UX/UI Designer · Sacramento, CA

Designing clarity for complex systems.

I'm Samet — a UX/UI designer focused on interaction design, civic tech, and complex, real-world systems. Currently studying Web & Interaction Design at Sierra College.

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Open to internships & early-career UX/UI roles

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Case studies

theHUB homepage hero — hi-fi design

theHUB — A premium local business directory for East Tennessee

End-to-end design of theTNhub.com — discovery, information architecture, UX flows, a full design system, and hi-fi UI for a visibility-based local business directory.

  • UX/UI Designer
  • Client project · Solo
  • Figma · FigJam
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matiroseville.com homepage hero — serif headline over the Aegean-toned dining room, with Book a Table, Order Now, and View Menu actions

Mati Modern Greek — A restaurant website that books tables, not just views

Design and development of matiroseville.com — brand-driven art direction, a conversion-focused booking flow, and an interactive menu system that replaced static PDFs for a modern Greek restaurant in Roseville, CA.

  • Designer & Developer
  • Client project · Solo · A few weeks
  • Figma · Lovable
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Campfire app — dark navy screens with campfire-orange accents on device mockups

Campfire — A social audio app that listens more than it talks

End-to-end UX/UI for a social audio concept built around small, warm, low-pressure conversations — personas, journeys, information architecture, a documented visual system, and full hi-fi screens.

  • Product Designer
  • Solo · 6 weeks
  • Figma · FigJam
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AviaTraffic cover — deep indigo gradient with a booking card

AviaTraffic — Rebuilding trust in a regional airline's booking flow

A two-week redesign of a regional airline's website focused on trust, readability, usability, and accessibility.

  • UX/UI Designer
  • Solo · 2 weeks
  • Figma · Photoshop
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Dreamlog app on device mockups — twilight indigo screens with warm yellow accents

Dreamlog — A dream journal designed for 3 a.m.

A gentle, emotion-aware dream journal — lo-fi wireframes to a full light-and-dark UI system with mood tagging, voice capture, and a filterable dream archive.

  • UI-focused Product Designer
  • Solo · 3 weeks
  • Figma · FigJam · Photoshop
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About

Interfaces for complex, real-world systems.

I design interfaces for complex, real-world systems — from airline booking flows to hotel operations and civic services. I care about clarity, accessibility, and making UX feel human.

  • Design systems
  • Airline UX
  • Tool design
  • Gov tech

Approach

How I work

  1. Understand the system

    I map users, constraints, and edge cases early. For complex products this often means diagrams and quick stakeholder interviews before a single pixel is placed.

  2. Explore options, fast

    I sketch flows and wireframes, then move into Figma prototypes to test with real tasks — cheap iterations before expensive ones.

  3. Shipable UI, not just dribbbles

    I document decisions, define reusable components, and hand off in a way that helps engineers build confidently.

Pricing

Websites, priced simply.

Fixed, transparent pricing for design + build. No templates, no retainers, no surprises.

Landing Page

$300

one-time

One sharp page that gets you online fast.

  • 1 page
  • Launch in 1–3 days
  • 1 revision round
  • Basic on-page SEO
  • Contact form / CTA
Start a landing page
Most common

Small Business

from $1,000

one-time

A full site for a business that means it.

  • 3–5 pages
  • Launch under 2 weeks
  • 1 revision round per page
  • Full on-page SEO + XML sitemap
  • Contact form / CTA
  • Light third-party integrations
Build my site

Custom Build

Custom quote

after a 30-min scoping call

Bigger scope, bookings, members, integrations.

  • 6+ pages
  • 2–6 week timeline
  • Per-page revision cadence
  • Full on-page SEO + XML sitemap
  • Booking / member areas
  • Full third-party integrations
Book a scoping call
Every project includes
  • Custom design — no templates
  • Mobile-first responsive
  • Google Analytics setup
  • You own the code

Contact

Let's build something clear.

Open to internships, early-career UX/UI roles, and civic tech collaborations. I'm based in Sacramento and open to hybrid or remote roles within California.

hello@sametkaya.design