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Hi, I'm Umut. I'm a 25-year-old graphic designer, illustrator and art & creative director living in Istanbul. I graduated from Marmara University in Graphic Design and studied Media and Communications at Anadolu University for one year. For five years I’ve worked on international projects as a freelancer, contributed graphic design and illustration concepts for two Germany-based magazines, and collaborated with a Berlin-based studio on illustration and design projects. From 2021 to 2022 I organized five personal exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions as a guest artist. In early 2025 I worked on graphic design and creative processes for an Amazon-backed brand, and I’ve gained experience in freelance social media and advertising design. I’m fluent in English and Turkish and I’m passionate about creative direction, bold visuals, and storytelling through design.…Hi, I'm Umut. I'm a 25-year-old graphic designer, illustrator and art & creative director living in Istanbul. I graduated from Marmara University in Graphic Design and studied Media and Communications at Anadolu University for one year. For five years I’ve worked on international projects as a freelancer, contributed graphic design and illustration concepts for two Germany-based magazines, and collaborated with a Berlin-based studio on illustration and design projects. From 2021 to 2022 I organized five personal exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions as a guest artist. In early 2025 I worked on graphic design and creative processes for an Amazon-backed brand, and I’ve gained experience in freelance social media and advertising design. I’m fluent in English and Turkish and I’m passionate about creative direction, bold visuals, and storytelling through design.

Umut Köklen

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Hi, I'm Umut. I'm a 25-year-old graphic designer, illustrator and art & creative director living in Istanbul. I graduated from Marmara University in Graphic Design and studied Media and Communications at Anadolu University for one year. For five years I’ve worked on international projects as a freelancer, contributed graphic design and illustration concepts for two Germany-based magazines, and collaborated with a Berlin-based studio on illustration and design projects. From 2021 to 2022 I organized five personal exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions as a guest artist. In early 2025 I worked on graphic design and creative processes for an Amazon-backed brand, and I’ve gained experience in freelance social media and advertising design. I’m fluent in English and Turkish and I’m passionate about creative direction, bold visuals, and storytelling through design.…Hi, I'm Umut. I'm a 25-year-old graphic designer, illustrator and art & creative director living in Istanbul. I graduated from Marmara University in Graphic Design and studied Media and Communications at Anadolu University for one year. For five years I’ve worked on international projects as a freelancer, contributed graphic design and illustration concepts for two Germany-based magazines, and collaborated with a Berlin-based studio on illustration and design projects. From 2021 to 2022 I organized five personal exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions as a guest artist. In early 2025 I worked on graphic design and creative processes for an Amazon-backed brand, and I’ve gained experience in freelance social media and advertising design. I’m fluent in English and Turkish and I’m passionate about creative direction, bold visuals, and storytelling through design.

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Hi, I’m Umut. I’m a 25-year-old graphic designer, illustrator and art & creative director living in Istanbul. I graduated from Marmara University in Graphic Design and studied Media and Communications at Anadolu University for one year. For five years I’ve worked on international projects as a freelancer, contributed graphic design and illustration concepts for two Germany-based magazines, and collaborated with a Berlin-based studio on illustration and design projects.

From 2021 to 2022 I organized five personal exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions as a guest artist. In early 2025 I worked on graphic design and creative processes for an Amazon-backed brand, and I’ve gained experience in freelance social media and advertising design. I’m fluent in English and Turkish and I’m passionate about creative direction, bold visuals, and storytelling through design.