my most up to date portfolio is my instagram page so check that out first but here is the more legit lore
name: emma orhun
email: emmaorhun@gmail.com
backstory : :
- currently a full-time freelance graphic designer + content creator + artist
- i have a Bachelorâs of Computer Science from Carleton University (graduated in 2022)
- worked at Shopify from 2017-2022 as a software engineer && creative technologist on their design system team Polaris
- left Shopify after freelancing graphic design on the side && after the nike shoe i worked on released
- experienced in graphic design, design systems, making merch, jewelry, manufacturing, Instagram/Tiktok filters, album covers, sculptures, events, event posters, websites, && social media content
- wants to make things that make people go âhuhâ
- passion4fashion, 4ever evolving!
well-versed in : :
- the french + english languages
- photoshop
- illustrator
- procreate
- shopify
- clothing manufacturing/working with manufacturers/spec sheets (see below)
- blender
- 3D scanning software
- notion (this website)
- figma (private client moodboarding + site design)
- indesign (worked on my highschoolâs yearbook team as head of graphic design for my time there)
- font-making
- creative coding software like p5.js
- irl tools
- social media + internet literacy/marketting
- working on a small team
- && also anything else you need me to know
- being extremely self-driven as well as extremely silly
some projects iâve designed for : : âŚ
graphic design/merch for froSkate
- designed the logos + worked on their merch + packaging since 2021
- this led to a Nike SB Dunk collab
- i did all the illustrations on the shoes, clothes, stickers, packaging
- we also released Nike apparel alongside the shoes with my designs on them
/w=3840,quality=80,fit=scale-down)
/w=3840,quality=80,fit=scale-down)
Andrew Doxtater, Oval Rocker tee production
Made with && for Andrew Doxtater, for the launch of the Oval Rocker chair. Tee available here.
- Designed the shirts
- Managed production, t-shirt blank selecting, spec sheets, printing with Style And Ease in Montreal
- Promotion of the tee, through photo+video
Mob x Top Of The World Griptape
- designed && modelled with && advertised griptape collab between Mob Grip && the skateshop Top Of The World
- link 2 funny video showing how to use it
typography + font making
- i made these two .ttf file fonts. the first one was for a local restaurant, called Arlo, with the help of a local artist named Patrick Thompson who cut the letters out of paper && the second was hand drawn for fun, one evening on my own
- more personal type-heavy pieces i made for fun:
ambiguous object production
i live 4 the production process && making for the sake of making things that people havenât seen before. && for the sake of figuring how systems work. && then sharing it back through social media && new presentation && then getting input from the world. && then repeating the process all over again
etc
Ă bientĂ´t! contact me!
emmaorhun@gmail.com
343-996-9745