A FEW INFORMATION ABOUT HIM

Gokhan Danacioglu goes well beyond being an accomplished graphic design artist; his art embodies and captures the very spirit of what designing is all about, and in the process helps others to see beyond the mere graphic representation into comprehending the essence that brings it to life.

Founder, art director and former lecturer, Gokhan Danacioglu graduated as a postgraduate in Visual Culture (PGDip) and graduated with an Honours degree in Digital Design (PGD), subsequent to earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Faculty (BFA) in Graphic Design.

He participated in solo/group exhibitions and biennials worldwide such as Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Estonia, Greece, India, Korea, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, USA and many more as an invited designer since 1989.

With this broad art background, he successfully grew his career at agencies in Turkey, Canada, and the USA, initially as a 'Junior Graphic Designer', followed by 'Graphic Designer', 'Director of Graphic Design Department', 'Creative Director', 'Art Director' and afterwards 'Lecturer' in fine arts faculties.

In 2006, Gokhan Danacioglu established his design agency in Toronto/ON, CANADA, named 'G-Man Creative', which specializes in designing and advertising for print, web and interactive medias.

AWARDS

Due to his success as designer and lecturer, Gokhan Danacioglu has received many awards from several institutions and organizations worldwide by independent juries...

  • 'Special Guest' Award
  • 'Excellence' Award
  • 'Top 100 Selected Poster Designs' Award
  • 'Honorable Mentions' Award
  • 'Special Design' Award
  • 'International Poster Design - 1st Place Winner' Award
  • 'International Poster Design - Media Innovators' Award
  • 'International Biennale of Typography Art - 1st Place Winner' Award
  • 'Featured Website' Award
  • 'Coolest Design' Award
  • 'Creative Web' Award
  • 'Top Design Firms' Award

AS A FACULTY MEMBER of BFA

With his professional designer career between 2001 to 2019, he taught courses on 'Basic Art Training', 'Art History', 'Color Theory', 'Painting', 'Graphic Design I, II, III and IV', 'Typography III and IV', 'Web Design’, ‘Interactive Designs', 'Graphic Forming I and II' and 'Graduation Project' to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years university students at Fine Art faculties (BFA).

EVEN MORE

Because of his vast experiences, Gokhan Danacioglu took the time to share his knowledge by writing academic articles and write-ups on the web, now over 100 articles published since 2013, respecting the ins and outs of graphic designs, web designs and interactive designs, as well as the requisite technologies.

Mr. Danacioglu is also a member many design associations worldwide such as ADC (The Art Directors Club) in New York/NY and AIGA (The Professional Association for Design) in New York/NY.

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