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
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    moonz Brand Identity

    2023
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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
    Education
    2020 – 2023
    BSZ Alois Senefelder
    2020 – 2023
    Associate's degree in Media Design

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

    Experience
    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
    Privy (acq. Stripe)
    2025 – Current
    Brand & Motion

    2025 – Current
    Stealth
    2025 – Current
    Founding Designer

    2025 – 2025
    Paradigm
    2025 – 2025
    Motion

    2024 – 2024
    Raw Materials
    2024 – 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 – 2023
    small tribe
    2023 – 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 – 2023
    Eunice
    2023 – 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.