Online Archive
YazıBursa
A digital archive born from academic field research into Bursa’s hand-lettered signs, shop signs, nameplates and the local sign painters who made them.
Selected projects
PUBLISHED BOOK
The Letters of Sakarya
A seven-year study of commercial artists, sign painters and the typographic heritage of Sakarya between the 1940s and 1990s. The book records a visual culture passed down through artists, families and city streets.
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RESEARCH & WRITING
Publications
Research and writing on vernacular typography, sign painting, type design, and visual communication design, with a focus on local practices, design history, and education.
- 2026New Marketing Methods of Type Foundries: Accessing Unfinished Typefaces and Sub-brandsArticle
- 2025A sign painter in the triangle of Lüleburgaz, Fethiye and Bursa: Abdullah CankurtaranArticle
- 2023The sign painters of Sakarya: Cemalettin Vural and the Pilicci familyArticle
Design Practice
Selected design works
A design practice spanning social posters, branding, editorial design, and ex libris.
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