About
Zeynep is a Turkish designer/art director, currently working at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam. She was born in Zurich in 1984. After getting her undergraduate degree in graphic design at Bilkent University -with success scholarship & the highest rank of all graduating classes of Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture- she went to New York to complete her master’s degree in graphic design (Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program) at the School of Visual Arts as a Fulbright Scholar.
She completed the program with Paula Rhodes Award for Exceptional Achievement in Design. After interning with Milton Glaser (Milton Glaser Inc.) and Paula Scher (Pentagram); she worked as a designer for the New York City Ballet and as an art director at McCann Erickson NY. She worked at TBWA Istanbul as a senior art director for four years.
She has many national and international design awards including One Show, D&AD, Cannes Lions, Eurobest and a Grand Prix in design category. She currently produces work for Nike, Facebook, Milka and Corona.
Awards
D&AD White Pencil, Creativity for Good - Wood Pencil, 2015
OneShow Interactive, Shortlist, 2015
New York Festivals Design - Silver, 2015
New York Festivals Digital - Finalist, 2015
Mixx Awards Grandprix, Gold, Silver, 2015
Cannes Lions PR 2 Gold Lions, 2014
Cannes Lions Media Silver Lion & Bronze Lion, 2014
Eurobest Design Silver, 2014
Eurobest PR Bronze, 2014
Cannes Lions Design 2 Shortlists, 2014
Cannes Lions Direct Shortlist, 2014
Cannes Lions Cyber Shortlist, 2014
Golden Drum Digital, Silver, 2014
Crystal Apple Awards 2014
5 Crystal Apples, 3 Silver Apples, 1 Bronze Apples
Felis Awards 3 Felis Awards
Mixx Awards Best Online Film, Gold, 2014
Mixx Awards Best Microsite, Gold, 2014
Mixx Awards Best Viral, Silver, 2014
OneShow, Design Brand Identity, Silver Pencil, 2013
OneShow Design/Self Promotion Silver Pencil 2013
Cannes Lions Media Shortlist, 2013
Cannes Lions PR Shortlist, 2013
Epica Corporate Identity Silver, 2013
Epica, Press Bronze, 2013
D&AD Wood Pencil, 2013
Crystal Apple Awards, 2013
3 Crystal Apples, 2 Silver Apples ,1 Bronze Apple
Golden Drum Awards Design Shortlist, 2013
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards Finalist Certificate, 2013
Kırmızı Award 2013
GMK Design Award, 2013
Golden Drum Awards, Grand Prix, 2012
Golden Drum Awards, Gold, 2012
Cannes Lions Design Shortlist, 2012
Eurobest Design Shortlist, 2012
Luerzer's Archive Issue 4/2012
Crystal Apple Awards 2012
2 Crystal Apples, 8 Silver Apples, 4 Bronze Apples
GMK Poster Design Award, 2012
GMK Promotional Design Award, 2012
Fulbright Scholarship 2006-2008
How International Outstanding Design Award 2009
Paula Rhodes Award for Exceptional Achievement in Design SVA, 2008
Adobe Design Achievement Award Semifinalist, 2008
Adobe Design Achievement Award Semifinalist, 2007
Art Directors Club 86th Annual Awards Merit 2007
Valedictorian Highest rank in the graduating classes of Bilkent University,
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, 2005
Achievement Scholarship Bilkent University - Covers full tuition, 2002-2005
International Advertising Association XI 1st place in Europe,
3rd place in the worldwide (Bilkent University, -group project- 2004)