Brand & Visual Systems

Brand & Visual Systems

FMCG

FMCG

Creative Direction

Creative Direction

Consumer Electronics

Consumer Electronics

Visual Identity

Visual Identity

Fashion Tech

Fashion Tech

I turn pitches into long-term brand partnerships

I turn pitches into long-term brand partnerships

ART DIRECTION

ART DIRECTION

ART DIRECTION

+BRAND SYSTEMS

+BRAND SYSTEMS

+BRAND SYSTEMS

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( About Me )

© 2026

I build brand systems that outlast their launch, and lead them from first pitch to final rollout.

I'm Begüm, a senior graphic designer with 9+ years in Milan agencies, leading art direction and brand systems, motion and digital campaigns for international clients.

My concept won the Casa Ferrero pitch in 2019. I defined its identity system and have led it since 2023, setting the direction for every new application.

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( Services )

© 2026

Art direction, brand systems and digital design, led from first pitch to final rollout

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Art Direction

I lead the visual direction from concept to execution, across palette, photography, motion and typography, until it says something specific about the brand. Then I hold that line across every touchpoint.

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Art Direction

I lead the visual direction from concept to execution, across palette, photography, motion and typography, until it says something specific about the brand. Then I hold that line across every touchpoint.

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Art Direction

I lead the visual direction from concept to execution, across palette, photography, motion and typography, until it says something specific about the brand. Then I hold that line across every touchpoint.

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Brand Identity

I build brand systems that go beyond the logo, defining how a brand looks, feels and communicates. I've built identities that still hold together years later.

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Brand Identity

I build brand systems that go beyond the logo, defining how a brand looks, feels and communicates. I've built identities that still hold together years later.

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Brand Identity

I build brand systems that go beyond the logo, defining how a brand looks, feels and communicates. I've built identities that still hold together years later.

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Motion & Digital

I carry a brand system into motion and onto screens: animated identities, digital campaigns and app interfaces. I design from how people actually use a product, then test it with real users before it ships.

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Motion & Digital

I carry a brand system into motion and onto screens: animated identities, digital campaigns and app interfaces. I design from how people actually use a product, then test it with real users before it ships.

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Motion & Digital

I carry a brand system into motion and onto screens: animated identities, digital campaigns and app interfaces. I design from how people actually use a product, then test it with real users before it ships.

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( How I Lead )

© 2026

(01)

Pitch

I read the brief for what the business needs, then set a direction strong enough to win the pitch.

(01)

Pitch

I read the brief for what the business needs, then set a direction strong enough to win the pitch.

(02)

System

I define the rules first: mark, colour, type and grid, so every later piece has something to answer to.

(02)

System

I define the rules first: mark, colour, type and grid, so every later piece has something to answer to.

(03)

Direction

I art-direct every application against that system, across print, motion, digital and events.

(03)

Direction

I art-direct every application against that system, across print, motion, digital and events.

(04)

Stewardship

I keep the identity consistent as it grows, year after year, without restarting it.

(04)

Stewardship

I keep the identity consistent as it grows, year after year, without restarting it.

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( Stats & Facts )

© 2026

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years of experience

Brand systems, art direction, motion and UI/UX for international clients.

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years of experience

Brand systems, art direction, motion and UI/UX for international clients.

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years of experience

Brand systems, art direction, motion and UI/UX for international clients.

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markets

One brand and campaign system for Hershey's across the AEMEA region.

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markets

One brand and campaign system for Hershey's across the AEMEA region.

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markets

One brand and campaign system for Hershey's across the AEMEA region.

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employees reached

By a single internal campaign brand for Ferrero's SAP S/4 rollout.

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employees reached

By a single internal campaign brand for Ferrero's SAP S/4 rollout.

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employees reached

By a single internal campaign brand for Ferrero's SAP S/4 rollout.

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( Origins )

© 2026

Figure study in graphite, Mimar Sinan
Still life study in graphite
Figure study in charcoal after Caravaggio
Concept sketches for a kitchen tablet stand and smart scale, Politecnico di Milano thesis
Render of the kitchen tablet stand and smart scale showing a recipe, thesis project
Bioplastic chair render with white shell and oak legs, PeLiDesign
Tensile lamp prototype in paper, string and dowel, PeLiDesign
Cardboard and paper study models on the workbench, PeLiDesign

Before brand: drawing studies at Mimar Sinan, product design at Politecnico di Milano and PeLiDesign.

BUILDING A BRAND THAT NEEDS TO SCALE?
LET'S TALK.

BUILDING A BRAND THAT NEEDS TO SCALE?
LET'S TALK.

BUILDING A BRAND THAT NEEDS TO SCALE?
LET'S TALK.

BEGÜM ÖKTEN

Begüm Ökten © 2026 · Based in Milan, Italy

BEGÜM ÖKTEN

Begüm Ökten © 2026 · Based in Milan, Italy

BEGÜM ÖKTEN

Begüm Ökten © 2026 · Based in Milan, Italy