organ-ic, geo-metric

After I saw this quote, and after our table discussion with family members on what organic is, I decided to look up the meanings and word roots of 'organic' and 'geometric' in dictionary. (It is a killing process to decide whether it's worth to look up or not thanks to my 'explorer' soul.) Anyway, what I've found is interesting

geometric-geo means earth, ground in Ancient Greek. Metric means measurement. Geometric derives from the mother nature itself: the measurement of earth. So, it is not as we (or perhaps only me and Donald Judo) have understood that geometry is not related to pure natural forms and is more abstract and perfect but geometry and 'geometric' are indeed about the earth itself.

organic- organ means device, means, tool. Up to now, I had an image of chubby dirty hens and amorph cucumbers when someone says 'organic'. But this definition changed my mind. That is why Donald my friend,
although I find following designs refreshing and nice, integrating organic and geometric is not a discovery since they are already fused to one another.







(I think it's a postbox)

Last words: will you be amazed as well with the following words?
earth- die Erde- Arzın merkezine yolculuk- Ardında bırak
eng    -   german - sanskrit                          -arabic

Minor crises: Drawing tree branches and plant scape

Drawing tree branches has always been an issue for me. I remember when I was a kiddo it was one of the most difficult part of the drawing. Today, whenever I want to draw a nice tree branch, I get horrified. What is problematic cannot be easily translated into language. Something doesn’t go well. Something is very disturbing with drawing tree branches. This would not be a problem if I only found my branch drawings in that way- somehow deficient, but it goes so most of the time with other’s works too.

Lately I've encountered a catalogue of Chinese drawings by a nameless (for Chinese alphabet non-readers) artist. What I find interesting in these drawings is that none of the tree branches seemed flawed, amiss or awkward to me. Somehow they don’t disturb me at all and they even give a great visual pleasure. When I was taking the Major Works of Eastern Art class, the professor had mentioned that in Chinese art, the artist goes on long spiritual journeys in which he(perhaps she too?) observes the nature for years but does not directly reflect the things seen on paper. Rather he waits for years until the nature becomes a part of him so that he can draw or paint the things he saw for years with an-so to say- internal eye.

I would like to think of these following works in that way too.

Also, there are Chinese letters on page and also stamp looking signatures indicating different owners of the work.  The placements of the text as well as the signatures compose a very beautiful interacting designed work together. I wonder the moment when the first owner is about to put the red signature: ‘where should I sign?’ Or is he putting them around without thinking a lot?

If anyone knows how to read Chinese and would like to help me, I'll put his name as well.

rectangular sheep

We have been told to question our taste all the time and to re-re-reconsider our thoughts on a project.Also not to leave the first glance alone however isn't it that first look which gives the feeling of like or dislike most of the time? When I saw the following branding project, I immediately liked it:  there are harmonized (this word scares me as if I am on the edge of a lame poetry) colors, beautiful typography, tasty papers etc. But are they the first/main reasons why I liked it? Certainly not, the rectangular sheep, you caught my eye! I'm kind of worried these days; whether my taste focuses more on the content(the subject) than the device(design)

company names

This week we talked about different company names which could be kind of funny. Not haha funny but like smiling inside ones. So, here are my suggestions:

Karambol Hukuk Müşavirliği

Demir Leblebi Danışmanlık

Baldırıçıplak Genç Giyim

Cadı Kazanı Medya Takip

Marko Paşa Psikolojik Destek Hizmetleri

Efendime Söyliyeyim Gazetesi- I think I'll make one for my own anyway.

Bi' tur Ulaşım Hizmetleri (car renting but this reminds me of gnctrkcll's slimy advertisement language)

Med-Cezir Sağlık 

Anasının Gözü Çocuk Yuvası. (and that was again for me)

simplistic corporate identity

Hello,

I've never had a blog of my own. ( I had a shared blog for two months) It is a little bit scary to announce what you like or don't, because when you remain silent, you always have the chance to say, "Ooov, if you knew what I have in mind..." But now, it is a total decipher for me.

So, here we go:

Something simple, decent-a word which we used a lot last year-, and classy. Ok, it is also a little boring.