AR Poster Hackathon exhibition was held by İstinye University, Faculty of Communication on Friday, March 29, 2024 at 15:00 in the Vadi H Campus Foyer area. In the group exhibition with the theme "Designing the Future", the works of many artists working in the field of augmented reality are exhibited.
Faculty of Communication faculty member Dr. Rana Öztürk organized a trip to the Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum with the students of the Visual Communication Design department as part of the Art History course. During the trip, the course instructor guided the students about periods and works. Students had the opportunity to closely examine the works dated to different periods, which were the subject of the course.
"Transformed Communication Codes in the Mediated World: A Contemporary Perspective" (Indexed Scopus) is a publication edited by Associate Professor Aybike Serttaş and Associate Professor Hasan Gürkan. Within this work, Lecturer Rana Öztürk, Research Associate Tugay Sarıkaya, Studio Manager Yaren Kalkan Aluç, and Lecturer Enes Aluç have contributed with their individual book chapters.
The fourth Media Harvest event, organized by the Faculty of Communication annually in the Fall and Spring semesters, was held on Thursday, November 23, at Vadi Campus, Building H, Conference Hall.
The fourth Media Harvest event, organized by the Faculty of Communication every year in the Fall and Spring semesters, was held on Thursday, November 23, at Vadi Campus, Building H, Conference Hall.
Students received awards from the courses given by Visual Communication Design department faculty members Prof Hasip Pektaş, Prof Hatice Öz Pektaş and Cahit Üstün. Awards were given in the categories of Best Basic Design, Best Advertising Graphic Applications, Best Publication Design, Best Experimental Ex-libris Design, Best Computer Visual Design, Best Advanced Typography and Best Advertising Photography.
We congratulate all our students who shared their projects and knowledge in the fourth Media Harvest and were inspired for new projects.
The fourth Media Harvest event, organized by the Faculty of Communication annually in the Fall and Spring semesters, was held on Thursday, November 23, at Vadi Campus, Building H, Conference Hall. Media Harvest, in which the projects prepared by faculty students from all the courses they have taken in a semester are evaluated, is identified with the collection of the products of a period.
Media Harvest, which has a wide variety of categories, from the best design to the best short film, from the most successful social responsibility project to the most comprehensive graduation project, also creates an opportunity for students to see projects from different departments. In addition, this event serves as an incentive for students to participate in various festivals and competitions.
We congratulate all our students who shared their projects and knowledge and were inspired for new projects at the 4th Media Harvest.
The Ex-libris Workshop, which will be held within the scope of Istinye University Faculty of Communication Skills Development Workshops, will start on Wednesday, November 29, under the coordination of Prof. Dr. Hasip Pektaş, head of the Istanbul Ex-libris Association and the Visual Communication Design department. Classes will be held in Vadi H Campus, classroom number V-310, between 13:00 and 16:00.
Those who attend the 3-week workshop will be entitled to receive a certificate. Courses are open to the participation of academic and administrative staff. Those who wonder what ex-libris is, those who want to produce ex-libris with linoleum and printmaking technique, those who want to acquire a new skill and hobby are welcome to the workshop.
*Ex-librises are small-sized original works with names and pictures on various subjects that book lovers paste on the inside cover of their books. It is the business card or title deed of the book. He introduces the owner of the book, glorifies him and warns the person who borrowed the book to bring it back.
The book titled İletişim Kuramları: Güç ve Etki Dinamiklerini Çözmek, edited by Associate Professor Dr. Aybike Serttaş, was published by Urzeni Publishing House.
Associate Professor Aybike Serttaş, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Gürkan and Research Assistant Tugay Sarıkaya's new article, The Virtual Mask: The dark underbelly of Digital Anonymity and gender identity construction in Turkey, was published in the Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research (Q1).
Our final year students from the Faculty of Communication, Public Relations and Advertising Department presented their thesis studies they carried out with their advisors in front of the jury within the scope of "Graduation Projects" held at Istinye University Vadi Campus Conference Hall between June 1-2.
Organized by Istinye University Faculty of Communication, the 3rd International Media and Society Symposium was held on 24-25-26 May 2023 with the title of Digital Culture. Paper presentations, exhibitions and workshops were organized within the scope of the symposium, which was held as a hybrid.
"Communication Campaigns" training was given to high school students in the "Social Campaign" category within the scope of the "Health Envoys Training Program" by Yalçın Kırdar, Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Head of Public Relations and Advertising Department of Istinye University, and Research Assistant Aziz Arslan. After this training process, the awards were given to their owners in the 'Health Envoys Training Program' initiated by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education and İstinye University (İSU) on Monday, May 25, 2023, at the İstinye University Topkapı Campus Congress Center.
Organized by Istinye University Faculty of Communication, the 3rd International Media and Society Symposium was held on 24-25-26 May 2023 with the title of Digital Culture. Exhibitions and workshops were organized within the scope of the symposium, which was held as a hybrid.
The opening session, which started at 10:00 on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, was held at the Vadi Campus Conference Hall and online on the zoom platform. In the opening session that started under the chairmanship of faculty member Prof Nezih Erdoğan; Vincent Miller, Sevinç Gülseçen, Scott R. Rettberg and Mutlu Binark attended as invited speakers. From the second day of the symposium, the sessions continued online. Many papers were presented within the scope of the symposium, in which a total of 31 sessions were held, apart from the opening and closing. The symposium will be held on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 16:00. It ended with the closing session moderated by Sadi Kerim Dündar.
The 5th International Ex-libris Competition Exhibition, organized with the cooperation of Istinye University Faculty of Communication, Selcuk Pharmaceutical Warehouse and Istanbul Ex-libris Association, will be exhibited again in the Vadistanbul Shopping Center Ground Floor event area on May 22-30, 2023 as part of the 3rd International Media and Communication Symposium of Istinye University Faculty of Communication.
Event: 5th International Ex-libris Competition Repeat Exhibition
Organizer of the Event: Istinye University Faculty of Communication
Event Date: 22-30 May 2023
Event Time: 10:00-22:00
Event Venue: Vadistanbul AVM Ground Floor
For Online Exhibition Catalogue: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67327672/5international-exlibris-competition-istanbul-2022
One of our faculty members, Dr. Instructor Turkey's Giant Structures "Gayrettepe - Istanbul Airport Metro" episode of the Documentary Series, whose member Cahit ÜSTÜN is the Scriptwriter and second Director, was broadcast on TRT 1 and TRT Documentary screens. You can watch all episodes of the series, which has received great interest and appreciation, in which the construction stages of giant projects in our country are explained in detail, on www.trtizle.com and TRT Documentary Official Youtube channel.
Istinye University’s Faculty of Communication and MGX Studio MGX Film, Turkey's first virtual production house, have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement is underwritten by Vefa İlaç.
Opening of the 5th International Ex-libris Competition Exhibition organized by Istinye University, Selcuk Ecza Deposu and Istanbul Ex-libris Society. 452 artists from 36 countries participated in the competition with 1179 original ex-libris. The jury selected 250 ex-libris from 187 artists for the exhibition and catalogue. Won 8 Artist Awards, 10 Artist Honorable Mentions and 10 Artist Honorary Certificates. The Award Ceremony and Exhibition Opening was held on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 15:30 at Istinye University Vadi Campus. Address: Ayazaga Mah. Azerbaijan Cad. Vadistanbul 4A Block, Sariyer / Istanbul. The exhibition can be visited between 10:00-17:00 until 15 December 2022. Video: Enes Aluç
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObUm1ZJms0&t=320s
Prof Nello Barile, who came to Istanbul as part of an event, talked about his newly released book on digitalized media as part of the Media and Society course.
Faculty of Communication faculty member Dr. Rana Öztürk organized a trip to the Istanbul Archeology Museum with the Visual Communication Design students within the scope of Art History course. During the trip, the lecturer guided the students about periods and works. Students had the opportunity to closely examine the artifacts dating from different periods, which are also the subject of the course, and experienced the VR work in the "Ancient Futures" exhibition.
Visual Communication Design faculty member Prof. Hasip Pektaş was the guest of the special interview of "Zirvedeki Markalar".
Link: http://www.zirvedekimarkalar.com/
Istinye University, Selçuk Ecza Deposu and Istanbul Ex-libris Society organized an international ex-libris competition open to artists and designers from all countries in order to bring together and evaluate original ex-libris works with high aesthetic and technical quality, to encourage artists and to introduce the art of ex-libris to the public.
The Jury was composed of:
Prof. Dr. Martin R. Baeyens, Ex-libris Artist – Belgium (Chairman of the jury)
Şükrü Ertürk, Ex-libris Artist, Banknote Designer - Turkey
M. Sonay Gürgen, Selçuk Ecza Deposu Chairman of the Board - Turkey
Prof. Dr. Yalçın Kırdar, İstinye University, Faculty of Communication (Vice Dean) - Turkey
Prof. Dr. Hasip Pektaş, President of Istanbul Ex-libris Society and Museum – Turkey
452 artists from 36 countries participated in the 5th International Ex-libris Competition with 1179 different ex-libris works. 250 ex-libris from 187 artists have been selected for the exhibition and catalogue. 8 Awards, 10 Honorable Mention and 10 Honorary Certificates have been given to the artists.
Award Ceremony and Opening of Exhibition will be held in November 15, 2022, Tuesday, 03:30 PM at Istinye University Vadi Campus. Address: Ayazaga Mah. Azerbaycan Cad. Vadistanbul 4A Blok, Sarıyer / Istanbul, Turkey. The exhibition can be visited on November 15 - December 15, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM.
Awards:
1. First Prize (Istinye University); Veselin Damyanov-ves, (Bulgaria)
2. Second Prize (Selçuk Ecza Deposu); Krzysztof Marek Bak, (Poland)
3. Third Prize (Istanbul Ex-libris Society); Marin Gruev, (Bulgaria)
4. Special Prize (Mürşide İçmeli / Dinçer Pilgir); Danski Mariusz, (Poland)
5. Special Prize (Tülay-Şükrü Ertürk); Hedieh Jafari, (Iran)
6. Special Prize (Nesrin-Orhan Akbulut); Mauricio Schvarzman, (Argentina)
7. Special Prize (Ayşe-Noyan Ünal); Gennady Pugachevsky, (Ukraine)
8. Special Prize (Mehmet Rafet Atalık); Emre Şengün, (Turkey)
Honorable Mentions:
1. Ayşen Erte, (Turkey)
2. Erkin Keskin, (Turkey)
3. Grzegorz Izdebski, (Poland)
4. Katarzyna Handzlik, (Poland)
5. Kun Wang, (China)
6. Marek Grzyb, (Poland)
7. Meryem Yeşilkök, (Turkey)
8. Pawel Binczycki, (Poland)
9. Sinem Algan, (Turkey)
10. Snezhina Biserova, (Bulgaria)
Assoc. Dr. Hasan Gürkan's work titled "The Free Individual in a Tale of Democracy: Hegemony and Dystopia in Visual Narratives" was accepted by KOME− An International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry (Q2).
Istinye University and BASE Istanbul are organizing a workshop titled "Istanbul XRART Residency".
Within the scope of the event, it is aimed to create new and original works of art using Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). Participating artists will have access to hardware, software and special workspaces at Istinye University Vadi Campus during 1 - 12 August.
Designated artists and creative technologists work together to develop original works of Extended Reality (XR) art. Completed projects will be displayed in a special immersive art exhibition in October.
Our 2nd-year student, Munder Ahmet Atia Alimam is selected as one of the 10 most influential Libyan influencers living in Istanbul by the Libya-based organization BINA.
Within the scope of the high school summer school organized by Istinye University for high school students, Faculty of Communication faculty member Prof. Hasip Pektaş gave a lecture on Composition in Design with the students. The active participation of the students was observed in the lecture held on the Vadi campus on June 23, 2022. İstinye University High School Summer School aims to experience university life without being a university student yet.