Christian Schulze aquack

UX/UI Designer

Christian Schulze aquack
Berlin, Germany

Erfahrungen

Jan. 2024 - Juni 2024
6 Monaten

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
  • Identified usability issues and advocated for user needs while preserving core functionality
  • 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 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

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 Jahr

Brand Designer

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 Monaten

Brand Designer

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 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

Anto & Mama

  • Consulted stakeholders to align user, technical, and business requirements, ensuring a shared vision and seamless project execution through communication and collaboration
  • 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 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

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 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

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 2021
1 Jahr 2 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

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," developed by IconGroup
  • Leveraged impactful visuals and compelling storytelling techniques to engage and captivate the audience throughout the presentations
Feb. 2019 - Apr. 2019
3 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

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 Monaten

UX/UI Designer

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
11 Jahren 10 Monaten
Berlin, Germany

Product 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 Monaten

UX/UI Designer, Brand Designer

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 book and an eBook
Mai 2012 - Sept. 2017
5 Jahren 5 Monaten

Brand Designer

Daimler Real Estate

  • Led the design of six annual reports, collaborating with stakeholders to manage the editorial process and ensure 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 Monaten

Brand Designer

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, whit paper, 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
Germany

Digital 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 Monaten
Germany

Corporate 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

Sept. 1999 - Juni 2005

AKI/ArtEZ Academy of Art and Design

Visual Communication · Netherlands

Zertifikate & Bescheinigungen

User Experience & Interface Designer

Ironhack

CMS - Level 1

Webflow

Layouts - Level 1

Webflow

Layouts - Level 2

Webflow

Webflow 101

Webflow