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EDUCATION
January-December 2008
MA Graphic Design Communication
Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London
Chelsea College of Art and Design is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation. As well as designing the MA Show catalogue and participating in other various extra-curricular projects, I’ve based my final project on phobias and produced two books.
2003-2007
BA Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Bilkent University
Studying interior architecture formed the base of my design education and gave me a strong understanding of the third dimension in design.
WORK EXPERIENCE
July 2009-present
Owner/Art director at Deniz Tekkul
July 2009-February 2012
The Scout Association UK
Freelance graphic designer
Since July 2009, I have been artworking Beavers and Cubs supplements of the Scouting Magazine. After July 2009, I started working as a midweight graphic designer in the communications department at the Scout Association Headquarters. I’ve designed brochures for the Scout Activity Centres, leaflets, business cards for their Conference Centres, flyers, invites, posters and banners as well as website layout and html email templates. I have also project managed large volumes of these projects.
June-July 2010
Adult Swim
Digital designer
Adult Swim is an american adult-oriented TV channel that airs animations and live-action shows. I’ve designed landing pages and web banners for them, as well as some print material.
June 2010
Glossy Magazine
Artworker
Collaborating with Edgar Hoffmann, I’ve done the layout of an issue of this online fashion magazine.
September 2009
onedotzero
Festival intern
Onedotzero is an international moving image and digital arts organisation that organises an animation film festival every year in London, which then travels the world. I’ve helped with the organisation and took care of installations in BFI.
January-June 2009
Emak Mafu
Design intern
As part of the design team, my job was to design/illustrate and provide the developers elements of flash websites, optimize images for web and upload them to the CMS. I have also worked on printed projects and at the concept forming stage of a couple of projects. The clients include Quality Street, Antony Gormley, Pantene, RDA Organic, Fairfield Energy and David Chipperfield Architects.
October 2008
Pete Hellicar
Work experience
Pete Hellicar is an art director and designer who worked for abroad range of clients including Etnies, Topshop and New Balance. I’ve helped with illustrations for a human reproduction animation he was working on.
July 2006
Altay&Altay
Architecture intern
I did my summer practice in the renowned Ankara architecture studio Altay&Altay working on some visuals of renovation projects.
June-July 2005
Tepe Construction
Architecture intern
I’ve helped the leading architect for the Hacettepe hospital operation room renovation works at the construction site.
EXHIBITIONS
March 2010
Custom dunny exhibition
APW Arts Gallery, New York
As a designer toy collector myself, I’ve customised two dunnys that were then shown among others in the gallery.
March 2009
Xhibit
The Arts Gallery, London
Xhibit is an open-submission exhibition that aims to present the finest works of art and design from across the University of the Arts, London. I’ve taken part with my MA project everything is going to be alright.
June 2008
An Oddinary Exhibition
RMIT University, Singapore
An Oddinary exhibition was a showcase of ordinary paper boxes made extraordinary, hosted by the RMIT University.
February 2008
Typography exhibition
Chelsea College of Art and Design Library
A typography project I did on my MA, where I wrote 500 words by hand imitating the font Bodoni, in response to an image. It was chosen to be exhibited in the college’s library.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
April 2011-present
a desktop wallpaper each thursday
I’ve been illustrating desktop wallpapers inspired by themes given by friends each week and posting them on eachthursday.tumblr.com every Thursday.
August 2008-present
Arts and crafts markets
I’ve been selling the jewellery and screen prints I make in markets including Brick Lane, Designers Makers and Leather Lane as well as Beyond the Valley in Carnaby Street.
September 2008
InDesign CS3 instruction
I’ve given a beginner course on the basics of InDesign to a book publisher
who wanted to switch to using this programme instead of Page Maker.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Flash
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
Turkish (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Italian (Beginner)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born in Ankara, Turkey, 1985. Living in London since 2007. I hold a work permit.