Lucian Kranz

lucian@nextchapter.dev

Next Chapter

Designer and front-end developer with over a decade of experience across e-commerce SaaS, brand identity, hardware, and physical kiosk interfaces. Led design for products serving millions of merchants and university students, built open-source tools, and shipped everything from typefaces to epaper interfaces.

TRMNL

Founding Engineer

Epaper hardware and platform.trmnl.com

TRMNL Framework

Front-end library for epaper devices.

Role Lead designer and developer

Brand Identity

TRMNL brand identity system and logo.

Role Co-design

Application UI

TRMNL web application.

Role Co-design and development


Relay Commerce

Design Lead

Commerce tools for Shopify merchants.relaycommerce.com

Relay Commerce

Revenue-driving platform for e-commerce businesses.

Role Design Lead

Relo

Repeat revenue platform for Shopify CPG brands.

Role Design Lead

Peel

Retention analytics platform for Shopify and Amazon brands.

Role Design Lead

Smartrr

Subscription solution for Shopify brands.

Role Design Lead

SmartrMail

AI-powered email and SMS marketing for SMB e-commerce.

Role Design Lead

Flockler

UGC and social media aggregation platform.

Role Design Lead

Fomo

Social proof toolkit for online businesses.

Role Design Lead

SalesPop

Social proof app for Shopify.

Role Design Lead

BookThatApp

Booking engine for rentals, tours, events, and appointments on Shopify.

Role Design Lead


Fomo

Design Lead

Social proof and urgency for e-commerce.fomo.com

Brand Identity Evolution

Fomo brand visual identity system.

Role Design direction

Application Redesign (2x)

Core application UX and visual direction.

Role Design and UX direction

Front-end Re-implementation

Application front-end codebase.

Role Full re-implementation

Marketing Design

Campaigns, landing pages, and collateral.

Role Design direction

Illustrator Management

External illustration team.

Role Art direction, illustrator management

Orange UI

Open-source UI component library.

Role Front-end development, design

Fomo Sans

Custom typeface for the Fomo brand.

Role Typeface design and implementation, two cuts (Regular and Bold)


Fork Equity

Senior User Interface Designer

Private equity and venture capital platform.forkequity.com

Cross Sell

Hand-picked recommended products for e-commerce.

Role Brand identity evolution, application redesign and re-implementation

Lobiloo

Invoicing and lead management for florists.

Role Brand identity evolution, application redesign and re-implementation

Picture It

Art preview app for Shopify.

Role Logo design, brand identity evolution, application redesign and re-implementation

Micro Acquisitions

Learn to buy, grow and sell small companies.

Role Logo and brand identity design

Founder/Hacker

Where employees become owners.

Role Logo and brand identity design


Ink

Lead Designer

Cloud-based printing and scanning kiosks deployed at Stanford, Yale, UCLA, and other major US universities.ink.me

Kiosk UI

Touchscreen interface for SmartStation printing and scanning kiosks.

Role UI design

Brand Identity

Ink brand identity system.

Role Design direction

InkCloud

Cloud-based print management platform.

Role UI design

Desktop Applications

Desktop printing and scanning applications.

Role UI design


Ljudje

Founding Member

Design studio and creative agency.ljudje.com

Royal Vision Group

Dubai-based financial services and investment management firm.

Role Front-end design and implementation

Ljudje portfolio

Studio portfolio website.

Role Front-end design and implementation

Celica Biomedical

Biomedical research institute in Ljubljana.

Role Front-end implementation, photography

TrapView

Automated smart pest monitoring platform for agriculture.

Role Video production

Gizzmo

Slovenian e-commerce retailer for phone cases and mobile accessories.

Role In-store iPad UI design and implementation

AlexxAndAnton

Fashion brand.

Role Front-end implementation

Blockchain Think Tank

Slovenian non-profit promoting blockchain technology and regulation.

Role Front-end design

FlyKly

Electric smart wheel that converts bicycles into e-bikes.

Role Photography

Quadrofoil

Electric hydrofoiling personal watercraft.

Role Photography

Modna

Oldest Slovenian fashion publication.

Role Photography, editorial design