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About me
Hey, I'm Akber. I'm a Product Designer based in Berlin and I've spent the last eight years obsessing over the details that make products feel right.
I've worked at Snap, Fit Analytics, and Sixt, mostly on B2C products where the stakes are high and the margin for confusion is low. I love the intersection of design systems and real user behaviour, and I do my best work when I'm close to the people building the product as much as the people using it.
When I'm not designing I'm usually experimenting with a new recipe, trying to keep my plants alive, exploring a new neighbourhood in Berlin, or watching something obscure on a streaming platform nobody I know has heard of.
UX/UI experience
9 years
Advertising experience
4 years
Location
Berlin
Latest hobby
Vibe coding
Shoutouts
Trusted by peers
He will not just design something that you want. He will give you a creative solution to what you need. A true team player who takes real ownership.
Kayzad Giara
Senior Creative Manager at Leo Burnett
He will not just design something that you want. He will give you a creative solution to what you need. A true team player who takes real ownership.
Kayzad Giara
Senior Creative Manager at Leo Burnett
Akber finds creative solutions for tough challenges and understands how to create useful web designs. He is an inspiring team member.
Janine Röber
Project Manager at Sixt myDriver
Akber finds creative solutions for tough challenges and understands how to create useful web designs. He is an inspiring team member.
Janine Röber
Project Manager at Sixt myDriver
Akber consistently brought creativity, precision, and product thinking to every project. His ability to turn complex ideas into intuitive, polished experiences made him great to work with.
Nadia Erraji
Head of Product - Consumer at Snap Inc.
Akber consistently brought creativity, precision, and product thinking to every project. His ability to turn complex ideas into intuitive, polished experiences made him great to work with.
Nadia Erraji
Head of Product - Consumer at Snap Inc.
Akber was instrumental in improving underperforming flows like footwear sizing on Fit Finder, turning user insights into product changes that moved the needle.
Mati Pytlakowski
Product Owner at Snap Inc.
Akber was instrumental in improving underperforming flows like footwear sizing on Fit Finder, turning user insights into product changes that moved the needle.
Mati Pytlakowski
Product Owner at Snap Inc.
Akber can create wonderful visual concepts that stand out and get the message across with simplicity and style. Talented, inspired and a pleasure to work with.
Mahreen Pasha
Creative Director at MullenLowe Global
Akber can create wonderful visual concepts that stand out and get the message across with simplicity and style. Talented, inspired and a pleasure to work with.
Mahreen Pasha
Creative Director at MullenLowe Global
He's genuinely talented with a passion for ideas, won't settle for mediocrity, and has an ability to think up unique solutions. A pleasure to have around.
Zarmina Faisal
Creative Group Head at Ogilvy & Mather
He's genuinely talented with a passion for ideas, won't settle for mediocrity, and has an ability to think up unique solutions. A pleasure to have around.
Zarmina Faisal
Creative Group Head at Ogilvy & Mather
He will not just design something that you want. He will give you a creative solution to what you need. A true team player who takes real ownership.
Kayzad Giara
Senior Creative Manager at Leo Burnett
Akber finds creative solutions for tough challenges and understands how to create useful web designs. He is an inspiring team member.
Janine Röber
Project Manager at Sixt myDriver
Akber consistently brought creativity, precision, and product thinking to every project. His ability to turn complex ideas into intuitive, polished experiences made him great to work with.
Nadia Erraji
Head of Product - Consumer at Snap Inc.
Akber was instrumental in improving underperforming flows like footwear sizing on Fit Finder, turning user insights into product changes that moved the needle.
Mati Pytlakowski
Product Owner at Snap Inc.
Akber can create wonderful visual concepts that stand out and get the message across with simplicity and style. Talented, inspired and a pleasure to work with.
Mahreen Pasha
Creative Director at MullenLowe Global
He's genuinely talented with a passion for ideas, won't settle for mediocrity, and has an ability to think up unique solutions. A pleasure to have around.
Zarmina Faisal
Creative Group Head at Ogilvy & Mather
Work Experience
think-cell
Senior designer
Berlin, Germany
2025 - Now
Driving end-to-end UX/UI for a B2B enterprise PowerPoint/Excel add-in, covering icon overhauls, notification systems, component libraries, and motion graphics for the global website.
think-cell
Senior designer
Berlin, Germany
2025 - Now
Driving end-to-end UX/UI for a B2B enterprise PowerPoint/Excel add-in, covering icon overhauls, notification systems, component libraries, and motion graphics for the global website.
Snap Inc.
Interface designer
Berlin, Germany
2019 - 2023
Led the Fit Finder redesign, driving a 25% conversion uplift and 30% reduction in returns. Co-created the ARES design system and mentored junior designers through regular critiques.
Snap Inc.
Interface designer
Berlin, Germany
2019 - 2023
Led the Fit Finder redesign, driving a 25% conversion uplift and 30% reduction in returns. Co-created the ARES design system and mentored junior designers through regular critiques.
Lingoda
Product designer
Berlin, Germany
2018
Designed B2C interfaces for student and teacher portals on a global EdTech platform, built the initial style guide, and ran usability tests to refine the experience.
Lingoda
Product designer
Berlin, Germany
2018
Designed B2C interfaces for student and teacher portals on a global EdTech platform, built the initial style guide, and ran usability tests to refine the experience.
Sixt my Driver
Junior UX designer
Berlin, Germany
2017
Oversaw end-to-end design across web, mobile, and marketing for a global mobility platform, conducting user research and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to hit high-impact KPIs.
Sixt my Driver
Junior UX designer
Berlin, Germany
2017
Oversaw end-to-end design across web, mobile, and marketing for a global mobility platform, conducting user research and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to hit high-impact KPIs.
Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, MullenLowe Group
Junior to senior art director
Karachi, Pakistan
2012 - 2016
Before moving into product design, I spent four years in advertising, leading visual concepts, pitching campaigns to executive stakeholders, and learning how to make things land with an audience.
Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, MullenLowe Group
Junior to senior art director
Karachi, Pakistan
2012 - 2016
Before moving into product design, I spent four years in advertising, leading visual concepts, pitching campaigns to executive stakeholders, and learning how to make things land with an audience.
Creative Chaos
UX designer
Karachi, Pakistan
2012
Started my career designing digital journeys, wireframes, and prototypes for clients including Coke Studio, where I built the foundations of my craft and learned that function and form are inseparable.
Creative Chaos
UX designer
Karachi, Pakistan
2012
Started my career designing digital journeys, wireframes, and prototypes for clients including Coke Studio, where I built the foundations of my craft and learned that function and form are inseparable.
Technical Stack
Figma
product design
Figma
product design
Notion
productivity
Notion
productivity
Framer
web design
Framer
web design
Cursor
AI development
Cursor
AI development
Stitch
AI design
Stitch
AI design
V0
AI development
V0
AI development
Photoshop
image editing
Photoshop
image editing
Illustrator
vector design
Illustrator
vector design
After Effects
motion design
After Effects
motion design
Maze
user research
Maze
user research
Lyssna
user research
Lyssna
user research
Dovetail
user research
Dovetail
user research
Claude
AI chatbot
Claude
AI chatbot
Gemini
AI chatbot
Gemini
AI chatbot
ChatGPT
AI chatbot
ChatGPT
AI chatbot
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Always looking to connect and build impactful products.
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Always looking to connect and build impactful products.
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