikkara/
- **LinkedIn**: https://in/00cagdasyilmaz