I'M
MÜGE AKAGÜNDÜZ.
ART DIRECTOR & DIGITAL ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR
01 PROFESSIONAL
MY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL IN SOFTWARE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
100%
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
100%
ADOBE INDESIGN
100%
ABOUT ME
I am an art director, digital artist and illustrator with over 17 years of Istanbul / Turkey and international work experience in branding,
creative visuals design, visuals communicaition and advertising.
I've worked for all kind of agencies, traditional and digital,
on all kinds of clients and projects.
I combine my work experience in advertising, branding and design with my skills and passion in graphics, photo manipulations and illustrations.
I have a keen eye on detail, high affinity with visiual arts,
strategic agility, drive for result and always push the envelope.
02 PORTFOLIO
MY LATEST WORK. SEE MORE >
03 Experience
1997
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
MSÜ Mimar Sinan Fine Art University
Completed "Fine Arts Preparatory
Painting" education.
1993
BRUSSELS / BELGIUM
Athénée Royal De Watermael - Boitsfort
Athénée Royal de Paul Delvaux
Completed "French & Art" education and graduated by degree.
1999
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
Station Academy Of Fine Arts
Succesfully completed "Graphic Design"and graduated by degree.
2000
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
Pen Agency D'Arcy
Worked as a "Graphic Designer and Junior Illustrator" in all projects
such as "Orkid, Ä°pana, Dardanel Ton,
Milli Piyango" and other clients.
( Pen Ajans D'arcy is the one of the world's
top 10 advertising agency )
2006
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
KlipArt Advertising Agency
Worked as an "Art Director" in all works of such as "Jim Beam, The Famous Grouse, Robert College" and other clients.
2003
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
Ekol Advertising Agency
Worked as a "Junior Art Director" in all works of such as "Reckitt Benckiser"and other clients. ( Ekol Advertising Agency is the best turnover in Turkey )
2008
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
Ä°yi Advertising Agency
Worked as an "Art Director" in all works of such as "Metro, MSG, Ä°ÅŸ Factoring" and other clients.
PRESENT
Dallas / Austin / TX
I am currently working as the Head of Design at EXCD Digital, a digital agency based in both Austin and Dallas, Texas. I manage design strategies alongside the creative team, contributing to the strong digital presence of brands. By combining aesthetic and functional aspects of design, I focus on delivering impactful work in every project.
04 CONTACT ME
ISTANBUL / TURKEY
cleotrue@gmail.com