Enthusiast about user experiences
I am Christiane Hornemann, a digital product designer with a background in interior design, based in Berlin.
Thanks to my ability to combine creative, strategic, and visual thinking, I have developed over 50 products and brand identities over the past 20 years, which have been successfully launched on the market. With my imagination and sense of aesthetics, I turn abstract, schematic concepts into tangible, visually appealing products.
I view design as a co-creative process: the product is developed step by step together with the stakeholders involved. As a designer, I advise and guide stakeholders through this iterative process, aligning business goals with the various interests of stakeholders and the needs of users. From the outset, I take into account budget constraints, fixed schedules, and existing conditions to successfully achieve the goal.
In the future, I would like to dedicate myself entirely to projects that follow the principles of the New Bauhaus: the creation of enriching, inclusive, and sustainable products and spaces that go beyond functionality to meet the needs of users.
Since 2005, I have had the pleasure of working for the following international companies
E. Breuninger GmbH & Co.
Strellson AG
HUGO BOSS AG
Theo Wormland GmbH
Laurèl
Görtz Retail GmbH
Jelmoli - The House of Brands
Galeries Lafayette
Peek & Cloppenburg
René Lezard
E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. Strellson AG HUGO BOSS AG Theo Wormland GmbH Laurèl Görtz Retail GmbH Jelmoli - The House of Brands Galeries Lafayette Peek & Cloppenburg René Lezard
WMF Retail GmbH
ROSE Bikes GmbH
Commerzbank AG
Telekom Deutschland GmbH
WMF Retail GmbH ROSE Bikes GmbH Commerzbank AG Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Deutsche Auslandsvertretungen
Contora AG
VELA Hotels AG
Volkswagen Immobilien GmbH
AZIMUT Hotels Company LLC
Autograph Collection Hotels
Holy AG
Moxy Hotels
Deutsche Auslandsvertretungen Contora AG VELA Hotels AG Volkswagen Immobilien GmbH AZIMUT Hotels Company LLC Autograph Collection Hotels Holy AG Moxy Hotels
I design believing in:
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Empathy to focus on human-centric design
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Thorough Research to define precisley scope and goals
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Iterative approach to streamline the process
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High Attention to functionality and end-user experience
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The power of storytelling to showcase design concepts from research to possible solutions. Making the design process transparent, understandable, and sometimes convincing a jury in a pitch ;-)
Skills
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Competitive Analysis
User Research
User- / Job Stories
Personas
User Journey Map
Task Analysis
User Flows
Content Auditing
Information Architecture
Prototyping
Usability Testing
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Co-creating visions with clients and creating appropriate visual designs
Creating cohesive brands and identities from scratch or according to existing brand guidelines
Layout and spacing
Typography
Iconography
Emotional design
Creating style guides and simple design systems
Design patterns for android and iOS
Mobile gestures
Preference and A/B testings
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Empathy
Curious and open-minded
Problem-solving
Design Thinking Framework
Ideating methods
Seeing the big picture
Attention to detail
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Interface Design: Figma
Prototyping: Figma
Surveys: Typeform
Card Sorting: UX Metrics
Preference Testing: Usability Hub
Graphic Design: Adobe Creative Suite and Affinity Photo
CAD 2D Planning: Allplan Nemetschek, Vector Works
CAD 3D Visualisations: Sketch-Up
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Agile Meetings
Lego Serious Play Method
Co-Creative Workshop
Leading interdisciplinary design teams
Presenting Design Work to Stakeholders
Collaborative Work-Ethos
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Creative Direction:
Consultancy
Stakeholder Communication
Defining the scope of design work
Transfering client needs into requirements
Storytelling and presenting design work to clients and stakeholders
Balancing Time, Money, and Quality (Interior Architecture)
Scheduling project time (Interior Architecture)
Tender preparation (Interior Architecture)
Team planning and coordination (Interior Architecture)
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German - Mother Tongue
English - Level B2