Umut Akar Email & Phone Number

Istanbul, Turkey

In my role as the Design Team Director and Marketing Director at Future Fabrics, I hold a multifaceted position that serves as the driving force behind our creative and business endeavors.Shape the future of textiles on a global scale.Future Fabrics, one of the premier jacquard companies on planet Earth.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Doing researchs and develop new techniques from yarn to everything that has a product.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Designing artworks for collection with design team and also sales experts

Womenswear, Menswear and kidswear graphic designer for Kingsheen International, Istanbul office, developing placement graphics, all over and border prints, t-shirts detailing (washes, stitching and general styling details), labelling and branding design.The clients would include: Marks and Spencer, Matalan, Shop Direct, Inditex, Macy’s, Tesco, Morgan Nightwear, Monsoon Fusion, Angels & Heroes, Love Label, Littlewoods, JD Williams.Job responsibilities: Graphics trends forecasting for each season or sometimes directed specifically to each client profile; Developing artworks, graphics, all over and border prints, labelling design , product branding, styling details of garments; Producing CADS for buyers selection using specific software (Photoshop; Illustrator; Free Hand; Corel Draw; 3D Max; Flash); When requested developing also embroideries and embellishments for each project, working closely with the shapes design team;Worked closely with the development, production and merchandise teams throughout the product development process, sizing the graphics and prints to open screens (both placement and rotation), re-colouring screens and existing prints from several print houses, create exact pantone colour palettes for print houses and dye houses.Regularly attended meetings in Istanbul, with buyers from each client base to develop new product and graphic packaging. As well, worked closely with the account managers in meetings, as design support.

Womenswear and Menswear graphic designer for LTB by Littlebig (www.ltb.com), developing placement graphics and all over prints, t-shirts detailing (washes, stitching and general styling details), labelling design and product branding, catalogues design, billboards and general publicity design, photography for product catalogue, shop design.Worked closely with Gourav Gupta, LTB’s Art Director at the time, a fashion designer constantly featured on www.wgsn.com nowadays, with his own luxury clothes brand.Weekly brainstorm meetings with the Art Director, Design Team and Sampling Team, to define new strategies, discuss ideas and develop new product directions.