Human After All at ATÖLYE with Guest Speaker Volkan Ölmez

Human After All is an event series hosted by ATÖLYE and Design Disciplin, exploring the present state and future visions for human-computer interaction, interaction design, and experience design with digital materials.

Human After All brings an international cohort of experts and pioneers into ATÖLYE's IRL space in Istanbul, with opportunities to engage and participate in meaningful dialogues.

The second convening of Human After All  focuses on web design, UI design, and digital branding with guest speaker Volkan Ölmez, founder of the design studio Fol, co-founder of the software development studio Basework, and lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.

Volkan will give his talk in Turkish.

Time: 2023-05-25 (Thursday) at 18:00

Venue: ATÖLYE Bomontiada / 34381 Istanbul

RSVP on Eventbrite

The ATÖLYE workspace

About ATÖLYE

ATÖLYE is a strategic design and innovation consultancy that helps organizations tackle complex challenges to create lasting impact.

With a diverse ecosystem and a community-powered approach to design, ATÖLYE provides individuals, teams, and organizations with opportunities to build relationships, exchange ideas, and collaborate on worthy challenges.

More info: atolye.io

Volkan Ölmez of Fol and Basework

About the Speaker

Volkan Ölmez is an Istanbul based designer, founder of the design studio Fol, and co-founder of the software development studio Basework. He also serves as a lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and a board member at the Turkish Society of Graphic Design (GMK).

His work, focused on refined design, typography, photography, and craft within branding, print, product design, and web design, has been featured in venues and publications including Design360°Magazine, Slanted, The History of Graphic Design, AIGA, Fast Company, Design Taxi, The Dieline, Etapes, and Awwwards.

More info: volkanolmez.com

Authors

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş

Website | @doctorbaytas

Mehmet is the founder, producer, and editor-in-chief at Design Disciplin. He has been designing and building since 2005, and spent 10 years in design and computer science research.

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