During his career he worked together with a number of high profile clients including: Absolut, Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker, Volkswagen, Pfizer, Sony and TAV Airports. In here, you will find a selection of works designed for clients, agencies as well as self initiated projects for multiple mediums, from photography to motion design.
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Skills:
Film editing, motion graphics design, broadcast design, channel id and visual creation.
Graphic design, brand identity visuals, logo design.
Interactive design, user interface knowledge, web design, mailing and banner creation.
Digital photography, 35mm / medium / large format photography, b&w and color print experience.
Following new technologies on computer graphics and picking up quickly.
Attention to detail.
Good sense of color and composition.
Experienced on working in tight or long schedules with in large or small teams.
Attended a Visual Communication Design Academy for 4 years.
Software Knowledge:
Strong knowledge of; Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, InDesign, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Edius, After Effects, Dragonframe.
Fundamental knowledge of; Cinema 4D, Maya, Realflow.
Employment History:
Lunaparkfilm, Istanbul, Turkey 6/2012– 1/2013
Motion Designer/ Creative Director
Responsibilities: 2d animation, graphic design, video editing, concept development.
Software: After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Edius, Dragonframe, Flash.
PORT300 Design Studio, Istanbul, Turkey 4/2009– 5/2012
Co-Founder/ Designer/ Project Manager
Responsibilities: 2d animation, graphic design, video editing, seo&sem analytics.
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, Flash, Edius, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Lightzone.
Eggrobot Digital Creative Agency & Altıncıduyu, Istanbul, Turkey 7/2008– 3/2009
Art Director/ Web Designer
Responsibilities: web design, user interface design, banner&mailing, video editing, post-production.
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Edius, After Effects.
NR1 TV & Fashion One TV, Istanbul, Turkey 8/2007– 7/2008
Art Director/ Motion Graphics Designer
Responsibilities: channel id and visuals creation, motion graphics design, brodcast design, editing&montage.
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, Edius, After Effects.
Fil Adam Advertising Agency, Istanbul, Turkey 10/2005 – 4/2006
Jr. Art Director
Responsibilities: print media design&execution, logo design, product photography .
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, InDesign, Lightzone.
Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey 11/2004 - 6/2005
Public Relations Department Photographer
Responsibilities: meeting, celebration, event photography, editing.
Software: Photoshop, Lightzone.
Barter Tour, Istanbul, Turkey 8/2002 - 2/2003
Graphic Designer
Responsibilities: corporate design, re-design, brochure and booklet design.
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand.
Education:
Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul/Turkey
Department of Visual Communication Design, BA Degree,2007
Languages:
Turkish {Native}, English {Fluent}, German {Beginner} Italian {Beginner}
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Contact:
Gunes Kurtkaya
phone: (ch)+41 76 306 20 52
(tr)+90 541 263 18 08
website: www.guneskurtkaya.com
e-mail: guneskurtkaya@gmail.com
