PortfolioIstanbul · MMXXVI

Hello,I'm Şafak

Creative & Art DirectorGraphic DesignerAI Artist & Filmmaker

An Istanbul-born artist, since 1993.

I imagine things, give them a shape, and share them with the world.

Ideas first. Tools second.

Welcome to my world.

About me

Şafak Gür.

An Istanbul-born artist with a background in graphic arts and fine arts. I imagine things, then I give them a shape, and share them with the world.

A designer since 2016 and fully immersed in generative AI since 2022, I create films and campaigns for brands and artists that have reached millions.

Roles

01Graphic Designer
02Creative Director
03Art Director
04AI Artist & Filmmaker

Experience

Graphic Designer & Art DirectorAgency and freelance2016–now
AI Artist & FilmmakerFilms and campaigns for brands and artists2022–now
InternshipsMedina Turgul DDB, Istanbul · Valencia, Spain2016–2017

Education

Anadolu UniversityFaculty of Fine Arts, Graphic Arts2011–2016
Accademia di Belle Arti di FoggiaItaly · Erasmus2016

Skills

Graphic DesignVisual DesignCreative DirectionArt DirectionBrandingAI FilmmakingAI AdsPrompt EngineeringImage & Video GenerationEditing

Languages

TurkishNative
EnglishAdvanced
GermanA2
SpanishBeginner

Tools

Design

Adobe Creative Cloud

AI Video

SeedanceKlingWanVeoRunway

AI Image

MidjourneySeedreamGPT ImageNano Banana

Platforms

HiggsfieldMagnific

Selected work.

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Viral short · AI

Pokéstanbul

What if Pokémon lived in Istanbul?

Pokémon living ordinary Istanbul lives. A Koffing puffs smoke in an old coffeehouse, a Charmeleon fires up the döner, a Jigglypuff sings at a neighbourhood wedding, an Electabuzz works the club door, a fisherman on Galata Bridge hooks a Gyarados, and a Lapras carries the Turkish flag across the Bosphorus at sunset. The film went international and is still growing.