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.

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Team

Sabri Akın
Founder, Creative Director

Sabri Akın is an Istanbul and New York-based Turkish graphic designer and creative director. His work focuses on branding and communication design, with an emphasis on crafting strategic, relevant, and story-driven 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 collaborated with prominent clients and companies globally; his work has been recognized, published, and exhibited by numerous organizations and platforms worldwide.

In addition to his professional practice, Sabri is a design educator with experience teaching at the academic level. He regularly shares his knowledge through lectures and curates Design Ocular; an initiative dedicated to celebrating contemporary graphic design. He also serves on the board of GMK—The Association of Graphic Designers in Turkey—where he actively contributes to the organization’s education initiatives and international relations.

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.

︎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

︎Notable Features / Publications
︎Wall Street Journal ²⁰²¹
︎Fast Company ²⁰²¹
︎It’s Nice That ²⁰²⁰
︎Graphis Design Annual ²⁰²⁰
︎Graphis Poster Annual ²⁰²⁰
︎Idea Magazine Japan, Issue 386 ²⁰¹⁹
︎Creative Boom ²⁰¹⁹
︎Graphis Design Annual ²⁰¹⁹
︎AIGA Eye on Design ²⁰¹⁸
︎33 Afiş, 2 Soru, 44 Yanıt, Manifold Press ²⁰¹⁸
︎Behance Graphic Design Gallery ²⁰¹⁸
︎Graphis Design Annual ²⁰¹⁸
︎Graphis Poster Annual ²⁰¹⁸
︎AIGA Eye on Design ²⁰¹⁷
︎Communication Arts ²⁰¹⁷
︎Graphis Poster Annual ²⁰¹⁷
︎Behance Graphic Design Gallery ²⁰¹⁷
︎Graphis Poster Annual ²⁰¹⁶
︎Print Magazine ²⁰¹⁵
︎Typo/Graphic Posters ²⁰¹⁵
︎Behance Graphic Design Gallery ²⁰¹²

︎Notable Awards
︎Fast Company, Innovation by Design Awards (Branding) ²⁰²¹
︎GMK 40^th 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 40^th 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

︎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