Merhaba*, it's Tülay!
I’m a product designer, design instructor, and HCI student based in Sweden! I’m endlessly curious about how people and technology shape each other, and I love designing tech that keeps things creative and human.
*It means "hello" in Turkish!
Design snuck into my life early: family trips to IKEA, then teaching myself Photoshop at 12 just to make custom furniture for The Sims. But my professional path began with a bachelor's in urban planning, where I studied creating spaces that bring communities together, social sustainability, and participatory design. This background built my foundation in user research, human-centered design, and data-driven problem-solving.
Following my graduation, as an editor at one of Türkiye’s most popular architecture publications, I collaborated with designers, architects, and creatives every day, sharpening my communication skills and reigniting my passion for solving human problems through creativity.
In 2022, I completed Re:Coded’s UX/UI design bootcamp, and later joined the team as a designer and instructor, mentoring students and supervising project teams.
Now I am back in academia, and studying in the Human-Computer Interaction Master's Program in Uppsala University to explore a question I can't stop thinking about: how do we keep creativity, human essence, and social connection alive in today's technology?
When I'm not sketching out problem-solving rectangles, you can find me learning a new language, (still) playing The Sims, solving sudoku, or planning my next trip.