• Didem Ogmen
  mail@didemogmen.com
  +44 (0) 7756 873 076
  • About
    • Didem is a London based graphic designer who works on publication,
      visual identity, typeface and web design projects.
      
      She studied advertising in her hometown Istanbul before moving to
      London to attend the BA Graphic Design course at Central Saint Martins.
      After graduating in 2008, she gained experience at Why Not Associates
      and Company. Currently, she is freelancing and working regularly with
      Company on design projects.
      
      In 2010, she set up TRUK with Ipek Altunmaral to work on design
      projects for Istanbul. Visit TRUK at www.truk.org.uk.
      
      She is available for freelance opportunities. You can contact her on
      mail@didemogmen.com if you would like to speak about a project.
      
      You can also visit her blog at www.didemogmen.com/blog where she
      collects some of her type works and finds.
  • Design
    • Eyup Belediyesi (Eyup Municipality), Logo
      • 2010
        Proposal for a logo pitch to create the logo of Eyup Municipality,
        one of Istanbul's districts. The lettering of the logo reflects the historical
        monuments of the area - the Byzantian walls surrounding the district
        and the Eyup Sultan Mosque built in 1458 - both being the major
        distinctive structures of the area.
        
        
    • Margarita Myrogianni, Website
      • 2010
        Artist portfolio website for the photographer/artist Margarita Myrogianni.
        www.margaritamyrogianni.com
      
      
    • AERO, Logo and lettering
      • 2010
        Logo for an aviation company, Aero Teknoloji. An existing font was
        customized to create the lettering of the logo which is inspired by the
        form of a plane's wings.
      
      
    • Pallas Theater, Posters
      • Company, 2009
        Poster proposals for a series of themed events.
      
      
    • Greek Directors Guild, Book
      • Company, 2009
        Five volume publication proposal which documents the organisation's annual
        conference scripts on various subjects such as lighting and production.
        
        Individual volume covers are based on the typographic layout of the film script
        documents and are held together with a wrap-around band with the main title 'Facts'.
      
      
    • Heritage Orchestra, Logo
      • 2009
        Logo idea conception and identity.
      
      
    • The Sprawl Network, Logo
      • 2009
        Logo for an online network bringing together creatives and academics from various backgrounds.
      
      
    • Nick Lloyd, Book
      • 2009
        Monograph for the street photographer Nick Lloyd.
      
      
    • Live at Your Local, Logo/Website
      • Company, 2009
        Logo, promotional material and website for an online entertainment guide.
        www.liveatyourlocal.org.uk
      
      
    • Eleni Fotiadou, Website
      • Company, 2008
        Artist portfolio website. Set on a simple layout, the navigation is based
        on a user-generated randomisation of typefaces to reflect the artist's style
        of imperfection and viewer involvement.
        www.elenifotiadou.gr
      
      
    • Rowan Mersh, Website
      • Company, 2008
        Artist portfolio website for the textile artist/sculptor Rowan Mersh.
        www.rowanmersh.com
      
      
    • Buildings, Book
      • 2008
        Final year project about typography and architecture at CSM. The book
        showcases the designs made with Builder the modular typeface and
        has a letterpressed cover.
      
      
    • Latin Alphabet Family, Book
      • 2007
        Books about G-Breve and O-umlaut explaining the designs and uses
        of these two glyphs in different languages.
      
      
    • HTTP error typography, Postcards
      • 2007
        Representation of the HTTP error codes using different
        typographic movements and styles.
      
      
  • Typefaces
    • Bodoni Sans Serif
      • 2010
        Sans serif version of the Bodoni typeface. The idea was to remove the serifs
        from the letters and make them rounded while keeping the essence of the
        original letters. The resulting typeface is characterised by its distinctive curves
        replacing the original serifs and strong contrasts in the stroke weight.
      
      
    • Siamese
      • 2008
        A font to create a consistent system of abbreviations across the digital media
        where character limit is vital. It automatically creates abbreviations as the user
        types by substituting ligatures for the most used pairs of letters in English.
      
      
    • Builder
      • 2008
        Final year project about typography and architecture at CSM. Builder
        is a modular typeface which includes deconstructed pieces of individual
        letters of four different typefaces: Garamond, Futura, Bodoni and Rockwell.
      
      
    • Zeybek
      • 2008
        An exploration into dance and typography. Zeybek is a typeface inspired
        by the figures of a folk dance with the same name, a regional dance of
        the western Anatolia.
      
      
    • Nimes Rew Toman
      • 2008
        A modified version of Times New Roman.
      
      
  
  
  
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