Graphic Designer · Brand & Strategic Communication

Verda Erk. — Graphic Designer & Brand Communication

Co-founder of Cherry Red Advertising, Kyrenia.

For over twenty years I have helped brands find a clear voice and a lasting visual identity.

Portrait of Verda Erk
01ABOUT

I am a graphic designer based in Kyrenia, Cyprus, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Bilkent University. My work spans brand identity, logo design, typography, advertising campaigns and media planning. In 2006 I co-founded Cherry Red Advertising with my sister, Eda Baştuğ, and I have spent the years since building brands that are honest, distinctive and made to last.

  • Brand Identity
  • Logo Design
  • Typography
  • Advertising
  • Media Planning
  • Digital Marketing
02THE STUDIO

Cherry Red Advertising

Together with my sister Eda Baştuğ, I co-founded Cherry Red Advertising, a branding and communications studio in Kyrenia. In 2024 the studio was named Digital Agency of the Year. To see our client work and full portfolio, visit the studio.

Visit Cherry Red →

Selected clients

  • Municipality of Kyrenia
  • British Council
  • Mango
  • Women'Secret
  • Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
  • Ministry of Tourism (VisitNCY)
  • SOS Children's Village
  • Creditwest Bank
  • Beymen Club & Yargıcı
03RECOGNITION
  1. 2024

    Digital Agency of the Year (Cherry Red), awarded by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce & TOBB

  2. 2013

    Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, awarded by the Cyprus Turkish Business Women Association & Telsim Vodafone

  3. 2009

    Turkish Cypriot Women Council Logo Contest, Second Prize

  4. 2007

    Ministry of Labour and Social Security Logo Contest, First Prize

  5. 2004

    International Advertising Association (IAA) Award, Second Prize (team), campaign on preventing early marriage