My name is Kushtrim Hamzaj, I am an interaction designer specialising in UX Design, UI Design, Typography, and design thinking. Currently, I am doing my PhD in interactive typography and machine learning methods “responsive type: exploring variable fonts in the era of machine learning (ML)” at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. My supervisors are Prof. Markus Weisbeck and Prof. Dr. Christof Windgätter. I am also part of the research project "Prof:inSicht" at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, where I am supporting the team on field of user experience design and programming.

In my work, I aim for researching, analysing, proposing, prototyping and teaching new processes and systems to influence the overall aesthetic, functionality, and user experience of visual communication. In my PhD project, I am researching the intersection of machine learning (ML) and variable fonts (VL) to influence the overall evolution of user interfaces from a non-intelligent design to a smart context-aware entity. To this end, I integrate pre-trained machine learning libraries such as faceapi.js and bodypose.js together with the common web technologies such as p5.js, processing, Javascript and APIs. I firmly believe that this groundbreaking fusion of ML and VF has the potential to revolutionize human-machine interaction across diverse domains (e.g., automotive, healthcare, education, and beyond).

Between 2017 and 2022, I collaborated with numerous startups and design agencies based in Munich. I worked as a junior designer with Martina Lewis at Brandcode, Munich, a design agency specializing in corporate identity and coding. From 2018 until the end of 2023, I worked as a User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Designer for the Evernine Group and Söllner Communications, both communication consulting and full-service design agencies. During this time, I advised teams and companies on how to optimize their digital products and online presence. Clients included international companies such as Roll-Roys, Infineon and Kieback&Peter as well as Munich-based start-ups.

In addition to my professional expertise in interaction design, visual systems, and typography, I have spent the past several years teaching and contributing to various workshops and exhibitions at multiple universities. In June 2023, I led a three-day workshop entitled "Responsive Variable Typography" at the Bauhaus University in Weimar at the invitation of Deputy Professor Charlotte Rohde. During this workshop, I introduced both B.A. and M.A. students to machine learning techniques in graphic design and typography. In July 2023, I participated in the 28th colloquium entitled "Design Promoviert", organized by the German Society for Design Theory and Research (dgtf) at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK). I was able to give a presentation on the topic of "UX Design in the Age of Machine Learning Applications" and take part in the subsequent panel discussion on "Creative ML". From May 2 to May 23, 2018, I led a three-week workshop for graphic design students at the University of Prishtina, supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The name of the workshop was "Non-Original Genius - Design by Other Means in the Digital Age" and its aim was to explore alternative approaches to design.