Creative Systems Practice
Product design, creative development, and direct-to-code systems in one practice.
HELLO!I'm Can Egridere
Creative Developer
UI + Front-End
Building visually rich web experiences.
I bridge the gap between design and engineering. By leveraging AI-assisted workflows and direct-to-code methodologies, I build high-performance, accessible (WCAG 2.2 AA), and visually immersive digital products that solve complex problems and drive measurable business outcomes.
About Me
Positioning
I work at the point where strategy, interface design, front-end engineering, and AI-assisted production meet.
Signals
ClarityPerformanceAccessibilityCraft
Engineering Design
25 Years of Engineering Design
I design and build high-performance product experiences through cerebrum.design, combining product design and creative development for the European market.
Creative development
Direct-to-Code & AI
Modern digital experiences are defined by motion-nuanced micro-interactions, visceral hover states, fluid page transitions, and dynamic contexts. However, traditional static UI design tools fall quite short in managing this complexity, limiting interactive visions to boring flat screens. A true interface cannot simply be drawn; it must be engineered to react organically to user behavior, which is impossible to fully prototype outside of a real development environment.This is why I embrace a direct-to-code approach. By combining mystrong front-end development expertise with AI-assisted workflows, I design directly within the browser. This approach allows me to seamlessly craft and fine-tune the complex animations, functional logic, and immersive elements that standard tools simply cannot handle. What differentiates a standard UI designer from a Creative Developer is this transition from drawing static pixels to designing dynamic, interactive systems.
Accessible Design
Performance Meets Accessibility
Every build balances performance, motion, and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility so the experience stays fast, inclusive, and measurable.
HEY!I'm Can Egridere
My life beyond coding is full of discoveries. I spend my free time outdoors with my family and our dog, Max.
Just as in my professional life, I value learning, transparency and living a well-structured life in my personal life too.
Among my other interests are learning languages, writing science fiction and exploring cities with beautiful architectural heritage.
Me & my familyFollow Along
Follow what I'm building.
I'm actively trying to show up more consistently on X and LinkedIn, sharing selected work, concepts, process notes, and the systems thinking behind the interfaces I build.
Case Studies
Pluxee Türkiye transformation overview
Enterprise Brand Migration & Scaling
Pluxee Türkiye migrated 400+ legacy screens into a new global brand system without disrupting a live enterprise platform.
I translated Pluxee’s new global design language onto Turkey’s legacy mobile and web ecosystem, protecting UX continuity for 1.5 million daily active users while avoiding a disruptive rebuild.
Birce Ozturk Art Academy
AI-Assisted Boutique Development
Birce Öztürk Art Academy turned a micro-budget constraint into a premium, immersive web launch.
A newly founded local arts academy needed a high-end digital presence without a viable agency budget. I used an AI-assisted direct-to-code workflow to launch fast, protect performance, and prove cerebrum.design's boutique production model.
Monoday task management concept
Task Management Proof of Concept
I turned a productivity hypothesis into a functional task management MVP whilst working on Monoday.
I built Monoday as a solo micro-SaaS experiment to solve the psychological flaw of traditional to-do apps: unfinished work disappearing into the past. The product centered on a 'Continuous Today' logic and was built directly in code.
cerebrum.design agency
The Next-Generation Agency Model
cerebrum.design turned a self-initiated boutique studio into a high-speed, AI-assisted agency framework.
I built cerebrum.design to prove that direct-to-code execution and seasoned design judgment can coexist: faster delivery, stronger information architecture, and a more immersive boutique web experience without sacrificing performance or accessibility.
My Journey
1998 - Present
25+ years across web, product, and accessibility.
From early agency web to accessibility-first product systems, the timeline stays intact and now occupies a full-bleed, high-visibility space on the homepage.
Metropolis DCIntern Web Designer
One of Turkey's first digital agencies
Ankara / Turkiye
Akdeniz UniversityGraphic Design Student
Faculty of Fine Arts
Antalya / Turkiye
Optimist GrafikWeb Designer
One of Antalya's best graphic design agencies
Antalya / Turkiye
KeyFruit Inc.Web / Mobil UI Designer
One of Istanbul's most creative software houses during its time
Istanbul / Turkiye
PortalgrupSr. UI Designer
A software company working with major Turkish brands
Istanbul / Turkiye
AkbankSr. UI/UX Designer
One of Turkey's largest banks
Gebze / Turkiye
Ulukartal HoldingLead Designer
A software company producing its own in-house projects
Istanbul / Turkiye
KediUI Design Consultant
A design house working with major Turkish brands
Istanbul / Turkiye (Remote)
EventideaHead of Design
The most beautiful meeting app born in Turkey
Istanbul / Turkiye (Remote)
İleti Yönetim SistemiFull Stack Designer
A state-supported GDPR application
Istanbul / Turkiye
FunkaFull Stack Designer
Sweden's leading company in accessibility
Stockholm / Sweden (Remote)
Accessibility CloudFull Stack Designer
Digital accessibility testing platform
Stockholm / Sweden (Remote)
PluxéeLead UI/UX Designer
(B2B - Contractor)
(B2B - Contractor)
Global Employee benefits company
Istanbul / Turkiye (Remote)
Cerebrum DesignFounder / Designer
Designer-led craft, AI-accelerated web designs
Belgrade / Serbia
1998 <---- Move your cursor to navigate ----> 20261998 <---- Swipe to explore the timeline ----> 2026
Projects
My Personal Projects
Explore the founder-led products, experiments, and digital worlds I am building across interface design, AI, and storytelling.
Principles
My Principles
Open the manifesto behind the work: intention, craft, accessibility, and the systems thinking shaping every interface.
PIPELINE DEMONSTRATIONSThe R&D Lab
I bypass static screen design tools using an AI-driven, direct-to-code workflow.
Using advanced techniques like WebGL and Pure-CSS 3D, I design the real experience directly in the browser. I craft living digital environments where complex motion and precise interaction are natively engineered rather than simulated. This allows me to natively build everything from micro-interactions to fluid page transitions.
Personal Indexfolio
Indexfolio - Concept 3D personal site
An example of a website offering a unique experience, functioning like a 3D, animated booklet.
Personal Indexfolio
Indexfolio - Concept 3D personal site
A project I created to explore and showcase the latest in 3D animation.
Personal Indexfolio
Design Philosophy
A contemporary example of animated web design featuring a bold design language.
Personal Indexfolio
Design Philosophy
It was designed to visually illustrate Cerebrum Design’s aesthetic philosophy.
Infinite Retail
POPLOOP - Infinite Concept Store
A pop culture storefront built around endless zoom and playful discovery.
Infinite Retail
POPLOOP - Infinite Concept Store
A study in making retail interfaces feel bold without losing usability.
Artist Presence
Zelda Greydeer - AI Artist
A fictional artist portfolio that behaves more like an exhibition than a site.
Artist Presence
Zelda Greydeer - AI Artist
Built to explore atmosphere, pacing, and digital stagecraft for creators.
Immersive Commerce
Etherfield - Concept Product Showroom
A cinematic product stage for scent, surfaces, and premium launch storytelling.
Immersive Commerce
Etherfield - Concept Product Showroom
Testing how commerce can feel spatial, memorable, and still readable.
Publishing World
Saffron House Press
A launch format for books, editions, and seasonal publishing campaigns.
Publishing World
Saffron House Press
Focused on recall, cultural atmosphere, and repeat visits.
Human
Intuition×Machine
Intelligence
Intuition×Machine
Intelligence
I use AI not as a shortcut, but as an extension of my creative process.
From generating ideas to shaping narratives, refining systems and building prototypes, AI helps me explore broader possibilities, faster... while keeping the human experience at the center.
ChatGPT
Narrative shaping, UX writing, system thinking
Midjourney
Concept art, illustration, style exploration
Grok Imagine
Concept art, Video
Runway ML
Video generation & motion design drafts
Antigravity
Front-end coding assistant
Codex
Agentic coding, implementation, refactoring
Suno
Soundtracks, mood exploration
ElevenLabs
Voice-based interactions & narration tests
Gemini
Narrative shaping, UX writing, system thinking, coding
DeepL
Translation, better writing
Kling
Video generation & motion design draftsAvailability Signal
HEY!Open to Senior Roles inthe United States!
I am exploring full-time opportunities as a Creative Developer and UI/UX Lead. If your team is looking to accelerate production with AI-assisted, direct-to-code architectures, let's connect.
Feel free to share my portfolio with anyone who needs a new website, or with engineering and design leaders.
https://www.canegridere.com/
Let's build
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