1999 · Kadıköy, Istanbul
Born on the Asian side
Kadıköy — the loud, creative half of Istanbul. German school from the first day, which meant growing up in two languages and two ways of seeing things at once.
About Tan Cetinkaya — Digital Designer
—About
Hey, I'm Tan — a multidisciplinary designer from Istanbul, now based in Munich.I work across Graphic Design, UI/UX, Motion Design, 3D Modeling & Rendering, and Branding.I enjoy working across different areas of design, blending visuals, structure, and movement into cohesive, detail-driven outcomes.From building brand identities to designing interfaces and creating 3D visuals, I like to keep my workflow versatile and always evolving.Outside of client work, I occasionally explore more artistic directions — experimenting with personal visuals, prints, and concepts just for the joy of creating.
Istanbul → Munich · Working Worldwide
01Journey
Istanbul → Munich
2009 — 2017 · IstanbulDeutsche Schule Istanbul
Eight years at the German School, finishing with the Abitur in 2017. Somewhere in the middle of it: ice hockey, a two-week stint at Merchstore (Universal Music) in 2014, and the first paid logo work.
2017 · Istanbul → MunichOne-way ticket
Straight from school to Munich for university, and I never left. Started in Computer Science at Hochschule München — useful groundwork, wrong subject.
2019 — 2023 · MunichBrand & Communication Design
Switched to AMD Akademie Mode & Design, Hochschule Fresenius — Marken- und Kommunikationsdesign. Bachelor finished in 2023 with a 1,3, freelancing alongside it the whole way through.
2023 — now · MunichDesigner by day, artist by night
Brand Experience Designer at Wellster Healthtech Group, and everything else after hours — AI image-making, 3D, motion, prints and merch. Leopoldstraße, techno on, still building.
02Experience
Where I've been
- 2023 — Now
Brand Experience Designer
Wellster Healthtech Group
Brand and product design across a health-tech portfolio — identity systems, campaign work and the interfaces they live in.
- 2021 — 2023
Design Werkstudent
Wellster Healthtech Group
Joined as a working student alongside the Bachelor and stayed.
- 2017 — Now
Freelance Designer
Independent
On and off since school: logos and identities, merch and tour prints, game art, 3D and motion. GoSpring, GoEasy, GoLighter, Harsfit and Escape Tour came out of this.
- 2019 — 2023
BA Brand & Communication Design
AMD Akademie Mode & Design · Hochschule Fresenius
Marken- und Kommunikationsdesign. Graduated 2023 with a final grade of 1,3.
- 2017 — 2019
Computer Science (Fak. 07)
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften München
Two years before switching to design — the reason code and automation still feel like design tools.
- 2009 — 2017
Abitur
Deutsche Schule Istanbul
German school in Istanbul from primary through to the Abitur.
04AI Creations (85)
Worlds that don't exist
Three art directions built with generative models and finished by hand — impossible scale, single figures, and the light that makes you believe it.
05Sound
What I design to
Deck — mix two tracks
Local = tone bedDeck A
Hi0dB
Mid0dB
Low0dB
Filter0.00
EQ off — SoundCloud audio is cross-origin. Volume & crossfade are live.
A
B
Master0.80
Deck B
Hi0dB
Mid0dB
Low0dB
Filter0.00
EQ off — SoundCloud audio is cross-origin. Volume & crossfade are live.
ACrossfaderB
Crossfader and channel faders really mix two live SoundCloud tracks (Widget API).
EQ and filter need raw samples, so they run on the LOCAL source — cross-origin audio can't be processed by any page.
04Shop
Take something home
Prints and apparel from the personal work — printed to order and shipped worldwide.
