Christian (Aquack) Schulze
Strategic UX/UI Designer
Erfahrungen
Jan. 2024 - Juni 2024
6 MonatenStrategic UX/UI Designer
Streamalyzr
- Led the dashboard redesign, mentoring a junior UX/UI designer, managing stakeholder communication, and overseeing project timelines and deliverables.
- Conducted market and user research to identify requirements, resolve pain points, and align technical, business, and user goals.
- Designed wireframes and prototypes using Atomic Design principles, improving usability and accessibility through iterative testing.
- Revamped the dashboard’s key feature by simplifying user flows, enhancing filter functionality, and optimizing data presentation through targeted feature refinements.
- Streamlined the information architecture for 74 pages and 34 subcategories.
- Overhauled the visual interface and incorporated a complete product brand redesign.
- Developed a design system with detailed documentation for seamless developer handoff.
Sept. 2023 - Juni 2024
10 MonatenRedesign of a Software Licensing and Subscription Platform
Atlas.ti
- Collaborated with stakeholders, a UX/UI design agency, and a global e-commerce company to analyze problems, develop solutions, and implement a new brand design.
- Designed a unified interface that improved accessibility while aligning with business requirements, including partner login, compliance, and more.
- Streamlined the checkout process from 7 to 5 pages by applying UX and information design principles.
- Optimized the user experience by enhancing clarity, consistency, readability, visual hierarchy, and user-friendly copy, resulting in a more intuitive and accessible platform.
Feb. 2022 - Jan. 2023
1 JahrBranding, Art Direction for AI-Based Sound Analysis and Diagnostic Apps
Diametos
- Created high-impact marketing assets and visual designs for two AI-based sound analysis and diagnostic applications for iOS (Snorefox and Somnofox), for both B2B and B2C.
- Boosted brand visibility and engagement by conceptualizing assets such as sales pitches, product visuals, flyers, statistics, and trade fair booth for industry exhibitions.
Aug. 2021 - Okt. 2021
3 MonatenLayout and Art Direction for Investment Salespitch
Braingrade
- Developed and strategized sales pitches that secured financing rounds, advancing Braingrade’s innovative brain-computer interface technology for Alzheimer’s patients.
- Combined UX/UI expertise with data-driven insights to craft presentations that effectively communicated the potential of neurotechnology solutions for cognitive enhancement.
Juni 2021 - Dez. 2021
7 MonatenDevelopment and Design of an Online Fashion Store
Anto & Mama
- Consulted stakeholders to align user, technical, and business requirements, ensuring a shared vision and seamless project execution.
- Designed a sleek, modern brand identity through storytelling, including a distinct logo that reflected the fashion label’s narrative and established a strong visual foundation.
- Developed a responsive, fluid, and dynamic e-commerce interface tailored for fashion products, leveraging Webflow for seamless content management.
- Integrated language APIs, popular payment methods, and social media connections for Facebook and Instagram to enhance functionality and user engagement.
Sept. 2020 - Nov. 2020
3 MonatenRedesign of an Online Database and Agency Website
Limebit And OpenDiscourse
- Redesigned the user experience by enhancing clarity, consistency, readability, visual hierarchy, navigation, and copy to improve usability and user satisfaction.
- Established a cohesive visual connection across two distinct platforms with a unified UI design strategy and visual storytelling, creating a familiar brand environment.
- Refined the existing brand design to ensure consistency and improve accessibility.
- Created high-fidelity prototypes and a responsive, fluid, and scalable design framework in Figma, tailored for future growth.
- Developed a structured and intuitive information architecture to enhance usability and optimize user flow.
Mai 2020 - März 2021
11 MonatenRedesign of a Planning Platform for Theater Lessons
DramaOnline
- Directed a cross-functional team to redesign an online planning platform for theater lessons, prioritizing intuitive user flows and delivering an enhanced user experience.
- Designed wireframes and prototypes to optimize user account setup, onboarding, lesson management, and dashboard functionality through iterative refinement and user testing.
- Refined the existing brand design to improve accessibility and ensure inclusivity.
- Developed responsive, interactive designs in Webflow, producing clean HTML, CSS, and JavaScript using BEM styling, ensuring seamless integration with a full-stack developer.
Feb. 2020 - März 2020
2 MonatenDevelopment of Sales Pitches for a Smart Home Data Strategy for IKEA
Icon Group
- Created and directed two sales pitches for IKEA, showcasing a 24-page data strategy and its integration into the so-called “Smart Home Ecosystem.”
- Leveraged impactful visuals and compelling storytelling techniques to engage and captivate the audience throughout the presentations.
Feb. 2019 - Apr. 2019
3 MonatenInvestment Salespitches for a Medicine Adherence and an Obesity App
Mindforce Game Lab
- Developed sales pitches for health-focused games, named Fig. (medicine adherence) and Donut Acapolipse (combating obesity), successfully securing a €1,000,000 investment.
- Applied UX/UI principles and visual storytelling techniques, leveraging data-driven insights to craft persuasive presentations that communicated the value of AI-powered gaming solutions designed to improve health outcomes.
März 2018 - Nov. 2018
9 MonatenDevelopment of Landing Pages, Social Media Content and Newsletters
Volders
- Crafted conversion-focused landing pages and newsletters to streamline user onboarding.
- Expanded brand reach through a strategic collaboration with Urban Sports Club.
- Conducted A/B testing in collaboration with the Performance Marketing team to optimize messaging and visuals for social media materials, enhancing campaign effectiveness.
- Improved performance metrics, by making contract management intuitive and accessible.
Mai 2013 - Bis heute
12 Jahren 2 MonatenProduct Manager, Product Designer, Service Designer, Co-Founder
AHA-Factory Berlin
- Founded and managed a 250m² coworking space for up to 24 tenants.
- Oversaw finances, communications, contracts, and tenant acquisition.
- Led marketing, branding, and product development to ensure long-term growth and tenant satisfaction.
- Developed a thriving creative community through strategic management and innovative solutions.
Jan. 2013 - Sept. 2024
11 Jahren 9 MonatenUX/UI, Branding and Art Direction for Several SaaS Releases
Atlas.ti
- Created user-focused interfaces, components, and elements across diverse digital platforms (macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, and web), including landing pages, splash screens, start screens, and software interfaces, ensuring seamless usability.
- Designed visually compelling assets and logos for major software releases (Versions 7, 8, 9, and 23) to boost user engagement and establish a consistent, memorable brand identity.
- Developed high-quality marketing materials for print and digital, along with manuals and supporting materials, to complement software releases and enhance user understanding.
- Collaborated with the intellectual founder of ATLAS.ti to design and publish Humanistic Aspects of Text and Image Interpretation, a five-lecture series as a book and an eBook.
Mai 2012 - Sept. 2017
5 Jahren 5 MonatenLayout and Art Direction and Corporate Branding for Six Annual Reports
Daimler Real Estate
- Led the design of six annual reports, managing the editorial process and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and high-quality standards.
- Designed charts, tables, and infographics to simplify and present complex real estate data, ensuring clarity and accessibility for diverse stakeholders, from executives to external investors, while emphasizing key figures critical to decision-making.
- Directed photography and developed a distinct visual branding concept for the 2017 report, creating a unique identity that aligned with the corporate framework while standing out from previous editions.
Okt. 2011 - März 2015
3 Jahren 6 MonatenGlobal Rebranding Initiative for Print and Digital
BCG
- Collaborated with Global Marketing Manager to spearhead a global rebrand of the world’s second-largest consulting firm, modernizing the brand’s appearance and marketing assets.
- Directed the design of key communication materials, including reports, white papers, websites, newsletters, and logos ensuring consistency and impact across channels.
- Created and designed materials for high-profile events such as BCG@TED, the firm’s 50th-anniversary logo, and the Magnum Photo Exhibition invitation hosted by BCG in Paris.
März 2010 - Bis heute
15 Jahren 4 MonatenDigital Product (UX/UI) Designer
AQ Digital Products And UX/UI Design
- Collaborated with global clients, startups, and agencies to deliver user-centric digital platforms, impactful brand strategies, and engaging presentations through storytelling.
- Led UX/UI design for SaaS, e-commerce, science, data science, analytics, machine learning, and health tech.
- Designed accessible, functional, and visually engaging solutions for macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, and web, refined through user testing and iteration, connecting user needs with strategic objectives.
Sept. 2008 - Feb. 2010
1 Jahr 6 MonatenCorporate Brand Designer
Nulleins TM - Brand Creation
- Developed brand identities and communication strategies for corporate clients like DZ Bank, Volkswagen, and Bundesliga Foundation.
- Conducted research, visual audits, and workshops to create tailored visual directions and marketing materials.
- Gained recognition for creativity, reliability, and delivering client-focused design solutions.
Zusammenfassung
Hi, I’m a UX/UI Designer based in Berlin, combining creativity, strategic thinking, and curiosity to design user-centered experiences that engage and inspire. With expertise in digital art direction, branding, and collaboration, I create impactful solutions driven by empathy and innovation.
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Verhandlungssicher
Niederländisch
Verhandlungssicher
Ausbildung
Okt. 1999 - Juni 2005
aki/artez academy of art and design
visual communication · Niederlande
Okt. 1994 - Juni 1998
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entry qualification for the university of applied sciences · civil engineering · Niederlande
Okt. 1994 - Aug. 1997
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education and training as carpenter for exclusive interior fittings · wood engineering · Niederlande
Zertifikate & Bescheinigungen
User Experience & Interface Designer certificate
Ironhack
CMS - Level 1 certificate
Webflow
Layouts - Level 1 certificate
Webflow
Layouts - Level 2 certificate
Webflow
Webflow 101 certificate
Webflow
Agile Methods for UX Design certificate
IxDF
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