2011... thank you

i will always sit on the edge. 

and look behind 
at my own shadow. 
with a bright light 
and subtle smile.

alldesignistanbul

attended alldesignistanbul.
17-18 november 2011 at golden horn congress centre istanbul.
"seeing through the mind's eye"
with speakers including murat gunak. bengi turgan industrial designers.
architects like emre arolat and elke delugan. who designed the porsche museum. 
ozlem er a design professor.
the very inspiring blind painter esref armagan. 
the extraordinary grant major. production designer of lord of the rings and king kong.
talking about the thorough research. the camera work. and the 'behind the set'.
yilmaz erdogan. director/actor. added his views on being creative. 
his first point was 'don't compare'. and simply ask 'what is needed?'  then start with 'imagination'. continued with alemsah ozturk and ferhat tumer. publicists. 
on brandISM. identify. simplify. implify.
the very interesting multimedia artist miwa matreyek was just beautifully magical.
script writer nilgun onesh. ertugrul ozkok journalist.
and the very talented, humble, genuine, creative, inspiring emrah yucel.
loved every bit of his talk. a journey of a passionate designer!!

hayal-ist notebook. mystical. (170x110)

hayal-ist notebook. tea time. (170x110)

hayal-ist notebook. simit. (170x110)

hissikablelvuku

a simple thought.

i do...

 i choose to 
 see the obscure.
 and try 
 to capture that 
 from 
 behind the camera.

a love story

every story
starts with
love...
max brenner

say something nice

a fantastic social experiment. 

just loved it!

and yes 'every' body has something nice to say!!!
thanks to charlie todd the founder of improv everywhere.

you can never know what is on the other side of that door.

life = passion

a cool poster.

that just 

says 

it 

all.

29 ways to...

40,000 books.

a children's book museum.
has walls made out of a whopping 40,000 books.
clever idea!

perspective.

if only we looked at things from 

another perspective.

in finer detail.

did you pick out

the tooth-

picks?

practice what you preach.

we should engage in the same high standards 

of integrity and sacrifice that we ask of others.
- dalai lama

tweet campaign.

an innovative and creative campaign by turkcell.

press. pause. play.

seth godin giving a a sneak preview of how ideas spread. 
i say embrace change! 

cannes quoted.

The wisest, most insightful sessions at cannes lions are delivered by people who work outside of the ad agency world. Think about that  - Olivier Blanchard   Luck is an attitude - Sir Ken Robinson     Authenticity is just being real - Robert Redford   Cities are the creative engines - Eric Schmidt  Keep moving forward while staying true to your originals - Robert Redford   Creativity is process of having an original idea that has value - Sir Ken Robinson   Creativity is the primary asset of business and Populism is the new effectiveness for brands -  Leo Burnett    Things we love give us energy, others take away - Sir Ken Robinson  How do you become 'better' at creativity? Do what you love and are good at and 'practice'. Sir Ken Robinson  What I would like to have is one to one relationship with seven billion people. That should be a goal for each brand - P&G CEO 

strangers.

came across this at the anthony burrill exhibition recently.
great stuff!

imagination.

change.

change never comes from 

a system of beliefs, 

a political party, a philosophy 

or revolution. 

change only comes through 

the personal effort of a single, 

resolute individual. 

- s.d'anna

We have bigger houses but smaller families

more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense
more knowledge but less judgment
more experts, but more problems
more medicines but less healthiness.
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble in crossing the street to meet our new neighbour.
We built more computers to hold more copies than ever,
But have less real communication
We have become long on quantity,
but short on quality.
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion
Tall man but short characters,
Steep profits but shallow relationships.
It’s a time when there is much in the window
But nothing in the room.

— His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

we should be the author of our success.

alain de botton. 

on success and failure. 

questioning the idea of success. and what it really is.

and that.

with every success there is failure. 

and this is OK.

we encounter 'job snobbery' these days.

and that famous question.

what do you do?

hope we have for our careers.

its the rewards we want.

we are in a materialistic time.

in need of love. 

spirit of equality = envy.

finally...

'we should be the author of our success'.

i am loving this laptop bag!
uniquely designed, handmade italian leather. 
thank you travelteq!

chocolate shots

the genius austrian chocolate maker
created zotter
chocolate shots!
chocolate filled syringes
yum!!!!!!

http://www.zotter.at/de/schoko-laden/chocoshot-oral.html

a dream for the world

the wealth of a nation
doesn't consist of its exports
industrial production capacity or oil fields and gold mines
the real wealth of a nation 
is the quality of its system of values
and above all its capacity to produce 
leaders of the future
visionaries
pragmatic dreamers...
by Prof. Stefanno D'anno
for future leaders of the world.

invest.

master artist is in town

the master artist kurt wenner
is in istanbul.
famous for inventing 3D pastel drawings.
his work is displayed on bagdat caddesi.

.

express yourself

captured by hayal-ist 

we are nothing but a personification of our dreams

said george koukis.
a humble. entrepreneur. 
i met. spoke. and was greatly inspired by koukis.
who just went after his dream.
his company temenos. 
its not important owning a fortune. 
the most important thing is how you get that fortune.
because 'your fortune is in your integrity'. 
i absolutely believe this! 
in his first meeting with his staff he said:
I was born with some defects -
I regard sleep as a waste of time.   I am not jealous.  I do not fear anything.  I do not believe in Luck.   I am not superstitious.   I am not revengeful, an eternal optimist and a believer in human intellect.

rocky rocks!

do you know the story of rocky?

i mean the real story? 

anthony robbins tells... 

how rocky came about....

just amazing!!!!!

sumac. summaq. sumak. sumaki.

another exquisite spice.
sumac.
the taste is sour.
fruity.
astringent. 
used in middle eastern, central asian and arabic cuisines.
a sprinkle over rice, salads, meat and fish.
also treats and prevents stomach upsets.

spice it up

i appreciate spices.

for its.

flavour. texture. smell. colour. nutrition.

the history of spices goes back 7000 years!

to the days where sailing ships were carrying

indian spices to egypt, arabia and mesopotamia.

in the middle ages they used to exchange gold for 

cinnamon and pepper. 

these days we just do not notice the 'real luxuries.'

i was at the spice bazaar yesterday and bought 

a sachet of my favourite spice - cinnamon sticks. 

cinnamon sticks for me is a substitute for sugar!  

aya

etymology is one of my many topics of curiosity.
quite frequently i research the deeper meaning of words 
and where it derives from.
this months word is...
aya.
in japanese -  'colourful one' or 'beautiful'
in korean -  it may come from 'loved'
aya is also a reasonably common muslim first name. 
the verses of the quran are also sometimes referred to as aya's.
aya was also a sumerian goddess
then there is the meaning of wisdom
as in aya sophia - the museum in istanbul
it is also the name of an israeli bird of prey.

attraction

no matter where you are in life.
you 
attract 
what 
you think.
you attract the people surrounding you.
you attract the work you are doing.
you attract the place you are in at this moment.


1530s, from L. attractus, pp. of attrahere "to draw, to attract," from ad- "to" + trahere "draw" 

great expectations

what leads us.

to the greatest of disappointments. 

is those great expectations.

did you know corn is the 2nd most important crop in the world!

corn.

time to leave a mark

as i browsed through the TED videos.
i came across JR.
he was the TED prize winner of 2011.
who says one man can't make a difference!
just take a look at JR!
'im simply doing art'

astonish me

a page from one of my all time favourite books.
whatever you think think the opposite.
a short, quick, witty read by paul arden.

knowledge map

i came across this beautifully designed map.

theme is 'knowledge' by marian bantjes

thought creates thought

knowledge studies others
wisdom is self-known
muscle masters brothers
self-mastery is bone
content need never borrow
ambition wanders blind
vitality cleaves to the marrow
leaving death behind.


lao tzu.