Elena Franke

UX & Transformation Design

I am currently looking for a collaboration in the fields of Social Design, Cultural Promotion, Sustainability or Digitalization for my Master Thesis this autumn.
Feel free to contact me!

I have a passion for tackling complex challenges and working in transdisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions. Through my ability to identify and rethink existing structures, I reveal potential for sustainable transformation.

I'm a curious, analytical creative enthusiast: A source of inspiration, an empathetic listener who guides and supports innovation processes with methodical expertise.

" Now that we can do anything, what will we do? "

— Bruce Mau —

Education

Student M. A. Design
HAWK Hildesheim (2020 – present)

Bachelor of Arts – Interaction Design
ECTS-Grade: A (1,2)
HAWK Hildesheim (2016 – 2020)

Work Experience

UX Working Student
UX Research & UX Design
Usability.de, Hannover (April 2023 – present)

Internship UX
UX Research & UX Design
Usability.de, Hannover (2022 – 2023, 5 months)

Internship Social Design
Conceptual Design, Design Thinking
Cluster Projekte GmbH, Hildesheim (2022, 2 months)

Research Associate
Research Project Futur.A
HAWK Hildesheim (2022, 8 months)

Academic Tutor Interaction Design
HAWK Hildesheim (2020 – 2021)

Media Designer
Gleitz GmbH, Nettlingen (2012 – 2023)

Media Designer Apprentice
Grade: 1,5
CW Niemeyer Druck GmbH, Hameln (2008 – 2011)

Achievements

CPUX-F Certificate
UXQB® Certified Professional for Usability and User
Experience – Foundation Level (2023)

Deutschlandstipendium
Scholarship (2021 – 2023)

Academic Tutor Certificate
LernkulTour Hildesheim (2020)

Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño (Erasmus)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2018, 6 months)

Certified Training Supervisor
for Digital and Print Media Designers
IHK Hannover (2014)

Classes, Projects and Skills

Classes
Social Design, Transformation Design, Design Thinking, Design Research, UX & UI Design, Critical Design, Design Theory, Design Systems, Design Management, Social Studies, Future Analysis, Agility, Project- and Teamcoordination, Liberating Structures

Projects
Participatory and Social Design, Health Design, Service Design, Motion Design, Mobility, VR & AR

I worked as a tutor for two semesters, teaching Bachelor students Design Thinking, the Double Diamond Process as well as fundamental methods for design research and creativity.

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator), Prototyping (Figma, XD, Axure), Design Thinking, Usability Testing (planning, moderation, evaluation), Miro, Slack, MS Office, Mac OS
English (C1), Spanish (B2), Italian (B2)

Personal

Soft Skills self-reflected, dedicated, communicative, curious, creative, honest, reliable, resourceful, analytic

My values empathy, honesty, fairness, gratitude

I care about mindfulness, always learning new skills, understanding the nature of things, nonviolent communication, sustainability, transformation

Things I enjoy making music (ukulele, guitar), boulder, traveling and hiking, snorkeling, pen & paper, sketching, improvisational theatre, escape rooms, video and board games

" There’s no learning without trying
lots of ideas and failing lots of times. "

— Jonathan Ive —

Let's have a chat!

hello@elenafranke.com

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