Art Director
Visual direction for brands, campaigns and animation: concept, look and motion, with AI built into the pipeline.
Ontario, Canada · Open to work
Orkhan
Orkhan
Mahmudlu
- 01Art Director
- 02AI Specialist
- 03Instructor
- 04Influencer
Ten years of design, now powered by AI. I direct visuals, build AI solutions and automation systems, teach hundreds of students, grow social media accounts for clients, and create content that has passed 500 million views.
500M+
Social media views10 yrs
In design, since 2016TEDx
SpeakerAdobe
Certified ProfessionalI'm an art director and AI specialist with a background in computer science and cyber security. I've designed for studios, publishers and agencies in Azerbaijan, Turkey and the EU, and freelanced for clients worldwide since 2019.
Today I run Piksel Community, where I teach AI and AI-assisted design, I build AI products and automations for businesses, and I produce content and grow social media accounts for my clients. My content across different niches has reached more than half a billion views.
Communities
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What I do
Four roles, one practice
AI Specialist
AI solutions, automation systems and AI-powered apps and websites that save teams real hours.
Instructor
Graphic design at STEP IT Academy since 2022, and AI and design cohorts at Piksel Community, from zero to certificate.
Influencer
Content across several niches with 500M+ total views. I bring the same playbook to clients: content production and account growth.
Capabilities
What I bring to a project
500M+
Views on social media across different niches.
Social media for clients
Content production and account growth for brands and creators, from idea to posting.
Digital marketing
Content strategy, organic growth and campaigns that convert.
AI solutions
Image, video and text generation workflows for brands and teams.
Automation systems
Pipelines that connect tools and remove repetitive work.
Websites & apps
Design and build of web and mobile products, end to end.
Graphic & motion
Adobe Creative Suite, Blender, animation and video production.
Selected work
Things I've built and led
Design portfolio
Branding, illustration, UI/UX and motion projects on Behance.
Piksel Community
AI bootcamp and design programs with an alumni community for jobs, tools and extra trainings.
Menyoo
AI-designed digital menus for restaurants, with QR hosting and AR dish previews.
TEDx Talk
Speaker on the TEDx stage.
Experience
Where I've worked
- May 2024 — Now
Founder
Piksel Community by pikseladamRemote - Nov 2022 — Now
Graphic Design Instructor
STEP IT Academy AzerbaijanBaku, Azerbaijan - 2019 — Now
Freelance Graphic Designer
Upwork · DjinniRemote - Sep 2023 — Jul 2024
Graphic and UX/UI Instructor
BiAtomsBaku, Azerbaijan - Aug 2022 — Dec 2022
Art Director
Media BalansBaku, Azerbaijan - Mar 2022 — Aug 2022
Senior Graphic Designer
Eliz YazılımAnkara, Türkiye - Jan 2022 — Mar 2022
Art Director, Animation Department
PIKTES (European Union)Ankara, Türkiye - 2021 — 2022
UI/UX and Graphic/Motion Designer
Berkay YayıncılıkAnkara, Türkiye - May 2021 — Jun 2021
Graphic Designer
Animatik AnimasyonIstanbul, Türkiye - Jan 2021 — Mar 2021
Graphic Designer
Üsküdar UniversityTürkiye - Jan 2020 — Jun 2020
Research Intern
Ministry of Economic DevelopmentAzerbaijan - 2019 — 2020
Graphic Designer / Illustrator
Bad Button StudioBaku, Azerbaijan - Jul 2017 — May 2018
Graphic Designer
Freelancer.comRemote - Jun 2016 — Jul 2017
Graphic Designer
ERA-eAzerbaijan
Education
Learning record
- 2020 — 2022
Master's degree, Cyber Security
Üsküdar University - 2020 — 2022
Master's degree, Economic Information Systems
Baku State UniversityCompleted both master's programs in parallel.
- 2016 — 2020
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Baku State University
Certifications
- Apr 2024
Adobe Certified Associate, Graphic Design & Illustration (Illustrator)
Adobe - Mar 2024
Adobe Certified Professional, Visual Design (Photoshop)
Adobe
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Career, projects and collaborations.
Full design portfolio.