Aras Bilgen

Aras Bilgen

İstanbul
May
29
Caring

Caring

This week one of my clients hosted me in their office for a warm, wonderful ask-me-anything session for their product
5 min read
Apr
30
A wooden fishing boat on the shore with worn out blue and red paint, rope tied to the boat

Happy 2025.2!

Last year around these times, I shared why I am celebrating three new years in each Gregorian calendar year. According
4 min read
Apr
16
Senior Designer Webinar Series

Senior Designer Webinar Series

I am operating in two modes nowadays. No, not like that. The first mode is just such a source of
4 min read
Mar
21
Vibes

Vibes

Well, Gaza genocide resumed, US is on a worrisome trajectory, no one moved a finger about negligence in the Kartalkaya
5 min read
Feb
24
The Issue with AI

The Issue with AI

This is my newsletter issue that covers AI. But I also mean it the other way. This issue contains about
7 min read
Dec
24
Ending 2024

Ending 2024

I can't complain about 2024, but I can't say that it was a great year. I
3 min read
Dec
06
Jaguar, State of UX

Jaguar, State of UX

This issue is about the reactions to the Jaguar rebrand and the excellent report on The State of UX in
7 min read
Nov
29
Cold, snowy mountains, crisp air

A Moment of Pride

I wanted to share a moment of pride from last week. I have been working with a customer for about
4 min read
Nov
18
Nobodies

Nobodies

Last week, I saw Hang Xu's LinkedIn thread on Product Design Week London. This was an interesting collection
3 min read
Sep
02
The Most Critical Aspect of User Experience

The Most Critical Aspect of User Experience

Last week I did something that really made me proud but that feeling didn't last. Couple of years
6 min read