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Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

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About Me

…but that is not where it all began. I was born in Turkey, grew up in Greece, studied in New York, and worked there for over a decade until the summer of 2024. I'm highly adaptable to new environments and curious about people's stories.

I am a formally trained designer, holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons the New School for Design. I like grids, glitches, LEGO, beer, and making music.

I currently live in Baltimore, MD with my wife, two kids, and a mischievous cat named Cheddar.

I have worked in-house, at agencies, embedded within product teams, and independently.

What I'm Good At

I have a grasp of technology and development that allows me to work particularly well with tech brands and product teams.

I'm an extrovert who is truly energized by in-person meetings, client calls, and pitch presentations. I have worked with teams of all sizes — I shine in small, collaborative ones.

I value structure and process with just the right amount of flexibility.

I place great importance on concepting and visual metaphors, striving to ensure that all tactical design decisions tie back to a concept and a set of values.

I've had the fortune of doing work that I love with people who inspire me.

Self Employed

Freelance Design and Art Direction

Freelance Design
and Art Direction

Ongoing

Currently available for remote freelance projects focused on branding and visual identity, visual design, and art direction.

Fireblocks

Creative Director

2022 – 2024

Defined and set the tone for the Fireblocks brand, establishing a consistent visual language across all public and internal content.

Ran ideation, visual design, and production on all brand and marketing creative.

Led branding and event marketing design for SPARK, Fireblocks's annual user conference.

Established processes and guardrails for cross-department communication and collaboration as the sole creative at the company.

Spearheaded strategic, cross-department brand initiatives such as successfully filing the first trademarks for the Fireblocks name and brand mark.

Managed a global network of creative resources, created an extensive repository of Figma templates, and held design training sessions to enable the Marketing team to independently and quickly create high-quality marketing creative.

Home

Full-time Dad

2021 – 2022

Scaled family by 50% and managed all strategic operations for baby, resulting in a 233% annual increase in body weight.

Studio Simpatico

Co-founder, Creative Director

2017 – 2021

Co-founded Studio Simpatico, leading the studio’s creative arm and building strong client relationships from initial pitch to quality assurance.

Directed and/or executed all branding, web design, and UX/UI projects, managing a team of developers through production.

Scaled the studio from a duo to a tight-knit team of eight, building a commendable portfolio of clients over four years.

Notable Case Studies

Blockdaemon

OK! Magazine

Praetorian

Throughline

The Creative Group

Art Direction Consultant

2016 – 2017

Worked extensively with the International Rescue Committee on fundraising and event creative, as well as print and digital marketing design.

Directed and designed campaign creative for several LiquidHub portfolio brands.

SocialCode (now Code3)

Creative Design Lead

2014 – 2015

Directed and designed a new visual identity, retained by the company until its rebrand to Code3 in 2020.

Collaborated with copywriters and data analysts to lead ideation, visual design, and production on all brand and marketing creative.

For Your Commute

I was featured on On Branding Podcast, where I discuss the details of creating a food and beverage brand.

Reach out to learn more, hop on a call, send memes — whatever works.

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Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

I have worked in-house, at agencies, embedded within product teams, and independently.

I've had the fortune of doing work that I love with people who inspire me.

Reach out to learn more, hop on a call, send memes — whatever works.

Want to collaborate on your next project?

Want to collaborate on your next project?

Want to collaborate on your next project?

Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

Hello again, I'm still Sinan — the same Designer & Creative Director from the homepage…

I have worked in-house, at agencies, embedded within product teams, and independently.

I've had the fortune of doing work that I love with people who inspire me.

Reach out to learn more, hop on a call, send memes — whatever works.

Want to collaborate
on your next project?

Want to collaborate
on your next project?

Want to collaborate
on your next project?