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Begüm Eken is a Senior Lecturer and the Course Leader for MA Graphic Communications in the School of Art & Design.

Begum Eken

Senior Lecturer

Nottingham School of Art & Design

Role

Begüm Eken is the Course Leader of MA Graphic Communications in the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University. She leads the core modules: Locating Your Practice and Masters Personal Practice.

Career overview

Begüm has completed a Doctor of Arts (D.A.) in Design in 2018. She was a visiting practice-based researcher briefly at Winchester School of Art, UK, and ESAD College of Art and Design, Portugal. Begüm taught for many years in higher education in Ankara, Türkiye, where she began as a research assistant and eventually rose to Associate Professor in Design, before joining NTU.

Research areas

Begüm is a practice-based researcher and academic, who specialises in the intersection of design, technology, and education, with a focus on design for social change while harnessing design thinking and technology to address pressing social issues, aiming to create solutions that positively impact communities and promote sustainable change.

Begüm's research interests extend to experimental typography, non-linear reading experiences, and innovation design for social change. She explores the dynamic intersections between typography, technology, and user experience, pushing the boundaries of traditional typographic conventions to create visually engaging and meaningful communication designs.

External activity

Begüm had two solo design exhibitions, one in Porto in 2018, and another in Ankara in 2023.

Publications

EKEN, B. and TALUĞ, D.Y., The Visualization of Hate Speeches in Wartime Propaganda Posters. Art Time, (4), pp.30-37.

TALUĞ, D.Y. and EKEN, B. 2023. GÖRSEL TASARIMDA İNSAN YARATICILIĞI VE YAPAY ZEKANIN KESİŞİMİ. Sanat ve İkonografi Dergisi, (4), pp.17-28.

EKEN, B. 2023. Ergodik Edebiyat Ve Tasarımda Aktif Katılımlı Ergodik Yaklaşımlar. RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, (32), pp.961-977.

EKEN, B. 2018. Teknoloji ile Birlikte Dönüşen Afişin İncelenmesi ve Kamusal Ekranlarda Etkileşimli Afiş Uygulamaları. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, (47), pp.157-186.

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