Orkhan Mammadov

Design leader and design engineer with 15+ years building products for creative professionals, AI practitioners, developers, and technical users. Leads teams shipping complex, system-oriented workflows including node-based interfaces and developer-facing platforms. Known for translating complex ML capabilities into intuitive UI/UX and for building design systems and design operations from the ground up. Founder with experience building and scaling an AI-native workflow startup for creative professionals, plus prior product leadership at ComfyUI.

Projects

Eastern Promises (Immersive AI Data Art Installation)

AI Design Awards — Silver Award — 2025

Muraqqa (Immersive AI Data Art Installation)

AI Design Awards — 1st Place in Motion — 2024

Circular Repetition (Immersive AI Data Art Installation)

Ben Awards B3 Biennale — Best Crypto AI Art — 2023

OpenAI Collaboration — State-of-the-art Image Manipulation Tool

Collaborated with OpenAI to create a state-of-the-art image manipulation tool

Work History

Founder & Head of Product & Design

Genieart, incJan 2024 - Jan 2025 • 1 yr 1 moFounded and scaled a 10-person startup building an AI-native workflow platform for creative professionals Built and led cross-functional team: 2 designers, 4 engineers, 2 AI researchers, plus community and marketing Designed complex node-based interface for multi-modal workflows (image, video, audio, 3D generation) Created design system from zero - components, tokens, patterns, and documentation Established design operations: weekly critiques, 1:1s, eng pairing, and async design reviews Shipped product to early adopters; generated $500K+ in revenue through client services while building core platform

Senior Design Engineer

ComfyUIJan 2024 - Jan 2025 • 1 yr 1 moLed design & product for AI prototyping tools and "vibe prototyping" workflows enabling rapid creative experimentation Designed consumer-facing features for 10M+ users and enterprise API interfaces for B2B customers Built and new maintained design system, components, patterns, documentation Coordinated with 5+ engineers on feature development Translated complex ML capabilities into intuitive interfaces for technical and non-technical users

Head of Design & Product

AprilUVJan 2018 - Jan 2020 • 2 yrs 1 moLed design for enterprise software products in government and defense sectors Managed team of 20+ across product design, UX research, and front & back-end development Shipped secure web and mobile applications for Ministry of Culture and defense clients Conducted training workshops for government stakeholders on emerging technology adoption

Art Director

Lunchmeat StudioJan 2016 - Jan 2018 • 2 yrs 1 moCreated concepts & designed interfaces for interactive touch screens, AR/VR experiences, and digital installations Delivered design solutions for Nike, Adidas, Microsoft, Skoda, and Preciosa Collaborated with cross functional teams, outsourced and managed freelancers and creative coders.

Art Director

Leo BurnettJan 2012 - Jan 2015 • 3 yrs 1 moLed design team of 5 producing brand systems and campaigns for government and enterprise clients Delivered brand guidelines and digital products for Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Culture, and Ministry of Economics Coordinated with engineering teams to ship web and print projects on deadline Ran weekly design critiques; mentored junior designers on craft and presentation skills Promoted from Senior Designer to Art Director within 18 months

Junior Designer to Senior Designer

Studio Recode (Istanbul), McCann (Baku), DreamArt (Baku)Jan 2008 - Jan 2014 • 6 yrs 1 moProgressed from junior designer to senior designer across agency environments Designed brands, websites, and marketing systems for global clients including Coca-Cola and P&G

Education

Global School for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in Innovation2020 - 2021

Prague College

Fine Arts & Experimental Media2012 - 2014

Istanbul Bilgi University

BA, Visual Communication Design2010 - 2012

Khazar University

BA, Computer Science2008 - 2010

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