About — Sofia Karadogan

Contact
sofiakaradogan@gmail.com
6507047742
@sofiakaradogan

Resume

SOFIA KARADOGAN

Designer merging idea systems with visual language across brand, digital, and product storytelling. Graduated from the Brown | RISD Dual Degree in Painting and Modern Culture and Media. Experienced in both agency and independent design contexts. Driven by critical thinking and technical craft, work aims for layered simplicity that distills complex ideas into efficient visual forms. Based in Brooklyn, New York.

EDUCATION

Brown | RISD Dual Degree 2023
BFA in Painting (RISD)
BA in Modern Culture and Media (Brown)

Class of 2023
Providence, RI

EXPERIENCE

AKQA - Freelance Designer | New York, 2024-2025
Designed digital campaigns, product launches, web interfaces for global clients including sunnyvale tech giant, Microsoft, and Infosys

Collaborated cross-functionally with creative directors, strategists, writers, and developers from concept to launch

Contributed to and presented work in client pitches

AKQA - Graphic Design Intern | 2023

Wax Charms LLC - CoFounder, CEO, & Creative Director | 2021 - Present
Founded a fashion-forward independent brand that positions candles as collectible art objects

Developed original products, brand identity, packaging, and campaigns from concept to production

Secured retail placement and collaborations across NYC, Brooklyn, Tokyo, Barcelona, Marfa,
and London

Featured in i-D Magazine and @instagram page, and stocked by SSENSE, Walker Art Museum, Ballroom Marfa, and Gimaguas

Godfrey Dadich Partners | San Francisco, 2019
Graphic design intern

Fundación Juan March | Madrid, Spain 2019
Graphic design intern and gallery assitant

SKILLS

Design Systems + Tools
Brand identity, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Keynote

Digital + Product
Web Design, App UI/UX, HTML email systems, visual systems

Concept + Leadership
Deck storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, concept development, pixel-perfectionism, fast learner, opennesS to feedback

Languages
English, Spanish, Turkish

RESIDENCIES

Ox-Bow School of Art | Saugautuck, Michigan 2022
Artist in Residence

Can Serrat International Residency | Barcelona, Spain 2022
Artist in Residence