Özge Güven

Özge Güven is an Istanbul-based designer and design consultant specializing in brand identity, creative brand communication, design strategy, and art direction for her own studio.

She was elected to the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI), an association founded in 1952 that brings together more than 500 designers working in the field of graphic design. Membership represents approximately 50 countries and is granted through nomination by AGI members and approval by the annual international jury. She is also one of the international presidents of AGI, representing Turkey. She was a speaker at AGI Open – Vietnam in 2025.

Özge worked at TBWA Istanbul advertising agency between 2014 and 2024. During her first five years, she worked as an art director and later pioneered the establishment of Design Community, a separate department within the agency. She also served as the agency’s Design Director and was a member of the executive team.

Alongside the advertising sector, she continued her personal projects, particularly in the fields of culture and art, and design education. She taught Art Management in Advertising at Bilgi University, Department of Visual Communication. She currently teaches “Research in Design” at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Graphic Design Department. She has continuously organized workshops at various universities and continues to do so. For over 15 years, she has been voluntarily organizing workshops with national and international students every summer at Yahsi Workshops.

In 2019, Özge was selected for the Women to Watch list organized by MediaCat in the field of Design. She was also among the “Most Creative 50” organized by MediaCat. She was selected for the “Dream Team.” She was included in the 30 Under 30 list for two consecutive years.

She has won awards and served as a jury member and jury president in many competitions. She brought the first D&AD Yellow Pencil award in the Design category to Turkey. She has received numerous awards from national and international competitions such as Cannes Lions, Golden Drum, Epica, One Show, Dubai Lynx, Loeries, Effie, Crystal Apple, and Felis.

She was the Jury President at Golden Drum 2024 and served as a jury member in the Brand Experience category at Cannes Lions. Özge was invited to the China International Poster Biennale 2023 as a jury member and keynote speaker. She was a jury member of AGI 2025. She was the Jury President at the Kyiv International Advertising Festival. Özge was also the Jury President at Cannes Young Lions Turkey and a jury member and keynote speaker at Cannes Young Lions Azerbaijan. She served as a jury member at Ad Black Sea, Loeries, and Dubai Lynx. She also served as jury president and jury member in national competitions such as Kristal Elma, Felis, Brandverse, and GMK.

Özge will take part as a speaker at Type Paris in 2026.