UX/UI Designer

Karan Thakur

UX / UI Designer
Göttingen, Germany 🇩🇪

📇 My Details:

🌍 Language Skills:

  • 🇬🇧 English          C1 [Native]

  • 🇩🇪 German         B2 [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:

Open UX Case Study - News Trails

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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Open UX Case Study - News Trails

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:

  • UX Research

  • User Interviews

  • Empathy & Journey Mapping

  • AI-Assisted Data Synthesis

  • Usability Testing

  • UX Design & Prototyping

  • Wireframing & Prototyping

  • Responsive Design

  • Interaction Design

  • Design Documentation & Handoff

  • Accessible Design

  • WCAG 2.2

📐 Designing Tools:

  • UX Research & Analysis

  • Miro                              

  • Notion                          

  • Maze                            

  • Hotjar                          

  • Tobii eye-tracker

  • UX Design & Prototyping

  • Figma                            

  • Framer                          

  • Axure RP                     

  • Adobe (Ai, Ps, XD)      

🙌 Hands-on Projects:

Open UX Case Study - News Trails

1. 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 submitted!

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Open UX Case Study - News Trails

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.