Zeynep Günay Bıyıklıoğlu

Product Designer

I design products that get simpler as they get more capable.

With a background in journalism and visual storytelling, I bring together user empathy, business thinking, and design craft to create meaningful products. I have designed end-to-end digital experiences across fintech, automotive, SaaS, and enterprise platforms, balancing user needs, business objectives, and technical realities. I believe the best design is invisible — it doesn't ask for attention; it simply works.

Zeynep Günay Bıyıklıoğlu
Product DesignUX ResearchDesign SystemsAccessibility0 → 1Enterprise UXPrototypingProduct DesignUX ResearchDesign SystemsAccessibility0 → 1Enterprise UXPrototyping

Design Philosophy

My Approach

I believe good design should make complex things feel simple.

Every project starts with understanding the problem—not just designing screens. I try to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints to create products that are clear, intuitive, and easy to use.

Understand the problem first

Good products start with solving the right problem.

Simplify before adding

Before introducing a new feature, I ask whether it's really necessary.

Design beyond the happy path

I also design for the moments when things don't go as planned.

Build consistent systems

Small, consistent decisions make products easier to understand and trust.

Think about accessibility from the start

Accessibility isn't a final checklist. It's part of the design process from day one.

Featured Work

A mix of enterprise platforms, marketplaces and 0→1 products — each one chosen because it asked for a different kind of thinking.

Marketplace0 → 1Design system

Bikadro

A marketplace connecting travelling photographers with local photography experiences.

Bikadro is a marketplace designed to help photographers discover and connect with local photographers when visiting a new city.

Product Designer · 2026

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0 → 1FounderMobile

Getch

Replacing spreadsheets and WhatsApp with a single QR code.

Many session-based businesses still manage their daily operations the same way they have for years.

Product Designer & Co-founder · 2026

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EnterpriseDashboardAI

Mais Port

An enterprise platform designed to simplify daily operations for Renault MAIS sales and after-sales teams.

Mais Port is an internal operational platform built for Renault MAIS, bringing together the tools that sales and after-sales teams rely on every day.

UI/UX Designer · 2024–2025

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FintechIdentityEdge cases

Port Wallet

Designing a safer, clearer digital wallet experience

Port Wallet was designed as a payment experience within the Renault and Dacia ecosystem, bringing accessory purchases and fuel payments together in a single digital wallet.

UI/UX Designer · 2024–2025

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EnterpriseMobileScale

Renault Port

A mobile experience that brings every stage of vehicle ownership into one place.

Renault Port is the official mobile application for Renault owners, bringing together the services they need throughout the ownership journey.

UI/UX Designer · 2023–2025

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AutomotiveMarketplaceOptimisation

Renew

Making the used car buying and selling journey feel clearer, simpler and more transparent.

Renew is Renault's marketplace for buying and selling used vehicles.

UI/UX Designer · 2025

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EnterpriseCRMInformation architecture

İkam

A replacement vehicle management platform that helps dealerships and head office teams work together more efficiently.

IKAM is an enterprise platform used within Renault to manage the complete replacement vehicle allocation process.

UI/UX Designer · 2024

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AccessibilityWCAG 2.1Research

Designing for Accessibility

Building scalable accessibility standards for Renault's authorised dealership websites.

This project focused on improving accessibility across Renault Türkiye's authorised dealership websites.

UI/UX Designer · 2024

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Experience

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UI/UX Designer Renault Mais

2023 — 2025

UI/UX Designer & Instructor Üretimhane

2025

UI/UX Designer Bitci

2022 — 2023

UI/UX Designer Negoti Yazılım

2020 — 2022

Beyond the Screen. Outside product work: photography, painting and object design.

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Let's talk about a product.

The best way to reach me is email — I read everything, and I reply personally.

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