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akin_bacioglu

AKIN BACIOGLU    |   INDUSTRIAL and GRAPHIC DESIGNER    |   RESUME FEBRUARY 2012   |    MULTIFUNCTIONAL SIMPLICITY WILL SAVE THE WORLD


EDUCATION

Master's Degree Student at
Chalmers University of Technology
Industrial Design Engineering
(Goteborg, Sweden)

Graduated in 2007 from
Istanbul Technical University
Department Of Industrial Design
(Istanbul, Turkey)

DESIGN SKILLS

methodical problem solving
innovative concept creating
individual / group brainstorming
market research, brand identity
traditional / computer sketching
3d modelling / mock-up making

COMPUTER SKILLS

Rhinoceros (t-splines + vray)
3d Studio Max (vray)
Alias Automotive Design
Solidworks, Autocad
Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign
Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint
HTML, CSS (Basic)

LANGUAGES

Turkish (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Swedish (learning)

INTERESTS

Basketball (licensed), cinema,
digital art, chess, word games
design blogging







 
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		 WORK EXPERIENCE

Feb 12 - present / Volvo Cars - Gothenburg / Thesis

Working on the thesis project which is focusing on
"Acceptance of reflections from high gloss surfaces in
vehicle interior"

Apr 10 - Jan 11 / Elektropak- Istanbul / full-time

Worked as industrial designer & stylist with an experienced team
which develops home appliances for local and global markets.

Oct 08 - present / Akin Bacioglu Design Factory / freelance

Involved in product design and brand identity projects for
different companies around the world.

Apr 07 - Mar 08 / Koleksiyon Mobilya - Istanbul / full time

Assigned to develop concepts, make 3d models, prepare
presentations and mock-ups for new ideas.

July 05 - May 06 / Damat Tween Life - Istanbul / part time

Worked with the lead designers on designing personal objects
and home furnitures especially for men.

INTERNSHIPS

Jun 05 - Jul 05 / Damat Tween Life - Istanbul

Completed a research about men’s life and identified a
product range for lead designers.

Provided production drawings and contacted with manufacturers.
After the internship, he contunied as a part-time designer.

Jun 04 - Jul 04 / Tarz Design - Istanbul

Tarz Design is a brand basically, sells internationally known
designs. At the same time, they have got a design center for
creating new furniture. He got a chance to work on so many
famous designs and created new concepts for the company.

Jun 02 - Jul 02 / Saros Textile - Tekirdag

Designed graphics for socks and made organization and
working schemes of the firm due to the university’s
summerwork plan.
  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		 AWARDS and PUBLICATIONS

Jul 11    Stack school desk won special mention in
               Perm Furniture Design Competition (Russia)

Jan 11    Dustroyer vacuum cleaner was produced by
               Homend home appliances company in Turkey

Oct 09    I Love H cravate pattern design selected as
                finalist in Les cravates par Hermes
                design competition among 6133 designs.

Apr 09    Also armchair was published in
                MD design magazine (Germany)

Nov 08   Also armchair was published in
                Abitare design magazine (Italy)

Jul 08     Bee product family won special mention award
                In Design for ITU souvenir design competition

Jun 08    Also armchair won special mention in
                Promosedia International Design Competition

Mar 08   Ya da armchair won 2nd price in
                1st National Furniture Design Competition

Sep 06   ID sunglasses design won third prize in
                Radical Movements Design Competition

Sep 05    Kisstanbul tshirt graphic design was selected in
                design workshop and produced by Mavi Jeans
                It is in the market since February 2006.

Jul 05     Clever packaging design won second prize in
                Recycling Fair 2005 workshop (group work)

Nov 04   Active packaging design was exhibited
                in MEdesign International Design Fair in Italy.
                (2nd grade school project)


If you are looking for a young, talented, hardworking, imaginative, passionate industrial and/or graphic designer and your company's conditions match with the criteria above and below, don't hesitate to contact him via mail or phone. you can drop a line on the guestbook, either.
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works
dustroyer

     dustroyer
     Logo design of the also chair project 1/4

Dustroyer is a water-filtered vacuum cleaner that collects all the dust and other dirts into the water. Its dust compartment can be easily cleaned after use.
Thanks to its high quality HEPA filter, only clean air can go out of your vacuum cleaner. Ergonomic handle and the button set make your cleaning job even easier and enjoyable. Homend brand sells this product in their stores and on online marketing channels.You can get more information about this design by clicking here (Homend official website)
also

     also
     Logo design of the also chair project 1/4

Also armchair is an multifunctional furniture which designed for teen rooms and small houses. It can be used as an reading chair and also a working table.
Just flip the armchair for 90 degrees, and now it is a working desk. Besides there is a bookcase behind the backrest of the chair to put your books or homeworks.
It works properly in both position. Because of the minimalistic lines of design and selected materials it is very easy to produce and very cheap to purchase.


button

button      Logo design of the button stool project 1/5

Button project inspired from buttons which used in electronics stuff for operating the system. Other inspiration source is the button word itself. When the letters was divided as butt+on, it gives the main idea about how this product works.

Having a beautiful light effects inside, i thought it would be a good idea using this stool as a lighting object at the same time. So along this concept, i created a button cafe project which used button stools inside. The cafe's lighting level depends on customers' number. The more customers means more brightness and a more colorful place.

mol

mol      Logo design of the mol cutlery project 1/5

In chemistry, mol defines a certain amount of atoms. Just like atoms join together and build molecules, then compounds.
In this design; the fork,the spoon and the knife by differentiating in length and shape, builds dinner and service kits and finally this 17 pieces cutlery set.
The letters in the mol word, impersonates the fork, the spoon and the knife left to the right.
m letter symbolizes the fork's sticks, o letter symbolizes the spoon's bowl and the l letter symbolizes the knife's sharp surface.

iceself

iceself      Logo design of the iceself martini glass project 1/4

Iceself was designed especially for Bombay Sapphire's Martini Glass Competition. Knowing that most of the drink are served with icecubes, iceself create them itself.


orva


Undisclosed project for few months

mood

mood      Logo design of the mood sunglasses project 1/6

Mood is a multifunctional accessories which you can listen music, make a phone call or just use as a sunglasses.
While wearing mood at the street or sunbathing at the beach, all eyes will be on you.

It has so many important features which make it new and different.
Mood's frame made of flexible yet durable plastic. It fits perfectly your face and doesn't slip like as ordinary headphones.
There is an embedded high quality microphone with sound cancellling feature inside of the headphone. Your voice is clearly transferred to the other side.
Thanks to the bluetooth technology, mood can establish a connection with computers and gsm phones.
You can store mp3 files inside of built-in memory and listen your music whenever you want.
Either at sunglasses position or headphone position, enjoy the high quality sound system.
Mood can be recharged by using USB connection. There is a lithium battery inside of headphone.

If you have some other wishes, please be patient for mood2.

dadi

dadi      Logo design of the dadi flower support project 1/5

Dadi means "nanny" in Turkish. It asist the people who is interested in flower gardening. While you are on a vacation or when you don't have any time for looking your plants, Dadi does it for you perfectly. It was designed for watering plants and flowers and keep them straight and together while growing.

Dadi can be used properly with flower pots. It helps the plants which need vertical supports while growing. Its under-soil part waters directly the root of the plants. Flowerlike appearance transforms it an decorative object.

parrot

parrot      Parrot festival logo (colored version) 1/3

This logo created for a cultural diversity festival logo competition which is sponsored by UNESCO.
It uses two graphic illusions for telling two stories about the cultural diversity and the festival.

story 1: the colorful stripes,actually illustrate a graphic chart which shows changing values and the colors represent different cultures . there are hands rising from these cultures and trying to reach higher in blue sky and saying " hey, I am here, too". maybe these same hands belong to people enjoying themselves with the music or different performances in this festival.

story 2: parrot is an one of the most attractive animals of the nature. beautiful colors and a special gift, "talking". For an organization which different cultures meet each other and talk about the future, parrot is a very proper symbol. In this logo, there is an illusion that hides a stylized parrot with colorful tail, a blue body part, a red-green beak and an eye watching over people.

Black / white and white / black versions of the logo also gives the complete message, maybe in a simplier way. They all can be used in different media.

bee

bee      Istanbul Technical University logo (colored version) 1/2

Istanbul Technical University is one of the biggest university in Turkey maybe in Europe. It is known as its hardworking students. Bees are hardworking and beneficial creatures, too. That's why, it was selected as the symbol of the university and used for a long time. In this logo, bee was reshaped with a new concept.
Bees use needles for defencing themselves. If we consider a student as if it is a bee, what would a student's weapon be ?

yes, it is knowledge...

eyca

eyca

This logo was designed for EYCA (European Youth Card Association) logo design competition. The aim was creating a symbol which will be added on the youth card, and reflects the organization's philosophy in a way. There is a negative space illusion in the logo. In the first look, you will see a travelling star.
In the second look, try to not seeing the star. This time, you should see a young, green-colored guy who is happy for holding his youth card.

factory

factory

In this logo, initial letters of Akin Bacioglu create two different stories. In first one, they form a comic character's head which is busy on dreaming about something.
In second one, they form a factory building with chimneys which is working non-stop. an industrial and graphic design factory ...

izmirguncel

izmirguncel

This banner was designed for a local news site (Izmir Guncel) in Izmir. It is one of the most beautiful city in Turkey along seaside.
The clock tower is the landmark of Izmir. Birds which turning around the tower watch over the city and follow what is going on, just like this website does.

words
design_philosophy
Everyday, lots of new products jump to the market.
How many of them bring a solution for an existing
problem ? How many of them suggest a better or
easier way to do same job ?

I ask similar questions to myself while designing like

It is affordable and understandable for everyone ?
It will cost less this time ?
Can I use less materials for the same product ?
It will be functional or multifunctional ?

These questions help me thinking about my
existance and mission as an industrial designer.
I don't want to design just some trendy items and
waste some more precious materials.

I want to save the world !










design_methodology

These are the design steps which Akin Bacioglu follows while designing something. However, according to the project brief or the client's needs, this methodology can change a little. For example, there can be some collaborations and job-sharing with other designers and companies. In this case, some steps can be skipped or widened for reaching the goals in the design methodology below.

DESIGN STEPS GOAL PROCESS PRODUCTS
1  BRIEF Understand what the client wants
Define the product
 Meetings

 Product type
Target consumers
Budget, schedules, deadlines
Risks, benefits
2  RESEARCH Know your customer
Define problems
See the limits		 Costumer interviews, observations
What are their goals?
 Costumer goals identified
and aligned with business goals
Personas
3  INVENTION Innovation, Differentiation, Resonance Brainstorm, analyze, explore, sketch,
animate, write		 Ideas communicated through
sketches, graphics, animation,
words and widget prototypes
4  PRODUCTIZATION Pick one of the concepts Gain costumer and product team feedback,
through product user tests and iteration
Compare different concepts according to the brief		 Workflow diagrams,
functional specifications,
product prototypes
5  PRODUCTION Make the product Design all parts, molds, words, layouts, graphics,
Decide materials, colors, alternatives		 Working, safe, profitable products
6  MARKETING Inform your customer Brainstorm, analyze, explore, sketch,
animate, write		 Product Identity
(packaging, website, logo, etc...)
Campaigns, advertisements


contact

Adress 1
Tredjedalsgatan 14
418 70 Goteborg
Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
 
On the Web
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elmagnifico (behance)
elmagnifico23 (skype)
info(at)akinbacioglu.com

please feel free to contact me. i will reply immediately. credits