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I'm a multidisciplinary designer with 7 years of Product Design experience and over 13 years in Graphic Design. I craft with design systems, user research, and agile methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. Currently, I'm building AI-powered social media marketing tools at Virtus Nova in Köln, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship design systems and interfaces from ground up.…I'm a multidisciplinary designer with 7 years of Product Design experience and over 13 years in Graphic Design. I craft with design systems, user research, and agile methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. Currently, I'm building AI-powered social media marketing tools at Virtus Nova in Köln, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship design systems and interfaces from ground up.

Arda Topuzlu

Product Designer, UX Designer, UI Designer, +3

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I'm a multidisciplinary designer with 7 years of Product Design experience and over 13 years in Graphic Design. I craft with design systems, user research, and agile methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. Currently, I'm building AI-powered social media marketing tools at Virtus Nova in Köln, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship design systems and interfaces from ground up.…I'm a multidisciplinary designer with 7 years of Product Design experience and over 13 years in Graphic Design. I craft with design systems, user research, and agile methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. Currently, I'm building AI-powered social media marketing tools at Virtus Nova in Köln, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship design systems and interfaces from ground up.

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I’m a multidisciplinary designer with 7 years of Product Design experience and over 13 years in Graphic Design. I craft with design systems, user research, and agile methodologies to deliver innovative solutions.

Currently, I’m building AI-powered social media marketing tools at Virtus Nova in Köln, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship design systems and interfaces from ground up.

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Work Experience

Senior Product Designer at Virtus Nova

November 1, 2024 - Present

Member of a three-person design team building an AI-driven social media marketing platform. Responsibilities include creating a design system from ground zero, designing the marketing website, and advancing product design in a fast-paced startup environment. Focus areas include scalable design practices, user research, and cross-functional collaboration.

Senior UI Designer at adesso Turkey

September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025

Led 10+ major and several minor software projects, overseeing their design and development phases to meet deadlines. Created and optimized UI Kits and Design Systems, developed Design Tokens for each project, resulting in 80% acceleration in UI delivery and 50% faster frontend development. Reduced design revisions by 45% through close collaboration with customers and teams. Leveraged AI tools for design analysis and development.

UI Designer at Garanti BBVA

February 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025

Member of the Experience Design team (25 people). Contributed to 5+ major and several minor software projects in payment systems and corporate banking. Designed and added 15+ new components to the design system, ensured Storybook catalog alignment, and supported online banking initiatives. Key projects included POS Web/Mobile Apps, Instant Credit Web Portal, and Custody Service Web Portal.

Product Designer at UTRLAB

February 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025

Led major and minor projects, conducted UX research and usability testing for 6 clients, and increased user engagement by 35% on average. Key projects include Enerjisa Mobile Onboarding and collaborations with Aselsan, TurkTrust, Vestel Defence, as well as UX research contributions for Meta, Vodafone UK, Amazon US, Turkcell, Garanti BBVA, n11, and Akbank.

Art Director at Dantatsu Creative Agency

March 1, 2019 - October 1, 2025

Managed branding and design projects for 40+ clients in hospitality and retail. Launched 10+ websites and steered digital ad campaigns with a budget of $100k.

UX/UI Design Instructor at MyTechnic Aircraft MRO

December 31, 2020 - October 1, 2025

Instructor teaching basic design principles, UI/UX fundamentals, and usability concepts to professionals.

UX Workshop Instructor at UxMinimal Meetups

January 31, 2021 - October 1, 2025

Led workshops including 'A Wireframe Workshop for Getir' and 'Let’s Design the Worst', sharing practical methods for rapid ideation and usability-focused design.

Senior Product Designer at Virtus Nova

November 1, 2024 - Present

Member of a three-person design team starting up an AI-driven social media marketing product. Responsibilities include creating the design system from ground up, designing the marketing website, and continuing product design work in development.

Senior UI Designer at adesso Turkey

September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025

Led 10+ major and several minor software projects, overseeing their development phases. Created and optimized UI Kits and Design Systems, and Design Tokens for each project, achieving ~80% acceleration in UI delivery and ~50% acceleration in frontend development. Reduced design revisions by ~45% and leveraged AI tools for design analysis and development.

UI Designer at Garanti BBVA

February 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025

Member of the Experience Design team of 25; contributed to 5+ major and several minor software projects in payment systems and corporate banking. Designed and added more than 15 new components to the design system, aligned with development processes, and documented in the Storybook catalog.

Product Designer at UTRLAB

February 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025

Led major and minor projects; conducted UX research and usability testing for 6 clients, enhancing user engagement by 35% on average.

Art Director at Dantatsu Creative Agency

March 1, 2019 - October 1, 2025

Managed branding and design projects for 40+ clients in hospitality and retail; launched 10+ websites; managed digital ad campaigns with a $100k budget.

Senior Product Designer at Virtus Nova

November 1, 2024 - Present

Member of a design team of three, helping launch an AI-driven Social Media Marketing product. Created the design system from ground zero; designing the marketing website; product design in progress.

Senior UI Designer at adesso Turkey

September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025

Led 10+ major and several minor software projects, overseeing their development phases. Created and optimized UI Kits and Design Systems, Design Tokens for each project, delivering roughly 80% faster UI delivery and 50% faster frontend development. Reduced design revisions by 45% and incorporated AI tools for design analysis.

UI Designer at Garanti BBVA

February 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025

Member of the Experience Design team of 25 people. Contributed to 5+ major and minor software projects in payment systems and corporate banking, including ensuring integration with Storybook. Enhanced design system with 15+ new components and supported online banking initiatives.

Product Designer at UTRLAB

February 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025

Led several major and minor projects; conducted UX research and usability testing for 6 clients, improving engagement by an average of 35%. Worked with Enerjisa, Aselsan, TurkTrust, Vestel Defence among others.

Art Director at Dantatsu Creative Agency

March 1, 2019 - October 1, 2025

Managed branding and design projects for 40+ clients in hospitality and retail. Launched 10+ websites and led digital ad campaigns with a $100k budget.