Emir Uçkan
Digital Artist

Emir E. Uçkan

Emir E. Uçkan

Digital Artist

Emir E. Uckan is a digital artist working at the intersection of graphic design and architecture. Over 20+ years he has worked with web startups, advertising agencies, digital design teams and media broadcasting companies across TR, US, UK and EE — as a designer, developer, product manager and mentor.

Founder of Sanat Katalog

In 2024, he single-handedly developed SanatKatalog, Turkey's first art catalog SaaS platform, delivering comprehensive artist exhibition catalogs across web, Android, iOS, and tvOS to serve a global audience.

Based
Istanbul / TR
Languages
Turkish (Native)
 
English (Advanced)
Curriculum Vitae

A multidisciplinary practice

Digital ArtistMid. Senior Graphic DesignerApp / Web UX DesignerWeb / App DeveloperProduct Manager / OwnerProject ManagerDigital Transformation MentorStartup Monetize MentorSME Development MentorEducator / Instructor
Exhibitions

Art

Group Exhibitions

2015

Dinamo 2Büyükefes Sanat Galerisi, İzmir

2013

CI — Contemporary IstanbulMixer Arts Gallery, İstanbul

2012

Mixer ArtsMixer Editions Opening Exhibition, İstanbul

Digital Solo Exhibition

2016 — 2020

Yapı-YORUM / I’AM BuildingDigital solo exhibition · Instagram · 600 artworks

Teaching & Speaking

Instructor & keynote

2015

Keynote — “Digital Futurist Art”Speaker @ PechaKucha, Eskişehir

2012 - 2013

Instructor — Design & Architecture FacultyTechnical University, Eskişehir

2010

Instructor — School of Industrial DesignAnadolu University, Eskişehir

Education

Academic

2009 — 2011

M.F.A. Graphic DesignYeditepe University, Istanbul

2001 — 2004

B.F.A. Graphic DesignYeditepe University, Istanbul

1998 — 2001

A.A. Interior DesignAnadolu University, Eskişehir

Skills & Tools

How the work gets made

Design Specialties

UX DesignBranding & CommunicationMarketing DesignInfographic DesignNew MediaPre-ProductionFilm Post-ProductionProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementProduct ManagementMonetize StrategyGamification Design

Business & BI

System ArchitectureCorporate CultureCritical ThinkingDesign ThinkingBusiness DevelopmentMarket ResearchProductivity ImprovementBrand ManagementWorkflow Improvement
FrontendHTML, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Django (Python)
BackendNode.js, Express, Flask (Python), Swift, React Native
DatabaseMongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, JSON
Cloud & DevOpsVercel, AWS / S3, Cloudflare, Docker, Git / GitHub, npm / pnpm
DesignPhotoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Adobe XD, Axure RP, Balsamiq
VideoPremiere Pro, Premiere Rush, Final Cut Pro
PM & CollabJIRA, Trello, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Discord
Clients

Selected brand engagements

TAV AirportsPfizerEczacıbaşı GroupBMW MotorSportsDoğuş Media GroupNTVMSNBCNational Geographic MagNTVNTV SporUnileverHilton WorldwideHürriyet EğitimMake-A-Wish FoundationAviva InsuranceRufflesJolly TourKosifler OtoRadio N101TTnetMüzikBillboard RadioYatsan King KoilHedef AllianceMass ElimsanMass Demirerİstanbul CupcakerySignalAnadolu UniversityYeditepe UniversityLegacy JewelryFırat NeziroğluHiddenmineLefty KeyboardLink CaptureAppWishMark

…and various other projects across TR, USA, UK and the EU.

“I'm a designer born of a sculptor mother and an architect father — a multi-disciplinary, tech and space-age son.”