Mete was born in 1983 in Istanbul and has a degree in Graphic Design from Yeditepe University and an MA degree in Visual Communication Design. His thesis focussed on cross-modal usage of Audio-Visual Synchronization, after which he joined the Master of Arts program at West Virginia University and took part in the design of the visual organisation for the Art.i.licious seminar. Aside designs for local companies, his work has also been published in various magazines and websites abroad, and his designs are now being sold as posters and t-shirts. He currently combines Photo Manipulation with vectorial and traditional techniques in his work. Aside from design he is working on various live visual performances and music productions. His first solo exhibition took place in Istanbul in 2009. Mete is mainly inspired by 90's cartoons, sci-fi and horror related movie characters and animations. ——————————————————————————————————————————————---- İstanbul/1983 doğumlu Mete Yafet, Yeditepe Üniversitesi Grafik Tasarım bölümünden mezun oldu, sonrasında Görsel İletişim Tasarımı Yüksek Lisansını tamamladı. Ses-Görüntü Senkronizasyonu kullanımı ve etkileri üzerine tez yazıp, West Virginia Üniversitesi'nde Master of Arts programına dahil olarak, Art.i.licious seminerinin görsel organizasyon tasarımını üstlendi. Yerli firmalara olan tasarımlarının yanında yurtdışında da çeşitli dergiler ve web sitelerinde yer aldı, tasarımları poster ve t-shirt olarak ...

Aslı Saktanber was born in Ankara, where she studied Graphic Design at Hacettepe University. She's an illustrator, designer and senior art director living and working in Istanbul. She has won both national and international awards during her 10 year long career and has created ad campaigns, web sites and design products for various companies including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Vodafone, Mavi Jeans, Hillside, Arcelik, Teb, Teb Bonus, Beko, Ray Sigorta, Milliyet. ——————————————————————————————————————————————----- Aslı Ankara'da doğdu, Hacettepe Universitesi'nde Grafik Tasarım okudu. Şu an ilüstratör, tasarımcı ve sanat yönetmeni olarak Istanbul'da yaşıyor ve çalışıyor. Son 10 sene içinde yurtiçi ve yurtdışı ödüller kazanmış, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Vodafone, Mavi Jeans, Hillside, Arcelik, Teb, Teb Bonus, Beko, Ray Sigorta, Milliyet gibi şirketler için çeşitlik reklam kampanyaları, web siteleri ve tasarım ürünleri tasarlamış ve üretmiştir. http://minuxland.tumblr.com/

Ersinhan was born in Sakarya in 1984. He began studying Visual Communication Design at Gazi University in 2006. Whilst working professionally in various sectors of design, he also produces video, animation, visual placement and performance work on the side. Having won several awards both locally and internationally, Ersinhan's work has also been exhibited in various collective exhibitions in Italy, Holland, Belgium and China. ——————————————————————————————————————————---------------———— Ersinhan 1984 yılında Sakarya'da doğdu. 2006 yılında Gazi Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Görsel İletişim Tasarım bölümüne girdi. Tasarımın bir çok alanında profesyonel olarak çalışmalarını sürdürürken bir yandan da Video, Animasyon ve Görsel yerleştirme & performans alanlarında çalışmalar üretmektedir. Ulusal ve uluslararası çeşitli yarışmalarda ödüller kazanan tasarımcının çalışmaları, İtalya, Hollanda , Belçika ve Çin başta olmak üzere birçok ülkede karma sergiler dahilinde sergilenmiştir. http://www.ersinhanersin.com/ http://www.behance.net/ersinhanersin

Asu Ceren actually came to life on this planet 2 years ago, when she became obsessed with documenting astonishing and colourless events with pen on paper. Continuouly gathering newspaper clippings and filling in spaces started becoming a habit as opposed to an occasional past-time. In order to pour out her thoughts and gain some sort of acceleration in her work, she entered the Photography and Video Department at Bilgi University. Other than getting by with coffee, wafers and bananas, and unable to share a yet uncompleted story book, she still goes on journeys to that particular planet accompanied by the the sounds of Nina Simone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————----------------- Asu Ceren, esasen iki sene önce bu gezegende doğdu. Karşılaştığı hayret verici ve renksiz tüm olguları kalem ve defterleriyle kayıda almak gibi amansız bir hastalığa kapıldı. Mütemadiyen nükseden gazete kırpma ve boşluk doldurma gibi endikasyonlarına olan aşinalığı,alışkanlığa dönüştü. Düşlediklerini dökebilmek ve ivme kazandırabilmek kaygısıyla İstanbul Bilgi Universitesi Fotoğraf ve Video bölümüne girdi. Şu an yaşamını kahve, gofret ve muz ile idame ettirmenin yanı sıra; son sayfasını kaybettiğinden sunuma açamadığı hikaye kitabında sözü geçen gezegene Nina Simone esintileri eşliğinde yolculuklar yapıyor. http://muekk.tumblr.com

Mehmet was born in a small town of Tekirdağ. He's always been intrigued by creating and making stuff. He started working in theatres at the age of 10, and eventually stopped 4 years ago. He was a musician for a long time - 9 years. After graduating from maritime business administration, he worked until very recently as a ship broker. Basically design wasn't Mehmet's career until quite recently. He bacame familiar with illustration 4 years ago. Having regreted not studying Fine Arts at college, he pushed and supported his brother making this choice. After his brother's acceptance in the faculty, Mehmet started questioning his own priorities. He started trying things out with his siblings motivation. It didn't take long before he realised that it was what he wanted to do for a living, and he quickly resigned from work and left for a Master in Digital Arts in England. He returned later to Turkey and joined Trafo Interaktif team (www.trafo.com.tr). About a year and a half ago he set up Dirty Cheap Creative with two partners; ever since then he's been up to all sorts of mischief. ——————————————————————————————————————————————------------- Mehmet Tekirdağ’ın küçük bir ilçesinde büyüdü. Küçüklüğünden beri yaratmakla ilgili bir derdi olmuştur. 10 yaşından ...

Dilek was born in Eskişehir in 1987. She has been into crafts, drawing and photography since she was a kid. Her teachers at school had a great influence on her artistic development, sending her art secretly to various competitions, some of which she even won. Dilek eventually decided to go to a Fine Art College.  Whilst juggling drawings, graphics and oil paints she started experimenting with photography and started to prefer it from anything else. Her dad played a major role in this decision, being a photographer himself.  Dilek used to steal his camera and organise photoshoots with friends and then the cafe she liked hanging out in while she was studying offered her the chance to exhibit her work. As soon as she finished High School she got into the Photography and Video department at Bilgi University with a full scholarship and in exchange for this scholarship she started teaching. This extremely tiring period of her life has been extremely constructive... All the courses increased her interest in animation and video art too, and some of the video animations she designed have been featured in various festivals. She designs graphics, does videos and photography as freelance work. She has ...

Murat Ertürk, 1984 yılında Bursa’da doğdu. 2008 yılında Uludağ  Üniversitesi, Resim Öğretmenliği, Grafik Ana Sanatı’ndan mezun oldu. Şimdi ise, Uludağ Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Resim Eğitimi bölümü yüksek lisans öğrencisi… 2008 yılında dijital teknikle ürettiği çalışmalarıyla kişisel sergisini açtı, yurt içi – yurt dışı birçok karma sergiye katıldı. 2007 yılında Uludağ Üniversitesi, 5. Kültür Sanat Yarışması’na, 2009 yılında dördüncüsü düzenlenen 1 Mayıs İşçi Bayramı Afiş Yarışması’na katıldığı afişleriyle birincilik ödüllerini aldı. __________________________________________________________________________________ Murat Ertürk was born in 1984 in Bursa. He graduated from the Graphic Design & Art Education Department of Uludağ University in 2008. He is currently studying an Art Education Master degree at the Uludag University. In 2008, he had his first solo exhibition, which was showcasing digital technique. He got awarded for the Poster Competition that Uludag University briefed in 2007 and got awarded again for the May Day Poster Competition in 2009. www.muraterturk.com

Here's some more inspiration for all of you out there! Karl Grandin was born in Sweden on Christmas Day 1976. After working as the art director for the influential Swedish music magazine Pop for two years he joined forces with a fellow artist in Stockholm and founded the graphic design unit Vår. Grandin studied at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam between 2004 and 2006. In 2004 he started the revolutionary clothing label Cheap Monday together with some friends and were responsible for the brand's complete graphic expression for four years. Today he divides his time between freelance work and autonomous art projects. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Karşınızda bir ilham kaynağı daha! İsveç'te, 1976 senesinde, Noel günü doğmuş. 2 sene boyunca İsveçli  ünlü Pop müzik dergisinde sanat yönetmeni olarak çalıştıktan sonra, Stockholm'da başka bir sanatçıyla Vår adında grafik tasarım stüdyosunu açıyor. Grandin 2004'ten 2006'ya kadar Amsterdam Sandberg Institute'da okudu. 2004'te bir kaç arkadaşıyla, devrimi Cheap Monday kıyafet markasını kuruyor ve dört sene boyunca labelın bütün grafik ifadesinin sorumlusu. Artık zamanını freelance işlere ve otonom sanat projelerine ayırıyor. www.karlgrandin.com