# Kaan Birol

> Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kaanbirol

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer - Office Shared Design | Mac & Mobile Team @ Microsoft
Jan 2022 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States

### Product Designer II - Office Shared Design | Mac & Mobile Team @ Microsoft
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Redmond, Washington, United States
As a designer at the intersection of Fluent, Microsoft 365 and Office Shared Design, I focus on designing experiences for Office productivity apps on iOS, iPadOS and macOS, ensuring a seamless and coherent integration of Fluent and M365 core values.

Here are some of the projects I delivered and/or contributed to:
∙ Led the M365 + Big Sur refresh of the Start Experiences in Word/Excel/PPT for macOS.
∙ Led the M365 + Fluent redesign of the Start Experiences in Word/Excel/PowerPoint for iOS and iPadOS, and contributed to the designs of Office Mobile's Start Experiences.
∙ Drove the design and integration of the new M365 Identity Model for Office Suite apps on iOS, iPadOS and macOS.
∙ Drove the design and integration of the new M365 Advanced Search feature for Office productivity apps on iOS, iPadOS and macOS.
∙ Designed and delivered components to the iOS & iPadOS Fluent Toolkits, and contributed to the new Fluent Icon set.
∙ Drove the WCAG 2.1 accessibility update for Word/Excel/PowerPoint.

### Product Designer II - Office Shared Design | Framework Team @ Microsoft
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Redmond, Washington, United States
I worked on experiences that are shared horizontally across  the suite of Office products, focusing on the integrated experiences, Apple platforms, cross-product coherence and inclusive design & accessibility applications.

Here are some of the projects I delivered and/or contributed to:
∙ Led the 2018 UX/visual refresh of Office Suite for macOS.
∙ Led the Dark Mode design refresh of Office productivity apps for macOS.
∙ Designed the First Run Experience and In-app Notification frameworks of Office for macOS apps.
∙ Contributed to the cross-platform and cross-product App Header and Search coherence design effort.
∙ Contributed to the design of Integrated Productivity Experiences Framework for 1st Party MSFT Communication Apps.
∙ Designed the new Microsoft AutoUpdate for macOS.
∙ Worked on the designs of various accessibility focused features like Read Aloud, Dictation and A11y Checker, in addition to designing the Braille variant of the Segoe UI font family.

### Senior Designer @ LendingTree
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
My responsibility was to conceive, design and develop an array of original homepages, responsive landing pages, and webpage elements for ongoing testing of several products, while adhering to the growing brand and style guidelines.

### Designer @ Serotonin
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | İstanbul, Turkey
i worked on an array of digital and print projects, ranging from flyer, e-newsletters and event invitations to wallpapers and posters, in addition to designing the brand and style guides for both Serotonin Wellness and it's sister company Serotonin Academy.


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Web Design & New Media
Academy of Art University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science and Engineering
Sabanci University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2011


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kaanbirol
- Portfolio: http://www.kaanbirol.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-30