René Martens

work@withrene.com

Principal Product Designer

Cologne, Germany – working globally.
Available for Projects.

Hi, I am René ツ. With more than 15 years of shaping digital products, I craft, direct, and execute while leading design at DAYY.

Guiding teams, defining strategy, and designing products from first principles to market reality. With more than 15 years of shaping digital products, I craft, direct, and execute while leading design at DAYY. Guiding teams, defining strategy, and designing products from first principles to market reality.

René Martens

Hi, I am René ツ. With more than 15 years of shaping digital products, I craft, direct, and execute while leading design at DAYY.

Guiding teams, defining strategy, and designing products from first principles to market reality. With more than 15 years of shaping digital products, I craft, direct, and execute while leading design at DAYY. Guiding teams, defining strategy, and designing products from first principles to market reality.

 

Hi, I am René ツ. With more than 15 years of shaping digital products, I craft, direct, and execute while leading design at DAYY.

Guiding teams, defining strategy, and designing products from first principles to market reality. With more than 15 years of shaping digital products, I craft, direct, and execute while leading design at DAYY. Guiding teams, defining strategy, and designing products from first principles to market reality.

Experience

DAYY Head of Design 2025 - Today
Design Lead 2022 - 2025
Senior Product Designer 2019 - 2022
Product Designer 2017 - 2019
Awwwards Jury Member 2021
Undisclosed Digital Designer, Art Director 2014 - 2017
Graphic & Digital Designer 2012 - 2014

Companies I've worked for

Allianz

Alpha Tauri

Chrono24

ISAR Aerospace

Manthey

Ratepay

RB Leipzig

Red Bull

REWE

Spotify

The Organics by Red Bull

Van Deer Red Bull Sports

Volvo

Zalando

Capabilities

Product Design

Product Strategy

Fractional Design Leadership

AI Prototyping

Creative Direction

Web Design

Design Systems

User Research

Brand Design

Motion & 3D Design

Recognitions

German Design Award

German Brand Award

Automotive Brand Award

Red Dot Design Award

German Web Awards

Awwwards

FWA

Gold

Winner

Gold

Gold

Agency of the Year 25

Site of the Day

Site of the Day

Selected Works

Case studies on request

REWE x DFB app showcase

REWE x DFB

Native App · Lead Designer · DAYY

Red Bull global platform design

Red Bull

Global Platform · Lead Designer · DAYY

Red Bull global platform showcase