Basar Önal Graduate of Sweden’s only Experience Design program—with a passion for creating memorable and persuasive experiences.
Address c/o Niklas Karlsson Tvålflingan Oktavgatan 6 Hägersten 12628 Stockholm, Sweden
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Education
Design Ethnography workshop
Experience Design, MFA Konstfack University College
Umeå, Sweden. Apr 2008 Assisted preparation and organization of a one-day design ethnography workshop with The Interactive Institute for the Interaction Design MA program in Umeå Institute of Design.
Stockholm, Sweden. 2009 Practice- and theory-based courses, as well as extra courses on entrepreneurship, innovation and forecasting. Invited by BRIO to present how experience design fosters innovation.
Visual Communication Design, BA Sabanci University Istanbul, Turkey. 2006 Liberal arts education in English, on full scholarship, courses ranging from design, digital media, humanities and painting. Work Experience
Design Researcher (Internship) The Interactive Institute Stockholm, Sweden. Jul 2008 - Sep 2008 Devised participatory methods as a part of the Switch! project. Concept and scenario development around future practices of energy consumption. Built prototypes, created services and implemented them in a workshop that expanded the current understanding of energy consumption. Contact Ramia Mazé.
Designer, Illustrator, Developer Freelance Work
Local Goes Global, Think Tank Ahmedabad, India. Jan 2008 Received scholarship to participate in trendspotting think tank at the National Institute of Design. Researched, identified and analyzed trends in India and exhibited findings which were published as a book.
Fluxitecture São Paulo, Brazil. Nov 2006 Initiated and designed new media project, together with the Computer Science department in Sabanci University. Co-wrote the paper presented at the international Perguntas Sobre Arte, Consciência e Tecnologia conference. Scholarship Stockholm, Sweden. Apr 2009 Scholarship for promising artistic development. Den Nordiska Första S:t Johannis Logens Jubel-Fond (Freemasons Nordic Order) Skills
Istanbul - Stockholm. 2005 - Present Professional Skills / Specialties Designed the presentation for Experience Design Group. • Well versed in user research, creating personas, design Managed self-initiated projects and freelance design work. ethnography and design (and ideation) methods. Designed communication material and identity programs for art & design collectives in Istanbul: successful implementation • Experienced in all aspects of graphic design related to of brand extension for improved media presence. user experience design: typography, grids, layout, logos; wireframes, maps, flow-charts and interface elements. Academic Experience
Konstfack Degree Exhibition
• Experience prototyping skills ranging from digital to handdrawn sketches and quick physical prototypes and enactments.
Stockholm, Sweden. May 2009 Participated with my thesis project Inhibit, a service concept • Excellent team player and accomplished at public speaking. which helped bridge the gap between experience design and future-oriented consultancy methods. Invited to present my Software Skills Languages thesis at the technology innovation R&D company Innventia. Article I have written about INHIBIT published in Berlin-based Fluent in Adobe Suite (inc. Turkish Native art and design journal OBJECTS magazine. Flash, InDesign), Omnigraffle, English Excellent command of and online wireframing/ written and spoken language Konstfack Gallery Exhibition mock-up software. Swedish Advanced - level C Stockholm, Sweden. Sep 2008 Literate in Actionscript, Good communication and Co-designed and launched exhibition based on Energy Futures HTML, CSS, javascript. writing skills track at The Interactive Institute, opening it to public debate. Improving skills in Processing Chinese Beginner’s - level A1 and Arduino.