News from the Department

She gave a talk on "Making children visible on social media: Sharenting."

Head of the New Media and Communication Department, Dr. Chien Yang ERDEM evaluated the concept of "New Media", the future of the media.

On June 21, Research Assistant of the New Media and Communication Department Çise Ayhan Helvacıoğlu held a seminar for parents of kindergarten children at Vatan Schools Ataköy Campus on "New Media and Children."

The Istinye University Faculty of Communication hosted "A New Face: Spark AR Studio, Augmented Reality Instagram Filter Workshop" as part of High School Spring School.

On April 18-19, between 11 a.m. and 15 p.m., Istinye University, Faculty of Communication will host "Media Harvest" at Vadi Campus B1 Floor ISU Studio.

The online event moderated by the Research Assistant of the New Media and Communication Department Çise AYHAN HELVACIOGLU took place on Thursday, April 8 at 13:00.

Istinye University Faculty of Communication has prepared a video for the 7th year of our university.

A conversation called "The Power of Social Media" was organized by Istinye University Faculty of Communication and Communication Design Club.

As part of the conversation, the pros and cons of social media were discussed by the participants. The conversations progressed over the topics of social media addiction, social media literacy, social media and beyond, and social media and privacy.

In the event, Istinye University Faculty of Communication Dean Prof. Dr. Peyami Çelikcan, Bilgi University Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Erkan Saka, Üsküdar University Faculty Member and SODİMER Science Board Member Assoc. Dr. Aylin Tutgun Ünal and Clinical Psychologist Ahmet Yılmaz were the speakers. New Media and Communication Department Research Assistant Çise Ayhan Helvacıoğlu was the moderator of the event.

“Social Power of Design” was discussed on April 27, International Design Day.

Panel guests Prof. Dr. Yusuf Keş (Suleyman Demirel University), Assoc. Dr. Doğan Arslan (Istanbul Medeniyet University) and Lecturer Oktay Barkın (Akdeniz University). The moderator of the event was Prof. Hatice Öz Pektaş, the head of the Visual Communication Design Department at the Faculty of Communication at Istinye University. In addition to the conversation, the guests shared examples of their own social work.

Mojo Fx General Manager Serkan Semiz met with Radio, Television and Cinema students.

"Neuromarketing Talks", organized by Istinye University, Faculty of Communication, continues. prof. Dr. The second guest of the talks moderated by Hatice Öz Pektaş, Üsküdar University Faculty of Communication Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. It was Dincer Atli. The talk, titled "Neuromarketing: Is It Reading Our Brains", was held on Thursday, April 21 at 18:00 via zoom.

Within the scope of the "Health Envoys Training Program" initiated by Istinye University and Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education, live classes were held with the participation of faculty members of the Faculty of Communication as trainers. Within the scope of the project, Professor of Public Relations and Advertising Department. Dr. Yalçın Kırdar "Campaign Design", Visual Communication Design Department lecturer Prof. Dr. Hatice Öz Pektaş held the "Poster Design" workshop.

Teams consisting of 10th and 11th grade high school students and their teachers participated in the training program prepared within the scope of the "Teacher Hold My Hand" project. The teams completed their social responsibility training and started to prepare their projects.

Istinye University Vice Rector, Dean of the Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. Peyami ÇELİKCAN and Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education Special Education Branch Manager Gülşen ÖZER's opening speeches are aimed at creating the right awareness of health among students, and facilitating the lives of students with chronic diseases through a healthy society, healthy youth and peer solidarity.

As part of the High School Spring Workshops held at Istinye University on April 13-14-15, students attended the lectures with Assoc. Aybike Serttaş, attending news and editing workshops with the support of our studio supervisor Yaren Kalkan Aluç and our editing instructor Enes Aluç.

Within the scope of the Faculty of Communication, the "Media Harvest" event, which was held for the first time in Istinye University Vadi Campus between 18-19 April, was attended by the Departments of Public Relations and Advertising, Visual Communication Design, New Media and Communication, and Radio, Television and Cinema. Students' own works were exhibited.

In the media harvest event, in which the students participated intensively, short films, documentaries, commercials, and design works produced by the students over the past year met with the participants and lecturers.

"Media Harvest", where the student projects of the Faculty of Communication are exhibited, started. The works of Visual Communication Design Department students were also included in the screenings and exhibitions planned on the B1 floor of Vadi Campus on April 18-19.

Within our university, a spring workshop camp was organized for high school students between 13-15 April 2022.

Augmented reality (AR) workshop was held on April 14 as part of High School Spring Workshops organized by Istinye University Faculty of Communication. Faculty of Communication visiting professor Assoc. Dr. Ertan Toy (Yıldız Technical University) was the trainer of the event, titled "A New Face: Spark AR Studio Augmented Reality Instagram Filter Workshop".

The workshop focused on the usage features of Spark AR Studio, an augmented reality content production platform. The workshop, to which high school students showed great interest, was held in a laboratory environment at the Vadi Campus.

Ex-libris Workshop within the scope of ISU Faculty of Communication Skills Development Workshops, Istanbul Ex-libris Association President and Visual Communication Design faculty member Prof. It started at 11:00 on Tuesday, April 12, under the coordination of Hasip Pektaş.

Visual Communication Design faculty member and Istanbul Ex-libris Museum director Prof. Dr. Hasip Pektaş organized a trip to the Istanbul Ex-libris Museum with the students of Istinye University. During the trip, students had the opportunity to see the museum collection and the works of different artists from around the world.

A seminar titled "Fast, Easy, Powerful Solutions in Graphic Applications" was held, organized by the Communication Design Club and Ceyhun Akgün participated as a trainer.

In partnership with 4tomorrow Association, with the organization of Istinye University Faculty of Communication, “Fake News” Poster Exhibition was opened in the foyer area of Vadi Campus. Opening, Head of Visual Communication Design Prof. Dr. Hatice Öz Pektaş and Dean of the Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. It was held with the speeches of Peyami Çelikcan.

Assoc. Dr. International research scholarship support to Hasan Gürkan.

Visual Communication Design Department faculty member Prof. Dr. Hasip Pektaş was the guest of the talk titled "Ex-libris and Ex-libris Competitions" moderated by Prof. Musa Köksal and organized by Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Bodrum Faculty of Fine Arts. The interview, which was held on the Zoom platform, was held with the interest and participation of faculty members and students.

Visual Communication Design Department faculty member Prof. Dr. Hasip Pektaş was the guest of live broadcast conversations about culture and art, prepared and presented by Kurtuluş Mehmet Sönmez, the founder of KMS Creative. In the interview held on the Instagram platform, anecdotes about Hasip Pektaş's academic journey and his experiences as a design educator were shared, and suggestions were made to students who are the professionals of the future.

The 4th International Ex-libris Competition Exhibition on "Pharmacy, Medicine and Human Health", hosted by Istinye University with the support of Istanbul Ex-libris Association and Selcuk Ecza Deposu, was opened in Istinye University Vadi Campus.

"The Title Deed of the Book: Ex-libris" was discussed at the event held as part of the Design Talks by the Visual Communication Design Department of the Faculty of Communication of Istinye University.

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