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Illustrator/ Designer & Grati Artist

Personal Statement Language Skills

Started his visual journey in his early ages with simple caricatures and drawings. In 2007
grati had shaped his perspective and he found his pseudonym name Fresk and
continued to work under his nickname. Until 2010 he nished several sketch books and
painted many walls. His drawing passion directed him to study Visual Communication
Design for his BA degree.
TURKISH ENGLISH SPANISH
Studying a Visual Communication gave him a wider perspective and during his study he met Mother language C1 Level A2 Level
new aesthetics and tried many techniques. In 2013 he decided to focus on illustration and
typography particularly. Until 2014 summer he tried to develop himself with his own ways.
For summer months in the same year he applied to Indyvisuals Design Collective / Greece
as an intern and did one and half month internship with the Indyvisuals and joined the team
as a Grati artist and Illustrator. His experiences introduced him many techniques especial-
ly screen-printing. He has been working to master illustration and printing techniques ever
since. He tried to print his illustrations with several printing technique. He was getting more
specic about his job and use certain principles to develop himself as an illustrator. Current-
Work Experience
ly, he is working as a freelance illustrator, grati artist and designer

2016 and for six months 2014 and 2015

Expertise Faculty Assistant and Assistant Lecture Illustrator/ Designer / Graiti Artist
for 2nd year Typography class Indyvisuals Design Collective/ Athens
01- Mediums Izmir University Of Economics
02- Productions
2015 and 2016 2015, for a month
Illustraton
Art Direction Illustrator/ Designer
Poster Design
Hiphoplife.com.tr Kuzeymira Creative Agency
Album Covers

Magazine Cover 2014, for a month 2015 and 2016

Illustrator / Designer Art Direction
Screenprint Logos / Logotypes Red-White Creative Agency /Istanbul Musicislove Music Label/ Istanbul

Typography
Character Design
Custom Lettering Editorial Design
2015 and 2016 2012 & present
Designer & Illustrator Freelance Designer & Illustrator
Robonmia Music Collective

Corporate Identity

Package Design Achievements & Participations

Crisis Is a Greek Word Poster Competition/ Izmir: 2nd prize (2013)

Design Skills Maquis projects Eminent Domain A exhibition: Grati Artist (2013)

Ayran Grati Workshop in Yaar University: Advisor (2013)

01-Computer 02- Additional
Workshop participation: Designing and using, for the user. The power
Grati of ecological thinking with Jorge Frascara & Guillermina Nol (2014)
Adobe Illustrator
Illustration Workshop participation:Yaar University Graphic Days
Adobe Photoshop A Biography illustration workshop with Emre Senan (2015)
Serigraphy
Adobe Indesign Workshop participation: Expose yourself to life Visual Branding
Lino Cut Workshop by Stefano Cardini (2015)
Adobe Premier Jazzine- Fanzine production workshop with erik Dergi (2015)
Intaglio Print
Sony Vegas Pro Interior design for SesliHarer Interactive Marketing Agency (2015)
Custom Lettering
Edius 6 Choosen on the "Best Album Covers of 2015 with Sycho Gast- Gaia cover (2015)
Visual Identity
Abelton 8.2 Festival Participanton: Mixter Festival in Belgrade with Pop-Art patterns on the
Stopmotion traditional Turkish chair (2015)
Adobe After Eects Personal Exhibition: Before the Parenthesis in Izmir University of Economics (2015)
Painting
Fontlab Studio Serigraphy exhibition ; City Public Library "Zamostek" in Opole (2017) / Artistt

Education
Hobbies & Interests

September 2016 - July 2018

Printmaking & Graphic Design
University of Arts in Poznan

September 2010 - July 2015 Books Music Grati Cinema Theatre

Visual Communication Design
Izmir University of Economics

September 2005 - June 2010

High School
Izmir Yamanlar College

2002 - 2005 Travelling Comics Lettering Painting Silkprint

4 Eyll Middle School
Tire / Izmir

Utku Taykut 2017