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Cenk Erdoğan is a graphic designer and creative director based in Istanbul, Turkey. For over 28 years, he has been working with both national and international brands, offering design and communication solutions rooted in clarity, storytelling, and craft.

With deep experience in brand building, identity design, advertising campaigns, and packaging, his work is guided by a strong conceptual foundation. His expertise also extends to book and catalog design, as well as strategic communication and marketing planning. A solid grasp of finance, procurement, and budget management supports every project with sustainable, efficient structure.

To borrow the words of Saul Bass:

"Design is thinking made visual...... I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares, as opposed to ugly things. That's my intent."

Selected Awards

Design

Crescents and Stars for Packaging 2022
  • Gold - Nova Vera Olive Oil Bottle Series
  • Gold - Nova Vera Olive Oil Can Series
  • Bronze - Nova Vera Vinegar & Sauce Series
Muse Design Awards, 2021
  • Gold - Nova Vera Olive Oil
World Packaging Organisation - WorldStar Winner, 2020
  • Beta Tea - Fusion Series
Marketing Türkiye, 2011
  • Most Admired Campaign - Kemal Kükrer Foods
OICC, 2010
  • Best Architecture Book - Cradle of Civilizations - Istanbul - Collective Memory - SpatialContinuities

Photography

Paris International Street Photo Awards - PISPA'23 Paris
  • Grand Winner - Best Street Photography Project
Paris International Street Photo Awards - PISPA'22 Paris
  • Gold - The Fall of Icarus
  • Silver & Special Mention - did u sea Istanbul?
  • Honorable Mention - The Pied Piper
ND Awards 2022
  • Silver Star - did u sea Istanbul?
Annual Photography Awards 2022
  • Winner - Street Life Category - did u sea Istanbul?
Aussie Street Festival, Sydney 2022
  • Finalist & Exhibition - did u sea Istanbul?
LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2022
  • Finalist - did u sea Istanbul?
Gomma Photography Grants 2022
  • Finalist - did u sea Istanbul?

Publications & Features

Books

  • Geçmişten Güncele Türkiye'de Logo, 2020 - Alternatif Yayıncılık
  • Turkish Graphic Designers Logo, 2006 - Alternatif Yayıncılık
  • Turkish Graphic Designers 5, 2006 - Alternatif Yayıncılık
  • Turkish Graphic Designers 4, 2003 - Alternatif Yayıncılık