Semiotics of Absurdity

Can absurdity be methodized for type design? Through interviews with type designers and two experimental typefaces based on tennis and Satanism, this…

workshop / analog fruit

the idea was to do something with our hands. instead of using a computer, we transformed and manipulated printed letters and created…

HOOLE

HOOLE is a study of the limits of graphic possibilities within the Latin alphabet. All characters in this experiment are based on…

Fragments Grotesque

A variable display typeface built on the structural logic of a grotesque, reinterpreted through an experimental, brutalist lens. The design deconstructs conventional…

dream

Inspired by the reflection on dreaming and awakening, this poster is a typographic experiment that transcends cultural boundaries. Stroke fragments were extracted…

spoiler

“Spoiler” frames abstract shapes in a manga-like layout to explore how viewers process unfamiliar forms. Some shapes resemble living beings or cartoon…

(de)form

“(de)form” is a form specimen exploring what a type-specimen–like collection would look like if made entirely of hand-drawn, abstract shapes instead of…

Silent Growth Series

“Silent Growth Series” explores how typography behaves when released from control. Using the Physarum Tool by Maxence Duterne, Carlota allows letterforms to…

CAMBRIAN

Cambrian, refers to the Cambrian era from the Paleozoic Period. It marks a pivotal point in Earth’s history where life rapidly diversified…

Vanguard

Vanguard is a project inspired by the anti-gentrification protest. It serves as a visual statement, amplifying the voices of those affected by…

50 Years

Poster designed for the 50th anniversary of Bursa Uludag University.

In Pieces

Poster design for the exhibition 'In Pieces', curated by Neriman Polat and featuring the artworks of Hilal Balcı, Defne Parman and Doğa…

Echoes of Kathmandu Valley Catalog Design

I designed this catalog for the Echoes of Kathmandu Valley show at the Waterloo Center for the Arts, featuring 100 watercolor and…

Kharkiv Vibes

Kharkiv vibes inspired by Mirror Stream (Dzerkal'nyy Strumin') fountain.

100 Years Michelin Building

Client Michelin House London (UK). Poster for the 100th anniversary of the Michelin House in London. The entire poster was designed using…

Apparition

Poster for a book by Sandra de Matos, Illustrator from France. Poster that also functions as book cover.

Geo Sans

GEO is an experimental font pushing the limits of how many anchor points a font file can store. This font is inspired…

MARTIAN — ALIEN FLORA

This typographic work is based on a hand-drawn experiment inspired by the idea of an alien flora from another planet. Each letter…

Kado

Kado is a typeface inspired by the traditional Japanese art of ikebana, embodying its essence of balance, harmony, and natural beauty. Each…

Penrose Helix Visual Identity & Publication

The visual identity and typographic intervention respond to this complexity by adopting a method of iterative displacement—collaging typographic strata, bending formal hierarchies,…

Positioned Realities Visual Identity

For Positioned Realities, Can Yang developed a visual identity that accompanies curators, artists, and audiences navigating the exhibition’s transnational and decolonial questions.…