I design things, then I build them too.
I'm Alp. 32, based in Nürnberg, Germany. I've been designing for about a decade, somewhere between bad startup logos and good Figma files, and lately I can't stop thinking about what AI is doing to the way I work.
I'm not your typical designer. To be honest, I'm not sure the label fits anymore. I design something, then I build it, and I only really know how good it is once it's a real, working product. That full loop, from the first conversation to the thing that actually ships, is where I come alive.
These days I'm building tokenhaus, a platform that teaches product and UI/UX designers design tokens and systems from first principles, and shipping free Figma plugins for the community alongside it. I'm vibecoding Vibehaus, a native macOS app for vibecoders, and partnering with founders as a design lead, designing core flows, fixing broken systems, and helping teams ship fast without losing trust in the details.
What I'm looking for
I take on a few new collaborations each quarter. Here's what makes one click for me:
- End-to-end ownership: from the first conversation to the thing that actually ships.
- Real autonomy: paired with a team that genuinely cares about its craft.
- Hard problems: I do my best work when something is actually challenging.
- People who care: about the product and the people using it, down to the details.
I won't pretend I fit neatly into a job description. But if you want someone who cares about the whole picture, the design and the code, the strategy and the pixels, we'll probably get along.
Sounds like a match? Let's talk.
A free plugin I made
A small way of giving back to the community I learned from. It's free, and 500+ designers already run it.
tokenhaus - Variable Import/Export with Links
FreeFigma Community plugin
Export your Figma variables and bring them back without losing a single alias. The part most plugins fumble: the links between variables survive the round trip, so your tokens stay intact when you move them across files.
Experience
For about a decade I've been working as a product designer, across international studios, early-stage startups, and a couple of years running my own studio and products.
2025 – 2026 · Freelance Product Designer at KonvoAI
Freelance support on design-system architecture and iterative product updates, covering component structuring, token governance, and design-to-dev handoff.
2023 – now · Founder at tokenhaus
Building tokenhaus, a learning platform for product and UI/UX designers, and shipping free Figma plugins for the community alongside it.
2023 – 2024 · Co-founder & Design Director at WebGround
Co-founded a product design studio for international clients. Shipped 5+ products across fintech, e-commerce, and health, plus three proprietary AI mobile apps.
2022 – 2025 · Head of Product at theCodeBase
Led product strategy and design for a super app from roadmap to production. Built a design system from scratch that cut handoff time by around 40%.
2021 – 2025 · Principal Product Designer at topluyoruz
First design hire. Built the product structure, assembled the first product team, and led end-to-end design from journey mapping to a production-ready design system.
2015 – 2021 · Product Designer at Freelance & Contract
Design work across B2B SaaS, e-commerce, and mobile in multiple industries, with studios including Smaller Studio and GrowthYouNeed.
Tools
Methods, tools, and the bits I'm leaning on day-to-day, from design systems to AI-assisted dev.
Design
Design Systems · Design Tokens · Interaction Design · Visual Design · Information Architecture · Prototyping · Accessibility
Research
User Research · Usability Testing · Competitive Analysis · Product Metrics · OKR / KPI Tracking
Process
Product Strategy · Design Sprints · Agile / Scrum · Stakeholder Management · Cross-functional Collab
Dev & tools
Figma · FigJam · HTML / CSS · Design-to-dev Handoff · MCP Integrations · Cursor · VS Code
Emerging
AI-assisted Design · Vibecoding · Prompt Engineering · Claude