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We are Oniki.

Design and film company based in Istanbul, working globally. 

Focusing on strategy, branding, and communications, we partner with cultural and commercial clients around the world who values purposeful design and meaningful stories.



Team

Sabri Akın
Founder, Creative Director

Sabri Akın is an Istanbul and New York based Turkish graphic designer. Sabri’s work focuses on branding and communication design. He aspires to craft strategic, relevant, story-driven design solutions for cultural and commercial clients.

He is a graduate of the BFA Visual Communication Design program at Bilgi University in Istanbul and the MFA Design Entrepreneurship program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Sabri has worked with prominent clients and design companies globally, and his work has been recognized, published, and exhibited by numerous organizations and exhibitions worldwide.

He is also a graphic design educator with experience teaching at the academic level. He continues to share his knowledge through lectures and curates Design Ocular;︎ an initiative dedicated to celebrating contemporary graphic design.

Hikmet Güler
Co-Founder

Hikmet Güler is a Turkish filmmaker and storyteller. Besides his expertise with common practices in the filmmaking, he experiments with new ways of creating stories. He pushes his practice in both commercial and narrative film.

Hikmet is a graduate of BFA Visual Communication Design program of Bilgi University in Istanbul. He worked with numerous clients in fashion, music, culture, and commerce. His work has been featured in the global media, and been recognized by variety of film festivals.

Jiayue Li
Co-Founder

Jiayue Li is a designer from Chengdu, China, based in Istanbul and New York. Her passions lie in creating narratives and solutions using graphic design, illustration, and art direction. She transforms complex information into effective and impactful visual communication.

Jiayue is a graduate from College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University in Shanghai and MFA Design Entrepreneurship program of the School of Visual Arts in New York. She created illustrations for renowned magazines globally, and her work has been recognized by prominent publications.

Services

︎Advertising
︎Art Direction
︎Animation
︎Brand Strategy
︎Branding
︎Campaign
︎Copywriting
︎Commercials
︎Communication
︎Concept Development
︎Editorial Design
︎Film Production
︎Illustration
︎Motion Graphics
︎Naming
︎Graphic Design
︎Packaging
︎Photography
︎Social Strategy
︎Website UI/UX

Recognition

︎Notable Awards
︎Fast Company, Innovation by Design Awards (Branding) 2021
︎GMK 40th Best in Branding Award 2021
︎Graphis Design Annual, Honorable Mention 2020
︎Graphis Poster Annual, Honorable Mention 2020
︎Graphis Design Annual, Gold 2019
︎Graphis Design Annual, Gold  2018
︎Graphis Poster Annual, Silver 2018
︎Taiwan Int’l Graphic Design Award 2017
︎Graphis Poster Annual, Merit Award 2017
︎Graphis Poster Annual, Merit Award 2016
︎Core77 Design Awards, Visual Communication 2016

︎Notable Exhibitions
︎GMK 40th Graphic Design Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey 2021
︎Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, Sharjah, UAE 2019
︎Jeff Talks Peş Peşe, SALT Galata, Istanbul, Turkey 2018
︎Golden Bee Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Russia 2018
︎Type + Text Cracovia—Poster Biennale in Warsaw, Poland 2018
︎Taiwan I’ntl Graphic Design Award Exhibition Taipei, Taiwan 2017
︎Type + Text—I’ntl Typography Poster Exhibition, Museum of the City of Lodz, Lodz, Poland 2018
︎Shenzhen I’ntl Poster Festival, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China 2016

Notable Clients

︎Apple
︎Google
︎Pfizer
︎Facebook
︎Nike
︎Youtube
︎Puma
︎Dazed Digital
︎Vice
︎Flormar
︎Ramsey
︎Stefano Ricci
︎Snapchat
︎Macy’s
︎Walmart
︎Westfield
︎Diageo
︎GAP
︎The New Yorker
︎Vogue Singapore
︎Vakko
︎Chopard
︎Yves Saint Laurent
︎Cacharel