Aksel Ceylan is a multidisciplinary graphic designer residing in New York City.
He studied graphic design at Marmara University in Istanbul, Türkiye, and Accademia Italiana in Florence, Italy.
During his career, he has had the privilege of working with highly-regarded design studios and advertising agencies such as J. Walter Thompson Istanbul, Publicis Istanbul, Alametifarika, the highest-grossing independent creative agency in Türkiye, and C-Section, a WPP company. In 2018, he was presented with an opportunity by Peter Arnell, a designer of global brands including Reebok, Pepsi, and Gucci, and moved to the USA.
His work has won every major design competition in Türkiye, including Crystal Apple, Felis, Smarties, GMK, and MMA. In 2016, he was also awarded Mediacat's '30 Under 30 Top Creatives'.
Aksel currently works as a creative director at SHVO and a senior designer at Lipman Studio. In 2021, he co-founded a design office, +Stüdyo, with his partner Kaan Duygu, where he also continues his creative work.