CREATOR: ALI CALKAN MENEKSE
YEAR CREATED: 2012 / TYPEFACE DESIGN CLASS AT MSGSU
CLASSIFICATIONS: AN UPPERCASE DISPLAY FONT INSPIREDBY BEYOGLU ARCHITECTURE
FAMILY: REGULAR CAPS
PERA IS A DISPLAY FONT INSPIRED BY BEYOGLU ARCHITECTURE. BEYOGLU IS ONE OF MOST POPULAR AREA IN ISTANBUL AND ITS ARCHITECTURE FORM CONTAINS ART NOUVEAU MOVEMENT SIGNS IT IS STRONG AND WIDE STRUCTURE WITH CURVES AND DECORATIVNESS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON WINDOWS DOORS OR SURFACE OF BUILDINGS.
MY IDEA WAS COMBINE THOSE BUNCH OF SPECIFICATIONS AND CREATE A TYPEFACE OF BEYOGLU. I USED SPECIFIC SHAPES WHICH EVERY LETTER CREATED FROM THEM AND TRIED TO CATCH GOOD HARMONY AND ELIGIBILITY.
