A photo blog with a slighly secret purpose… There aren’t any words in it. Just some titles that don’t belong to me but to someone else. But the photographs are taken by me, either previously or on purpose to describe the title, what it means to me or reminds me of. The beautiful logo is designed by Ulas Eryavuz @ bravoistanbul.

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Client: Pozitif
Job Description: Contributor

While the debut issue of Babylon magazine was on the operating table with Bant mag crew acting as the pro surgeons, I was around, and asked to do a few stitches, including an interview with the local musician Bora Uzer.

Links: www.babylon.com.tr

Client: Vakko/V2K designers
Job Description: Copywriter and other things

The new flagship store of V2K designers opened doors on December 16, 2009 with the “Portraits by Karl Lagerfeld for Maison Michel” exhibition and a party that kick-started with Jonny Rock’s adorable music and followed by tunes from DJ Paul Sevigny in the booth. I did put a few words (and touches) here and there within the store.

Links: www.v2kdesigners.com.tr

Antony Todd is a New Yorker with an exquisite taste in interiors. He has recently set up a nicer-than-nice store in Istanbul, and I was chosen to handle the PR promotion. My work also includes copywriting, for which I prefer to put on a quite naive tone of voice to indicate that the owner of the store is a foreigner and for the time being, Turkish is an alien language to him. 

Art direction and design by Ulas Eryavuz @ bravoistanbul.

Links: www.antonytodd.com
For all your press enquiries about Antony Todd, please send e-mails to a_client@1iki3.com

In this project is another self-initiated project to showcase some unpublished, unnecessary work. It’s a 4-page newspaper that starts with the simple word “Hello” and ends with the adverb “around”.

Art direction and design by Ulas Eryavuz @ bravoistanbul.

Links: www.bravoistanbul.com www.stil.com.tr www.1iki3.com (but you are already there)

Issue_03 celebrates the 10th anniversary of V2K designers with 10 different covers, cute handwritten birthday notes from selected designers and a fashion shoot with beloved clients delivering their birthday messages.

Design and Art Direction: bravoistanbul

Links: www.v2kdesigners.com.tr

It seems every establishment is celebrating their 10th year in the business. First it was Babylon, now we have V2K designers. Cheers to both! And here is how turning 10 makes a change on the printed materials of our favourite multi-label fashion store in town, accompanied by season’s other main theme-Designers Rock!!!

Design and Art Direction: bravoistanbul

Links: www.v2kdesigners.com.tr

Client: Pozitif
Job Description: Editor

Some time in 2009, Babylon-the live music club where you can also find the best Lynchburg Lemonade in town-turned 10. And as part of the celebrations, they said “we are making a book.” Or rather “you are making us a book.” So, me (your editor) and Ulas (your graphic designer) locked ourselves in the peaceful atmosphere of our office for a few months to come up with 432 pages filled with details of the Babylon saga. The result is finally here. Enjoy! We, of course, prefer you going out to buy your own copy. It will surely look good on your coffee table.
Art direction and design by Ulas Eryavuz at bravoistanbul.

Links: www.babylon.com.tr

Münferit is a new and new kind of meyhane soon to be open at Balık Pazarı (Fish Market) in Galatasaray, and the man behind the counter is a friend. When he asked me to name his new venture, his brief was, well… brief and to the point. It was going to be a contemporary meyhane which would respect all the aspects of a traditional meyhane, but with a twist. It is the most common thing about a Turkish meyhane to bear the name of its owner. So, I decided to go with it. Münferit features the name of the owner -Ferit- within itself, it is an old Turkish word and means individual or unique. Hello?

Watch this space for further updates on Münferit.

Logotype design by Ulaş Eryavuz @ bravoistanbul.

Links: Not available yet

While continuing to work on the Babylon book, they said, and “they” refers to people at the parent company Pozitif, you are making us another book(let). The result is an 32-page document that celebrates the 20th anniversary of Pozitif. There’s also an invite adorned with a photo of Sun Ra (respect!), which is the medium they are kindly asking people to attend this very special occasion. 20 years in the biz… That’s huge. Art direction and design by bravoistanbul.

Links: www.pozitif.info