Emre Karatas is a design director who transforms brands through motion-driven storytelling and visual experiences, leading international projects from his independent studio.

Emre Karatas
Emre Karatas
Emre Karatas
Emre Karatas
Projects
Education
Experience
2020 – 2023
BSZ Alois Senefelder
2020 – 2023
Associate's degree in Media Design

Fields: Brand, UI/UX, editorial, graphic & interaction design.

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moonz Brand Identity

2023
2020 – Current
Kara Studio
2020 – Current
Freelance Design Director

Independent design practice of Emre Karatas focused on crafting unique experiences through product, brand, and motion design.\
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Born out of a passion for shaping identities that transform products into purposeful offerings, bringing stories to life through movement, creating distinctive visual narratives across various design disciplines.

2024 – Current
Highly Necessary
2024 – Current
Brand, Product & Motion

2025 – Current
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Showreel

Ongoing
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Redest Company Brand Identity & Physical Product Design

2023
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Corts Brand Identity

2024
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Kickbase Commercial 2022

2022
for Kickbase
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Frontnow Product Commercial

2023
for Frontnow
Privy (acq. Stripe)
2025 – Current
Brand & Motion

2025 – Current
Stealth
2025 – Current
Founding Designer

2025
Paradigm
2025
Motion

2024
Raw Materials
2024
Product & Motion

Worked on a time-sensitive and disclosed project for NBCUniversal together with a great team.

2022 – 2023
KICKBASE
2022 – 2023
Brand Designer

Successfully launched rebranding and established the sports culture shaping project KBFC with the help of an amazing team.

2023
small tribe
2023
Brand & Product Designer

Member ⅓ of the tight-knit studio. Our mutual aim is to elevate products and brands by leveraging our unique perspectives to help them shine.

2023
Eunice
2023
Design Lead

Leading the design unit with the mission of reintroducing transparency and trust in the crypto world.

2020 – 2022
THE FOOTBALL COMPANY
2020 – 2022
Founding Designer

Shaped core values as founding designer and employee № 1, revolutionizing the football industry by introducing Web3.

2019 – 2020
Holidu
2019 – 2020
Visual Designer

Elevated Holidu's brand and product, emphasized design in core values of the company, resulting in recognition as one of the fastest growing travel tech companies globally.