Karan Thakur
UX / UI Designer
Göttingen, Germany 🇩🇪
📇 My Details:
🌍 Language Skills:
🇬🇧 English C1
🇩🇪 German A2 [Enrolled]
🇮🇳 Hindi Native
📷 Hobbys:
iOS Shortcuts
IoT Smart home devices
Sketching (iPad - Procreate)
💼 Professional Intro:
As a UI Designer with over 5 years of experience, currently I am pursuing an MSc in UX Design in Göttingen, Germany. I am seeking working student positions as a UX/UI Designer. I specialise in creating human-centered designs, that are aesthetically pleasing for web and mobile interfaces. I am also passionate about exploring emerging user interface trends in smart wearables, foldable phones and AR/VR interfaces.
🎨 Portfolio Highlights:
1. Picsin.in: Live & real e-commerce website
• India's Top 5 ranked e-commerce website for photo print items. Such as: Canvas, Frame, etc.
• Responsive Design website, where users can easily personalise products to print.
• Clear Navigation to streamline the product discovery to final checkout with product purchase.
Tools used:
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2. News Trails app:• Access news in a timeline format and follow the news topics of your choice with notifications only about, that specific news topic(s).
• Stay informed on the news that matters to you, avoiding irrelevant notifications the whole day.
• An original app idea by me to revolutionise the user experience for news consumption.
Tools used:
✍️ Skill Sets:
Brainstorming Design Concepts
Wireframing & Prototyping
Accessible & Pixel Perfect Design
Micro Interactions & Animations
Responsive Interaction Design
Usability Testing & Handoff
📐 Designing Tools:
Figma Expert
Adobe XD Expert
Adobe Illustrator Expert
Zeplin Advanced
Miro Advanced
Notion Expert
🎤 UX/UI Design Events:
1. UX Design for Volkswagen's MOIA:• Conducted usability testing for MOIA ridesharing services in Hamburg.
• Compared and analyzed German transportation services to identify opportunities for improving MOIA’s user experience.
• Collaborated with MOIA’s UX Design team to create a detailed User Journey Map. Now, UX Research report is in works!
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2. UX Case Study Challenge in Berlin• Presenting my original app 'News Trails' design case study & got actionable feedback from UX experts, enhancing my skills.
• The networking event fostered meaningful connections with peers and professionals.
• Scored a chance to collaborate with a great designer. New design project is already in works.