Onur Yazicigil
Onur Yazıcıgil is a Turkish designer currently living and working in Istanbul. He received his MFA in visual communications design from Purdue University where he researched the evolution of humanist and grotesque types. At the present, he is a visiting assistant professor of typography and graphic design at Sabancı University where he continues his research in typography, and has, most recently, completed his second typeface Duru. His other interests include lettering and illustration, as well as the creative use of OpenType programming. He is currently co-creator of the first Istanbul Type Seminars to be held in September 2011.
At Reykjavík 2011 Onur Yazicigil will be speaking at:
- The lack of Latin typographic heritage and type design in Turkey Sat 17 Sep 1110