INFORMAL®PROJECT IS AN ISTANBUL-BASED DESIGN STUDIO OPERATING AS A TYPOGRAPHIC INTERVENTION PRACTICE WITHIN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL COMMUNICATION.
WE BUILD VISUAL SYSTEMS THROUGH IDENTITIES, EDITORIAL DESIGN, TYPEFACES, CAMPAIGN GRAPHICS, POSTERS, MOTION, AND SPATIAL GRAPHICS — FOR THOSE WHO TREAT DESIGN AS A FORM OF THINKING.
CLIENTS INCLUDE APPLE MUSIC, SALT, MUDO, STUDIO MERCADO, YTONG, DAS PIECES AND REFLECT STUDIO.
.
COPYRIGHT © 2017 – 2026 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INFORMAL®PROJECT
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WE’RE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS.
IF YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH US, WE WOULDN’T SAY NO.
INFORMAL PROJECT, TİPOGRAFİK ARAŞTIRMA YOLUYLA GÖRSEL DİL İNŞA EDEN İSTANBUL MERKEZLİ BİR GÖRSEL İLETİŞİM TASARIM STÜDYOSUDUR. TASARIMCILAR GÖKÇE GENÇ VE ERMAN YILMAZ TARAFINDAN 2017 YILINDA KURULMUŞTUR.
INFORMAL®PROJECT; MARKA KİMLİĞİ, EDİTÖRYAL TASARIM, TİPOGRAFİ, MEKÂNSAL İLETİŞİM, HAREKETLİ GÖRÜNTÜ VE GİYİLEBİLİR ÜRETİMLER ARACILIĞIYLA İLETİŞİMİ TEK TARAFLI OLMAKTAN ÇIKARIR — BU BAKIŞ AÇISINI PAYLAŞAN YARATICILAR, SANATÇILAR, KURUMLAR VE MARKALARLA İŞ BİRLİKLERİ KURAR.
STÜDYO, PROJE BAZLI ÜRETİMLERİNİN ÖTESİNDE; İLGİ DUYDUĞU KONULARA YÖNELİK ARAŞTIRMALARINI ERİŞİLEBİLİR TASARIM NESNELERİNE, SINIRLI SAYIDA ÜRETİLEN EDİSYONLARA VE GİYİLEBİLİR GRAFİKLERE DÖNÜŞTÜREN INFORMAL PROJECT Edition ADINDA BİR TASARIM MARKASINA SAHİPTİR.
STÜDYO AYNI ZAMANDA INFORMAL TYPE FOUNDRY ADINDA BAĞIMSIZ BİR YAZI TİPİ ATÖLYESİ YÜRÜTMEKTEDİR. FOUNDRY, KENDİ ARAŞTIRMALARINDAN DOĞAN YAZI TİPLERİNİ TASARLAR VE DİJİTAL FONT OLARAK YAYIMLAR.
INFORMAL PROJECT IS AN ISTANBUL-BASED VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN STUDIO THAT BUILDS VISUAL LANGUAGE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. FOUNDED IN 2017 BY DESIGNERS GÖKÇE GENÇ AND ERMAN YILMAZ.
INFORMAL®PROJECT REMOVES COMMUNICATION FROM BEING ONE-SIDED THROUGH BRAND IDENTITY, EDITORIAL DESIGN, TYPOGRAPHY, SPATIAL COMMUNICATION, MOVING IMAGE, AND WEARABLE PRODUCTIONS — AND COLLABORATES WITH CREATORS, ARTISTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND BRANDS THAT SHARE THIS PERSPECTIVE.
BEYOND ITS PROJECT-BASED PRODUCTIONS, THE STUDIO OWNS A DESIGN BRAND CALLED INFORMAL PROJECT Editions, WHICH TRANSFORMS ITS RESEARCH INTO ACCESSIBLE DESIGN OBJECTS, LIMITED EDITION PRODUCTIONS, AND WEARABLE GRAPHICS.
THE STUDIO ALSO RUNS INFORMAL TYPE FOUNDRY, AN INDEPENDENT TYPE WORKSHOP THAT DESIGNS AND DIGITALLY PUBLISHES TYPEFACES BORN FROM ITS OWN RESEARCH.
[ERMAN YILMAZ]
GRAPHIC, VISUAL AND TYPE DESIGNER, CO-FOUNDER. CURRENTLY PURSUING HIS MASTER’S DEGREE AT MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY, GRAPHIC DESIGN DEPARTMENT. HE IS INTERESTED IN LETTERING, GRAFFITI, TYPE DESIGN AND CALLIGRAPHY. HIS WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AND FEATURED LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY SUCH AS TDC (USA), WELTFORMAT (GERMANY), GRAPHIS ANNUAL (USA), BICEBÉ | BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA, POSTER QUADRENNIAL BARDEJOV (SLOVAKIA), GRAFIST (TURKEY), GMK (TURKEY). HE IS OFTEN INVITED TO EVENTS AS A WORKSHOP LEADER AND SPEAKER. TALKS ABOUT TYPOGRAPHY WHEREVER AND WHENEVER!
[GÖKÇE GENÇ]
GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND CO-FOUNDER. STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AT MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY IN ISTANBUL. SHE FOCUSES ON EDITORIAL DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, MOSTLY WORKS WITH URBAN PLANNERS INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHIN INFORMAL PROJECT. HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY SUCH AS GRAPHIS ANNUAL (USA), WERKWOCHE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WEEK (GERMANY), DESIGN WEEK TURKEY, POSTER QUADRENNIAL BARDEJOV (SLOVAKIA), GRAFIST (TURKEY), GMK (TURKEY). SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. SHE LIKES TO CATEGORIZE THINGS IN BOTH HER LIFE AND WORK!
[ARTS & CULTURE]
AKBANK SANAT | ART UNLIMITED | CREATIVE COLLABORATION | DAS EXPERIMENT STUDIO | ELDEM SANAT ALANI | GRAFIST | İSTANBUL STREET DANCE CARNIVAL | STUDIO MERCADO | MUDO | MURAL İSTANBUL | MURAL-EAST | MÜZE GAZHANE | NİLÜFER KENT TİYATROSU | SALT | SUPERPOOL | UMO MİMARLIK | X MEDIA ART MUSEUM | YTONG
[COMMERCIAL]
APPLE MUSIC | CHAMPION TÜRKİYE | DAS PIECES | HAVAS ISTANBUL | MUDO | REFLECT STUDIO | SNEAKS UP
[INDIVIDUALS]
BAHAR TÜRKAY | BÜLENT ERKMEN | DENİZ BAŞAR | ESEN KAROL | ÖMER DURMAZ | PELİN DERVİŞ | SABİRE SUSUZ | SELİM SÜME | SERKAN TAYCAN
[ASSOCIATION / INSTITUTIONS]
BERNARD VAN LEER F. | ETKİNİZ | HRANT DİNK FOUNDATION | İSTANBUL B.B | İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR A.Ş | ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ISTANBUL | KADİR HAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ | MİMAR SİNAN G.S. ÜNİVERSİTESİ | MİMARLAR DERNEĞİ 1927 | NİLÜFER BELEDİYESİ | PON.COLLECTIVE | ROOT | STUDIO-X ISTANBUL | ŞEHİR DEDEKTİFİ | TÜRKİYE TASARIM VAKFI | VAKIFLAR GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ
43RD GMK
→ BEST BOOK DESIGN AWARD
《SARININ İZİ / TÜRK YTONG》
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY AWARD
《ÖKSÜZLER / NKT》
→ BEST POSTER DESIGN AWARD
《O TARAF, BU TARAF, ŞU TARAF / NKT》
→ İHAP HULUSİ POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
《O TARAF, BU TARAF, ŞU TARAF / NKT》
→ SAİT MADEN TYPOGRAPHY SPECIAL AWARD
《ÖKSÜZLER / NKT》
—
KRİSTAL ELMA ’24
→ DESIGN CATEGORY (GOLD)
《SARININ İZİ – TÜRK YTONG》 / PUBLISHING DESIGN
→ DESIGN CATEGORY (SILVER)
《SARININ İZİ – TÜRK YTONG》 / TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN
—
TCD69
→ TYPOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
—
42ND GMK
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
→ LOGO DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《MURAL-EAST”
→ BEST MERCH DESIGN AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – TYPOGRAPHIC T-SHIRT》
→ BOOK DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《DENİZ BAŞAR – ON THE EDGE OF LANGUAGE》
→ SAİT MADEN TYPOGRAPHY SPECIAL AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
→ TYPOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《SELİM SÜME – DISOBEDIENT》
—
41ST GMK
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《TEN, BEDEN, BEN》
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《SELİM SÜME – TRANSIT》
—
TDC68
→ TYPOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
《STONES DO REMEMBER》
—
40TH GMK
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《STONES DO REMEMBER》
—
GRAPHIS
→ SILVER AWARD
《GMK KIRK YAŞINDA》
→ SILVER AWARD
《BOŞ BİR ODA KENDİ FONKSİYONUNU YARATIR》
→ HONORABLE MENTION
《OSMANLI TOPRAKLARINDA KESİŞEN YAŞAMLAR VE MATBAALAR ANTON ZELLIC VE HENRY CAYOL》
—
39TH GMK
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《BAUHAUS IMAGINISTA – UZAKLARDA İSTANBUL》
—
GRAPHIS ’20
→ GOLD AWARD
《MURALISTANBUL 2018》
→ SILVER AWARD
《ALEX》
—
38TH GMK
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY FOUNDATION POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
《OSMANLI TOPRAKLARINDA YAŞAMLAR》
→ TYPOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《GMK KIRK YAŞINDA》
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN AWARD
《BAĞLANTILAR》
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“BOOK OF TASWIR”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“TOMASZ BIERKOWSKI”
→ BEST TYPEFACE DESIGN AWARD
“GASLAMP TYPEFACE”
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY AWARD
“STUDIO-X ISTANBUL”
→ BEST DIRECT MAIL / FLYER
“STUDIO-X ISTANBUL”
→ BOOK DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“GRAFIST21”
—
37TH GMK
→ BEST POSTER DESIGN AWARD (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“MURALISTANBUL 2018”
→ BEST TYPEFACE DESIGN AWARD
“ODDEE TYPEFACE”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“PERŞEMBE SİNEMASI”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“MURALISTANBUL SARIYER”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“SİNEMANIN SESİ”
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY FOUNDATION POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
“ALEX”
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY FOUNDATION POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
“MURAL FESTIVAL 2018”
→ İHAP HULUSİ POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
“MURAL FESTIVAL 2018”
→ GMK BEST TYPEFACE DESIGN AWARD
“ODDEE TYPEFACE”
—
TDC64
→ TYPOGRAPHY EXCELLENCE AWARD
“ANAFOR TYPEFACE SPECIMEN POSTER”
—
36TH GMK
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN AWARD
“CROSSING FRONTIERS”
→ GMK BEST TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN AWARD
“CROSSING FRONTIERS”
→ EXHIBITION DESIGN AWARD
“GRAFIST 20”
→ TYPEFACE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ANAFOR TYPEFACE”
→ CATALOGUE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“CROSSING FRONTIERS”
→ EXHIBITION DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“SPEAK TO THE EYES”
→ TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“THE DIALOGUES”
—
35TH GMK
→ BEST POSTER DESIGN (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“MURAL İSTANBUL”
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ SAİT MADEN TYPOGRAPHY SPECIAL AWARD
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ İHAP HULUSİ POSTER DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD
“MURAL İSTANBUL”
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY POSTER DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ POSTER DESIGN SUCCESS AWARD (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ TYPOGRAPHY SUCCESS AWARD
“THE DEATH OF CITIES / KENTLERİN ÖLÜMÜ”
—
34TH GMK
TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS ASS. 2015
→ POSTER DESIGN SUCCESS AWARD (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“MURAL İSTANBUL”
43RD GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2024
—
TDC69
“WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY” EXHIBITION | NEW YORK, USA, 2023
—
42ND GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
GOLDEN BEE 15
GOLDEN BEE 15 GLOBAL BIENNALE OF GRAPHIC DESIGN | 2022
—
TDC68
“WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY” EXHIBITION | NEW YORK, USA, 2022
—
41ST GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2021
—
BICEBÉ
BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA | LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 2021
—
40TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2020
—
BICEBÉ
BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA | LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 2021
—
PARALLEL LINES
HOCHSCHULE AUGSBURG | AUGSBURG, GERMANY, 2019
—
FIKRA GRAPHIC DESIGN BIENNIAL
WITH JEFF TALKS / ANTILOP POSTER SHARJAH | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2018
—
39TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2019
—
ECUADOR POSTER BIENAL
CASA DE LA CULTURA ECUATORIANA BENJAMÍN CARRIÓN QUITO | ECUADOR, 2018
—
38TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2018
—
JEFF TALKS
PEŞ PEŞE SALT BEYOĞLU | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2018
TDC64
“WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY” EXHIBITION | NEW YORK, USA, 2018
—
STARTING FROM ZERO
RESEARCH OF THE POSSIBILITIES ON “MOVING POSTERS” | ISTANBUL, TURKEY, 2018
—
INAD
INTERNATIONAL ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION | SELÇUK UNIVERSITY, KONYA, TURKEY, 2018
—
WELTFORMAT 17
THE MOVING POSTER 2 | LUZERN, SWITZERLAND, 2017
—
DESIGN WEEK TURKEY 17
MSGSÜ SEÇİLMİŞ İŞLER | İSTANBUL, TURKEY, 2017
—
INTERNATIONAL POSTER BIENNALE LUBLIN
LUBLIN | POLAND, 2017
—
37TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2017
—
36TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2016
—
BAK BANA / LOOK AT ME POSTERS FROM ISTANBUL
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY | GERMANY, 2017
—
THE SEATTLE–ISTANBUL POSTER SHOW
HEMINGWAY CENTER, BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, SEATTLE | USA, 2017
—
BICEBÉ
BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA, LA PAZ | BOLIVIA, 2017
—
CO2 POSTER BIENNIAL
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY | USA, 2017
—
TYPE + TEXT
WITH SARP SÖZDİNLER, MUZEUM MIASTA ŁODZI | POLAND, 2017
—
13TH JAZZ W RUINACH POSTER EXHIBITION
GLIWICE | POLAND, 2017
—
9TH YUNUS EMRE EXHIBITION
ANADOLU UNIVERSITY, CALLIGRAPHY & TYPOGRAPHY EVENT | ESKİŞEHİR, TÜRKİYE, 2017
—
POSTER QUADRENNIAL BARDEJOV
POSTER EXHIBITION | SLOVAKIA, 2017
MERCADO DESIGN DAYS ’25
PRESENTATION
212 STUDIO ISTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2025
—
KOÇ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
TASARLATAN KORKULAR – 2
WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2025
—
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
PODCAST
POSTANE ISTANBUL / İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2025
—
TDK TUESDAYS
“OKUNABİLİRLİK, OKUNAKLILIK VE GÖRSEL ETKİ”
PRESENTATION AND TALKS
ATÖLYE / BOMONTİADA / İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2024
ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
GMK KAMPÜS ETKİNLİKLERİ
TALKS
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
IŞIK TASARIM GÜNLERİ
“TASARLATAN KORKULAR”
WORKSHOP
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
TÜRKİYE TASARIM VAKFI
“TASARIM MARATONU”
WORKSHOP
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
SİSTEM HATASI / SYSTEM ERROR
A MANIFOLD EVENT
WORKSHOP WITH SARP SÖZDİNLER
STUDIO-X ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2017
STUDION2O
INTERVIEW
—
SLANTED MAGAZINE
“TYPE FASHION”
—
TYPOGRAPHY 44
“THE WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY”
STUDIO MERCADO
“OYUN ALANI”
—
GMK
“GRAFİK SANATLAR ÜZERİNE YAZILAR”
INFORMAL®PROJECT IS AN ISTANBUL-BASED DESIGN STUDIO OPERATING AS A TYPOGRAPHIC INTERVENTION PRACTICE WITHIN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL COMMUNICATION.
WE BUILD VISUAL SYSTEMS THROUGH IDENTITIES, EDITORIAL DESIGN, TYPEFACES, CAMPAIGN GRAPHICS, POSTERS, MOTION, AND SPATIAL GRAPHICS — FOR THOSE WHO TREAT DESIGN AS A FORM OF THINKING.
CLIENTS INCLUDE APPLE MUSIC, SALT, MUDO, STUDIO MERCADO, YTONG, DAS PIECES AND REFLECT STUDIO.
.
COPYRIGHT © 2017 – 2026 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INFORMAL®PROJECT
(!)
WE’RE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS.
IF YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH US, WE WOULDN’T SAY NO.
INFORMAL PROJECT, TİPOGRAFİK ARAŞTIRMA YOLUYLA GÖRSEL DİL İNŞA EDEN İSTANBUL MERKEZLİ BİR GÖRSEL İLETİŞİM TASARIM STÜDYOSUDUR. TASARIMCILAR GÖKÇE GENÇ VE ERMAN YILMAZ TARAFINDAN 2017 YILINDA KURULMUŞTUR.
INFORMAL®PROJECT; MARKA KİMLİĞİ, EDİTÖRYAL TASARIM, TİPOGRAFİ, MEKÂNSAL İLETİŞİM, HAREKETLİ GÖRÜNTÜ VE GİYİLEBİLİR ÜRETİMLER ARACILIĞIYLA İLETİŞİMİ TEK TARAFLI OLMAKTAN ÇIKARIR — BU BAKIŞ AÇISINI PAYLAŞAN YARATICILAR, SANATÇILAR, KURUMLAR VE MARKALARLA İŞ BİRLİKLERİ KURAR.
STÜDYO, PROJE BAZLI ÜRETİMLERİNİN ÖTESİNDE; İLGİ DUYDUĞU KONULARA YÖNELİK ARAŞTIRMALARINI ERİŞİLEBİLİR TASARIM NESNELERİNE, SINIRLI SAYIDA ÜRETİLEN EDİSYONLARA VE GİYİLEBİLİR GRAFİKLERE DÖNÜŞTÜREN INFORMAL PROJECT Edition ADINDA BİR TASARIM MARKASINA SAHİPTİR.
STÜDYO AYNI ZAMANDA INFORMAL TYPE FOUNDRY ADINDA BAĞIMSIZ BİR YAZI TİPİ ATÖLYESİ YÜRÜTMEKTEDİR. FOUNDRY, KENDİ ARAŞTIRMALARINDAN DOĞAN YAZI TİPLERİNİ TASARLAR VE DİJİTAL FONT OLARAK YAYIMLAR.
INFORMAL PROJECT IS AN ISTANBUL-BASED VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN STUDIO THAT BUILDS VISUAL LANGUAGE THROUGH TYPOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. FOUNDED IN 2017 BY DESIGNERS GÖKÇE GENÇ AND ERMAN YILMAZ.
INFORMAL®PROJECT REMOVES COMMUNICATION FROM BEING ONE-SIDED THROUGH BRAND IDENTITY, EDITORIAL DESIGN, TYPOGRAPHY, SPATIAL COMMUNICATION, MOVING IMAGE, AND WEARABLE PRODUCTIONS — AND COLLABORATES WITH CREATORS, ARTISTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND BRANDS THAT SHARE THIS PERSPECTIVE.
BEYOND ITS PROJECT-BASED PRODUCTIONS, THE STUDIO OWNS A DESIGN BRAND CALLED INFORMAL PROJECT Editions, WHICH TRANSFORMS ITS RESEARCH INTO ACCESSIBLE DESIGN OBJECTS, LIMITED EDITION PRODUCTIONS, AND WEARABLE GRAPHICS.
THE STUDIO ALSO RUNS INFORMAL TYPE FOUNDRY, AN INDEPENDENT TYPE WORKSHOP THAT DESIGNS AND DIGITALLY PUBLISHES TYPEFACES BORN FROM ITS OWN RESEARCH.
[ERMAN YILMAZ]
GRAPHIC, VISUAL AND TYPE DESIGNER, CO-FOUNDER. CURRENTLY PURSUING HIS MASTER’S DEGREE AT MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY, GRAPHIC DESIGN DEPARTMENT. HE IS INTERESTED IN LETTERING, GRAFFITI, TYPE DESIGN AND CALLIGRAPHY. HIS WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AND FEATURED LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY SUCH AS TDC (USA), WELTFORMAT (GERMANY), GRAPHIS ANNUAL (USA), BICEBÉ | BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA, POSTER QUADRENNIAL BARDEJOV (SLOVAKIA), GRAFIST (TURKEY), GMK (TURKEY). HE IS OFTEN INVITED TO EVENTS AS A WORKSHOP LEADER AND SPEAKER. TALKS ABOUT TYPOGRAPHY WHEREVER AND WHENEVER!
[GÖKÇE GENÇ]
GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND CO-FOUNDER. STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AT MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY IN ISTANBUL. SHE FOCUSES ON EDITORIAL DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY, MOSTLY WORKS WITH URBAN PLANNERS INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHIN INFORMAL PROJECT. HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY SUCH AS GRAPHIS ANNUAL (USA), WERKWOCHE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WEEK (GERMANY), DESIGN WEEK TURKEY, POSTER QUADRENNIAL BARDEJOV (SLOVAKIA), GRAFIST (TURKEY), GMK (TURKEY). SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. SHE LIKES TO CATEGORIZE THINGS IN BOTH HER LIFE AND WORK!
[ARTS & CULTURE]
AKBANK SANAT | ART UNLIMITED | CREATIVE COLLABORATION | DAS EXPERIMENT STUDIO | ELDEM SANAT ALANI | GRAFIST | İSTANBUL STREET DANCE CARNIVAL | STUDIO MERCADO | MUDO | MURAL İSTANBUL | MURAL-EAST | MÜZE GAZHANE | NİLÜFER KENT TİYATROSU | SALT | SUPERPOOL | UMO MİMARLIK | X MEDIA ART MUSEUM | YTONG
[COMMERCIAL]
APPLE MUSIC | CHAMPION TÜRKİYE | DAS PIECES | HAVAS ISTANBUL | MUDO | REFLECT STUDIO | SNEAKS UP
[INDIVIDUALS]
BAHAR TÜRKAY | BÜLENT ERKMEN | DENİZ BAŞAR | ESEN KAROL | ÖMER DURMAZ | PELİN DERVİŞ | SABİRE SUSUZ | SELİM SÜME | SERKAN TAYCAN
[ASSOCIATION / INSTITUTIONS]
BERNARD VAN LEER F. | ETKİNİZ | HRANT DİNK FOUNDATION | İSTANBUL B.B | İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR A.Ş | ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ISTANBUL | KADİR HAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ | MİMAR SİNAN G.S. ÜNİVERSİTESİ | MİMARLAR DERNEĞİ 1927 | NİLÜFER BELEDİYESİ | PON.COLLECTIVE | ROOT | STUDIO-X ISTANBUL | ŞEHİR DEDEKTİFİ | TÜRKİYE TASARIM VAKFI | VAKIFLAR GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ
43RD GMK
→ BEST BOOK DESIGN AWARD
《SARININ İZİ / TÜRK YTONG》
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY AWARD
《ÖKSÜZLER / NKT》
→ BEST POSTER DESIGN AWARD
《O TARAF, BU TARAF, ŞU TARAF / NKT》
→ İHAP HULUSİ POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
《O TARAF, BU TARAF, ŞU TARAF / NKT》
→ SAİT MADEN TYPOGRAPHY SPECIAL AWARD
《ÖKSÜZLER / NKT》
—
KRİSTAL ELMA ’24
→ DESIGN CATEGORY (GOLD)
《SARININ İZİ – TÜRK YTONG》 / PUBLISHING DESIGN
→ DESIGN CATEGORY (SILVER)
《SARININ İZİ – TÜRK YTONG》 / TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN
—
TCD69
→ TYPOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
—
42ND GMK
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
→ LOGO DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《MURAL-EAST”
→ BEST MERCH DESIGN AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – TYPOGRAPHIC T-SHIRT》
→ BOOK DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《DENİZ BAŞAR – ON THE EDGE OF LANGUAGE》
→ SAİT MADEN TYPOGRAPHY SPECIAL AWARD
《SNEAKS UP – COMING SOON》
→ TYPOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《SELİM SÜME – DISOBEDIENT》
—
41ST GMK
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《TEN, BEDEN, BEN》
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《SELİM SÜME – TRANSIT》
—
TDC68
→ TYPOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
《STONES DO REMEMBER》
—
40TH GMK
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《STONES DO REMEMBER》
—
GRAPHIS
→ SILVER AWARD
《GMK KIRK YAŞINDA》
→ SILVER AWARD
《BOŞ BİR ODA KENDİ FONKSİYONUNU YARATIR》
→ HONORABLE MENTION
《OSMANLI TOPRAKLARINDA KESİŞEN YAŞAMLAR VE MATBAALAR ANTON ZELLIC VE HENRY CAYOL》
—
39TH GMK
→ POSTER DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《BAUHAUS IMAGINISTA – UZAKLARDA İSTANBUL》
—
GRAPHIS ’20
→ GOLD AWARD
《MURALISTANBUL 2018》
→ SILVER AWARD
《ALEX》
—
38TH GMK
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY FOUNDATION POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
《OSMANLI TOPRAKLARINDA YAŞAMLAR》
→ TYPOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
《GMK KIRK YAŞINDA》
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN AWARD
《BAĞLANTILAR》
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“BOOK OF TASWIR”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“TOMASZ BIERKOWSKI”
→ BEST TYPEFACE DESIGN AWARD
“GASLAMP TYPEFACE”
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY AWARD
“STUDIO-X ISTANBUL”
→ BEST DIRECT MAIL / FLYER
“STUDIO-X ISTANBUL”
→ BOOK DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“GRAFIST21”
—
37TH GMK
→ BEST POSTER DESIGN AWARD (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“MURALISTANBUL 2018”
→ BEST TYPEFACE DESIGN AWARD
“ODDEE TYPEFACE”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“PERŞEMBE SİNEMASI”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“MURALISTANBUL SARIYER”
→ POSTER DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“SİNEMANIN SESİ”
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY FOUNDATION POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
“ALEX”
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY FOUNDATION POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
“MURAL FESTIVAL 2018”
→ İHAP HULUSİ POSTER SPECIAL AWARD
“MURAL FESTIVAL 2018”
→ GMK BEST TYPEFACE DESIGN AWARD
“ODDEE TYPEFACE”
—
TDC64
→ TYPOGRAPHY EXCELLENCE AWARD
“ANAFOR TYPEFACE SPECIMEN POSTER”
—
36TH GMK
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN AWARD
“CROSSING FRONTIERS”
→ GMK BEST TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN AWARD
“CROSSING FRONTIERS”
→ EXHIBITION DESIGN AWARD
“GRAFIST 20”
→ TYPEFACE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“ANAFOR TYPEFACE”
→ CATALOGUE DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“CROSSING FRONTIERS”
→ EXHIBITION DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“SPEAK TO THE EYES”
→ TYPOGRAPHY DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“THE DIALOGUES”
—
35TH GMK
→ BEST POSTER DESIGN (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“MURAL İSTANBUL”
→ BEST TYPOGRAPHY
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ SAİT MADEN TYPOGRAPHY SPECIAL AWARD
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ İHAP HULUSİ POSTER DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD
“MURAL İSTANBUL”
→ BİKEM ÖZSUNAY POSTER DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ POSTER DESIGN SUCCESS AWARD (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“KÖKEN İÇERİSİNDE NOTLAR”
→ TYPOGRAPHY SUCCESS AWARD
“THE DEATH OF CITIES / KENTLERİN ÖLÜMÜ”
—
34TH GMK
TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS ASS. 2015
→ POSTER DESIGN SUCCESS AWARD (CULTURAL / SOCIAL)
“MURAL İSTANBUL”
43RD GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2024
—
TDC69
“WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY” EXHIBITION | NEW YORK, USA, 2023
—
42ND GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
GOLDEN BEE 15
GOLDEN BEE 15 GLOBAL BIENNALE OF GRAPHIC DESIGN | 2022
—
TDC68
“WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY” EXHIBITION | NEW YORK, USA, 2022
—
41ST GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2021
—
BICEBÉ
BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA | LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 2021
—
40TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2020
—
BICEBÉ
BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA | LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 2021
—
PARALLEL LINES
HOCHSCHULE AUGSBURG | AUGSBURG, GERMANY, 2019
—
FIKRA GRAPHIC DESIGN BIENNIAL
WITH JEFF TALKS / ANTILOP POSTER SHARJAH | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2018
—
39TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2019
—
ECUADOR POSTER BIENAL
CASA DE LA CULTURA ECUATORIANA BENJAMÍN CARRIÓN QUITO | ECUADOR, 2018
—
38TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2018
—
JEFF TALKS
PEŞ PEŞE SALT BEYOĞLU | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2018
TDC64
“WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY” EXHIBITION | NEW YORK, USA, 2018
—
STARTING FROM ZERO
RESEARCH OF THE POSSIBILITIES ON “MOVING POSTERS” | ISTANBUL, TURKEY, 2018
—
INAD
INTERNATIONAL ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION | SELÇUK UNIVERSITY, KONYA, TURKEY, 2018
—
WELTFORMAT 17
THE MOVING POSTER 2 | LUZERN, SWITZERLAND, 2017
—
DESIGN WEEK TURKEY 17
MSGSÜ SEÇİLMİŞ İŞLER | İSTANBUL, TURKEY, 2017
—
INTERNATIONAL POSTER BIENNALE LUBLIN
LUBLIN | POLAND, 2017
—
37TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2017
—
36TH GMK
ASSOCIATION OF TURKISH GRAPHIC DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS | ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE, 2016
—
BAK BANA / LOOK AT ME POSTERS FROM ISTANBUL
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY | GERMANY, 2017
—
THE SEATTLE–ISTANBUL POSTER SHOW
HEMINGWAY CENTER, BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, SEATTLE | USA, 2017
—
BICEBÉ
BIENNIAL OF POSTER BOLIVIA, LA PAZ | BOLIVIA, 2017
—
CO2 POSTER BIENNIAL
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY | USA, 2017
—
TYPE + TEXT
WITH SARP SÖZDİNLER, MUZEUM MIASTA ŁODZI | POLAND, 2017
—
13TH JAZZ W RUINACH POSTER EXHIBITION
GLIWICE | POLAND, 2017
—
9TH YUNUS EMRE EXHIBITION
ANADOLU UNIVERSITY, CALLIGRAPHY & TYPOGRAPHY EVENT | ESKİŞEHİR, TÜRKİYE, 2017
—
POSTER QUADRENNIAL BARDEJOV
POSTER EXHIBITION | SLOVAKIA, 2017
MERCADO DESIGN DAYS ’25
PRESENTATION
212 STUDIO ISTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2025
—
KOÇ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
TASARLATAN KORKULAR – 2
WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2025
—
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
PODCAST
POSTANE ISTANBUL / İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2025
—
TDK TUESDAYS
“OKUNABİLİRLİK, OKUNAKLILIK VE GÖRSEL ETKİ”
PRESENTATION AND TALKS
ATÖLYE / BOMONTİADA / İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2024
ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
GMK KAMPÜS ETKİNLİKLERİ
TALKS
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
IŞIK TASARIM GÜNLERİ
“TASARLATAN KORKULAR”
WORKSHOP
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
TÜRKİYE TASARIM VAKFI
“TASARIM MARATONU”
WORKSHOP
İSTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2022
—
SİSTEM HATASI / SYSTEM ERROR
A MANIFOLD EVENT
WORKSHOP WITH SARP SÖZDİNLER
STUDIO-X ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL / TÜRKİYE, 2017
STUDION2O
INTERVIEW
—
SLANTED MAGAZINE
“TYPE FASHION”
—
TYPOGRAPHY 44
“THE WORLD’S BEST TYPOGRAPHY”
STUDIO MERCADO
“OYUN ALANI”
—
GMK
“GRAFİK SANATLAR ÜZERİNE YAZILAR”