Founded by Sarp Sozdinler in 2009, the Studio is a practice for the arts and design. The works we produce span across various media and platforms. Although our work gravitates toward the poster format, we write, edit, and design books, exhibitions, magazines, typefaces, catalogs, brandings, websites, and illustrations for cultural institutions and artists.




Sarp Sozdinler ^{(b° 1989)} lives and works between Amsterdam and New York. He studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul. He completed his internships at the Base Design in Brussels, the VtwoB in Modena, and Medina Turgul DDB in Istanbul, before moving on to work with Bülent Erkmen, Mehmet Ali Türkmen, Daniska, and Future Anectodes. He taught Typography at the Aydin University in Istanbul and the Yasar University in Izmir. He’s frequently invited to courses and events as a visiting professor.

_{The teaser trailer of the workshop held in collaboration with Erman Yılmaz and Manifold in August 2016 at Studio-X Istanbul, as a part of System Error: Living in a World of Data Fetish.}

^{Worked For}

⟔ IKSV Istanbul
Design Biennial
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ MIT Technology Review
^{Massachusetts, USA}
⟔ The Boston Consulting Group
^{Boston, USA}
⟔ Carbone Smolan Agency
^{New York, USA}
⟔ Squeaky Wheel
Arts Center
^{Buffalo, USA}
⟔ Orhan Pamuk & The Museum of Innocence
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ deSingel Arts Institution
^{Antwerp, Belgium}
⟔ Ministry of Sound ^{London, United Kingdom}
⟔ Na Di Fashion Studio ^{London, United Kingdom}
⟔ Xavier Hufkens Gallery
^{Brussels, Belgium}
⟔ SALT
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Istanbul Modern
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Bant Mag
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Very Very Contemporary
^{Berlin, Germany}
⟔ Woollaa
^{Berlin, Germany}
⟔ Northland
^{London, United Kingdom}
⟔ Eastpak
^{Boston, United States}
⟔ Mamut Art Project
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Design Foundation Istanbul
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Art International
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Contemporary Istanbul
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ ISType International Typography Seminars
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Semih Kaplanoğlu
⟔ Onur Saylak
⟔ Kaan Müjdeci
⟔ Ali Özgentürk
⟔ Mercan Dede
⟔ Cynthia Madansky
⟔ Çağlar Kanzık
⟔ Mihda Koray
⟔ Selim Süme
⟔ Pelin Derviş
⟔ Fulya Erdemci
⟔ Ilgın Deniz Akseloğlu
⟔ Bolka Başaran
⟔ Cana Bilir–Meier
^{Vienna, Austria}
⟔ Belit Sağ
^{Amsterdam, Holland}
⟔ Mr. Strangé
^{Amsterdam, Holland}
⟔ Cihan Turhan
^{Amsterdam, Holland}
⟔ Kevin Krumnikl
^{Weinheim, Germany}
⟔ FOL Cinema Society
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Manifold
⟔ Grafist
⟔ Studio–X Istanbul⟔ Zero Istanbul
⟔ İBB Şehir Tiyatroları
⟔ Exhibist
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Pozitif
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Borusan Music Centre
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Mini Müzikhol
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Pilevneli Project
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Cappadox
^{Cappadocia, Turkey}
⟔ Vodafone Türkiye
⟔ Ay Yapım
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Arredamento Mimarlık
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ TRT
^{Ankara, Turkey}
⟔ Barlas + Parlak
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ SAHA Foundation
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Küçükyalı Arkeopark
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ 212 Studio
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
⟔ Acquaverde
^{Istanbul, Turkey}

^Exhibitions

‣ Typomania 2018
^{Moscow, Russia} ‣ MOSTRO Graphic Design Camp, Brera Design Days
^{Milan, Italy}
‣ Bak Bana: Posters from Istanbul
^{Augsburg, Germany}
‣ Shanghai Graphic Design Biennial 2017
^{Shanghai, China}
‣ Design Week Turkey Ꞌ17: Mimar Sinan Pavillion
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
‣ Taiwan International Graphic Design Festival
^{Taiwan, Republic of China}
‣ Brno Graphic
Design Biennial 2016 ^{Brno, Czech Republic}
‣ Golden Bee 2016
^{Moscow, Russia}
‣ Type + Text:
The Year of the Avantgarde 
International Typography Poster Exhibition
^{Warsaw, Poland}
‣ Tolerance
Poster Show
^{Seattle, USA
Madrid, Spain
Belgrade, Serbia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maribor, Slovenia
Sarajevo, Bosnia
Breda, Holland
Cetinje, Montenegro
Dominican Republic
Chisinau, Moldova
Izmir, Turkey
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Novi Sad, Serbia}
‣ Graphic Matters /
Graphic Design Festival Breda 2017 ^{Breda, The Netherlands}
‣ Non-Breaking
Space
^{Seattle, Washington}
‣ Mikser Festival 2017
^{Belgrad, Serbia}
‣ CO2 Poster Exhibit ^{Colorado, United States}
‣ 2^nd Posterland Top 100 Posters Exhibition ^{Geneva, Switzerland}
‣ London Design Week 2015, Present! Exhibition
^{London, United Kingdom}
‣ Francesco Griffo Tribute Exhibition ^{Bologna, Italy}
‣ European Lab 2015
^{Lyon, France}
‣ Fragments Exhibition at Pocko Gallery ^{London, UK}
‣ Show Us Your Type!
^{Berlin, Germany}
‣ Grafist 20:
Crossing Frontiers ^{Istanbul, Turkey}
‣ The Seattle Istanbul Poster Show
^{Istanbul, Turkey
Seattle, United States
Boise, United States}
‣ BookLab 2014
^{Tbilisi, Georgia}
‣ Water Exhibit
^{Tehran, Iran}
‣ Novi Sad
Poster Biennial
^{Novi Sad, Serbia}
‣ Skopje Poster 2014
^{Skopje, Macedonia}
‣ Frankfurt Book
Fair 2014
^{Frankfurt, Germany}
‣ GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
#32, 33, 34, 35, 36
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
‣ Akdeniz University ^{Antalya, Turkey}
‣ Atatürk University Museum
^{Erzurum, Turkey}
‣ Yunus Emre Calligraphy & Typography Event 2016, 2017
^{Eskişehir, Turkey}
‣ Imperfection
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014^{Istanbul, Turkey}
‣ Istanbul Design Guide Exhibition by Zero Istanbul
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
‣ Klappe Kartak
^{Vienna, Austria}
‣ The Essence 12
^{Vienna, Austria}
‣ KREK Theater Posters Exhibition at Bilgi University
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
‣ Mother Tongue
by ICO-d

^Activity

° Teaching Typography at Yasar University

^{Izmir, Turkey}
° Teaching Typography at Istanbul Aydin University

^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation & Exhibition at MOSTRO Graphic Design Camp
^{Milan, Italy}
° Workshop & Presentation at Lebanese American University
^{Beirut, Lebanon}
° Presentation at ISType 2017
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation & Workshop at SALT Galata
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Workshop at Eskişehir Anadolu University
^{Eskişehir, Turkey}
° Workshop at Dokuz Eylül University
^{Izmir, Turkey}
° Workshop at Erzurum Atatürk University
^{Erzurum, Turkey}
° Workshop at Studio-X Istanbul with Esen Karol & Manifold
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation at Marmara University
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation at Koç University
^{Istanbul, Turkey}

° Presentation at Sakarya University
^{Sakarya, Turkey}
° Workshop & Presentation at Yaşar University
^{Izmir, Turkey}
° Presentation at Fatih Sultan Mehmet University
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation at Kadir Has University
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation at Atölye İstanbul
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation at Behance Portfolio Review 2013
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation & Workshop at Ege University
^{Izmir, Turkey}
° Presentation at Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architecture
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Workshop at İTÜ Sanat Atölyesi
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Presentation at ENKA Okulları
^{Istanbul, Turkey}

° Presentation at Özgür Tasarımcılar Buluşması
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Speaker at Bilgi Cinema Club’s Marguerite Duras film screening
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Jury member at 32nd GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers Awards, Student Category
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
° Design Report Istanbul at Fachhochschule Düsseldorf
^{Düsseldorf, Germany}
° Assistant for Max Kisman, Ian Noble & Vladimir Chaika at Grafist #14, 15, 16
^{Istanbul, Turkey}

^{Publications & Features}

↳ Slanted #24,
Istanbul Issue
↳ Etapes #227
↳ Novum
↳ It’s Nice That
Annual 2014 ↳ Typo/graphic Posters
↳ Print Mag,
by Steven Heller
↳ Interview with Present! London Design Week team
↳ Interview with Strabic
↳ Designspiration
↳ It’s Nice That, feature #01 
↳ It’s Nice That, feature #02
↳ Luc Devroye
↳ GrainEdit
↳ e-flux
↳ FFFFOUND!
↳ GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
↳ Afişlerden Kartpostallar, GMK
↳ Undercoat
↳ Cosas Visuales
↳ Pinquette
↳ CITI60 Istanbul Guide
↳ Frizzi Frizzi
↳ Amica
↳ Tutto Milano, La Repubblica
↳ Today I Found This
↳ Artribune
↳ Buamai
↳ Columbia University GSAPP
↳ Abitare
↳ Medium
↳ Kültür Limited
↳ Bant Mag
↳ Rene Wanner’s Poster Page
↳ IKSV Istanbul Culture & Arts Foundation
↳ Interview with Create & Rotate
↳ Corriere della Sera
↳ Bigumigu
↳ Durum Bildirimi
↳ ItaliaGrafica
↳ Eczacıbaşı
↳ Make Blue Print
↳ Brera Design Days
↳ Qoshe
↳ Happy Graphics
↳ Gallery Chois, cover and inside coverage
↳ Hightone Books
↳ Justified Mag
↳ Students That Make
↳ Ten Words and One Shot, by Kevin Krumnikl
↳ Visegrad Graphic Design Days, mention
↳ Back Catalogue
↳ Qualité Graphique Garantie
↳ Grafist 16 book
↳ Typeverything
↳ Zeroin
↳ Steal Mag

^Awards

× Best Movie Poster Design at 52^nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
^{Czech Republic}
× Finalist at
Taiwan International Graphic Design Award
^{Taiwan, Republic of China}
× The Successful Young Graphic Designer of the Year Award at 36^th & 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Sait Maden Exclusive Typography Award at 34^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Best Website Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Best Catalog Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Typeface Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Poster Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Website Design Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Logo Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Flyer Design at 35^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Best Catalog Design at 34^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Poster Design at 34^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Website Design at 34^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Special Achievement Award for Catalog Design at 34^th GMK Alliance of Turkish Graphic Designers
^{Istanbul, Turkey}
× Rhizome Award Winner at Grafist 16, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
^{Istanbul, Turkey}

The wrap-up video of the workshop we held as a part of "System Error: Living in a World of Data Fetish" in collaboration with Erman Yılmaz and Manifold a.k.a. Esen Karol in August 2016 at Studio-X Istanbul.