Can Çakanışık

About

UI/UX designer exploring how people and intelligent systems understand each other. I care about clarity, calm interfaces and interactions that feel obvious in hindsight.

Currently a master's student in Human Interaction and AI at Elisava, Barcelona. I prototype fast, test with real people and I'm learning to build my own AI products end to end.

Nike au Centre Pompidou – Visual Journal
Focus preference onboarding screen, UI exploration

Experience

  • Feb 2026 – PresentFreelance UI/UX DesignerSelf-employed
  • Oct 2025 – Feb 2026UI/UX DesignerMorla Moves (AI fitness app, Amsterdam)
  • Mar 2024 – Jun 2024Video Production SupportPictora Production House (Istanbul)
  • Aug 2023 – Nov 2023Art Director InternInnocean Worldwide (Istanbul)
  • Apr 2023 – Jul 2023Art Director InternTelepati (Istanbul)
  • Aug 2022 – Jan 2023Jr. Creative DirectorÖzel Ütopya İlköğretim Okulu (Istanbul)

Education

  • Sep 2026 – PresentMSc, Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial IntelligenceElisava, Barcelona
  • Feb 2025 – Oct 2025Coding & Web Development TrainingArı Bilgi Education Center, Istanbul
  • 2021 – 2025BA, Visual Communication DesignBahçeşehir University, Istanbul
  • 2015 – 2020High SchoolALEV High School, Istanbul

Capabilities

From research to interface to working prototype, with a focus on human–AI interaction.

Robotic hand reaching toward a human hand

UX / UI Design

Research-driven interfaces that stay simple while the product grows.

  • User research
  • Information architecture
  • Wireframing
  • Visual design
  • Design systems
  • Accessibility

AI Interaction

Designing how people talk to, trust and correct AI systems.

  • Conversational UX
  • Prompt design
  • Trust & explainability
  • Human-in-the-loop
  • AI prototyping
  • Evaluation

Prototyping

Turning ideas into things people can click, test and react to.

  • Figma
  • Framer
  • Next.js
  • Python
  • Motion design
  • Usability testing

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Keep learning

Design with people

Enjoy the process