Behind Adobe’s exciting Million-dollar fund for creatives.

Why did you initially apply for Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund, what did you want to get out of it?

To be honest, I first found the Adobe Community Fund on Google and found it exciting that there was support from Adobe at all. I applied because I really wanted to work with Adobe. I also think the community itself is very exciting and being part of it would be really cool and beneficial.

So I just tried it and applied. Luckily it worked!

What is your design background and what differentiates you as a designer?

I am currently studying Communication Design in Dortmund, Germany. I had an education as a media designer before. I had last year a semester abroad in Norway, Bergen and right now I am on an internship in Munich at Melville Brand Design til September.

I am always active and work on a lot of self initial work next to university and freelancing jobs. I love to experiment with letters and customizing fonts. It feels always more personal and human. With instagram, which is my personal gym for graphic design, I have a little following and a great network of designers in different fields to work with as well.

After being name-checked as one of Stefan Sagmeister’s top four young designers on curated by bf and having an article on AIGA Eye on Design “Type Tuesday”, I want to work and collaborate with Brands and Agencies/Studios, where I can create unique Designs on my way. I want to work international and remote. I am looking for projects I can learn from and grow. My dream is to teach one day and having my own studio running.

How did you receive acceptance to the funding and what was your first reaction when you realised you’d been accepted?

I received the acceptance per e-mail and was really surprised usually I am not that lucky.  I was really proud and had this feeling of “this is a big chance for me” and telling everyone I know “I am working with adobe and TDK!”. Surely I was a bit annoying for the people in my environment.

What part of this project are you most excited about and what challenges are you up against to deliver?

The most exciting point was for me the start of the project and meeting Franziska and Thiago. The biggest compliment was for me, that only my own works were on the mood board. I was the whole project just me and could work without any complications.

The biggest challenge was to make the Typography extreme experimental and readable. Finally, it worked out.

Who would you encourage to apply for the funding and why?

I want to make students and young designers aware of this. In addition to the fact that you make a lot of contacts, you will gain a lot of experience and get to know the feeling of a “customer”. In addition, you will earn fair money for a project tailored to you. So young designers with little experience and little courage.

How has this funding helped you and what doors has this opened towards achieving your design aspirations?

That my style is at all suitable for such a project. It’s also nice to get in touch with people like Fraziska and Thiago. I really enjoyed the project and it gave me a lot of confidence. In terms of design, I’ve also learned a lot, especially how my work affects others and how it can work better. I also have a very old Macbook that I can finally replace.

What will happen to the project in the end and will it bring me new cool projects like this one? Hopefully. We will see.

The residency has played a major role in development for all past and current residents – Ask yourself, will the residency be the step-up in your design career?

For further info on Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund and how to apply, CLICK HERE!

Best of luck, The Design Kids!

Where to find more about Cihan

Website: www.cihan-tamti.de/
Instagram: @cihantamti