Hey there! I'm Patrick Lonkay, digital product designer from Germany. I've had many labels throughout my career in the design industry, but it's safe to say that I enjoy crafting digital experiences.
My design journey started more than ten years ago with a passion for
graphic design and evolved through various creative disciplines like
video editing, animation, illustration, photography, print design,
and ultimately user interface and user experience design. This path
has allowed me to integrate varied skills into creating products that
are both user-friendly and aligned with business objectives.
During my nearly seven years at some.oner, an agency focusing on
digital solutions, I had the privilege of collaborating and learning
from some of the brightest minds. There, I not only refined my design
capabilities but also expanded my technical expertise by mastering
HTML, CSS, and also gathering knowledge in JavaScript. These skills
enabled me to rapidly prototype designs, seamlessly bridging the gap
between designers and developers, and even build products
independently.
A standout project involved creating a new design
system and conceptualizing the user experience for "black.t," the
agency's main product – a user-friendly Content Management System
designed to empower non-technical users in managing websites
efficiently.
Currently, I am leveraging my combined experience in front-end
development and design at sipgate in Düsseldorf, a company renowned
for its expertise in Cloud-Telephony. My position also includes
conducting user research and A/B testing, building accessible and
effective design systems, and developing product features from scratch
– all in cross-functional, agile teams.
Skills
Design
- Product design
- UI/UX design
- User research & testing
- Design system development
- Visual design
- Interaction design
- Animation
- Typography
- Creative direction
- UX copywriting
- Documentation
- Content strategy
Development
- HTML
- CSS & SCSS
- JavaScript
- React & TypeScript
- Accessible code
- Web-Animation
Tools
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Visual Studio Code
- JetBrains Suite
- Jira & Trello
- Sketching