Blog — Anne Ulku

Weirdly Positive

Weirdly Positive

Muses of colorful prose, on display.

NewAnne UlkuMay 8, 2019exhibition, art, typographyComment

Daily Type

Daily Type

Drawing letters for 36 days.

SideAnne UlkuApril 21, 2019typography, handmade, artComment

Mission Banana

Mission Banana

A bunch of little bananas.

FeatureAnne UlkuApril 21, 2019exhibition, typography, artComment

Art in Space

A contest for art experiments to be sent into space.

NewAnne UlkuMarch 9, 2019logo, brandComment

Next

Next

New icon system for a new Next brand.

NewAnne UlkuJanuary 28, 2019iconographyComment

2018 Recap

2018 Recap

Some highlights from life and work in 2018.

HomeAnne UlkuJanuary 17, 2019year in reviewComment

Computer Arts

Computer Arts

How To Disrupt Your Design Thinking, Computer Arts vol288

FeatureAnne UlkuJanuary 7, 2019interviewComment

Ascenders

Ascenders

Featured in a collection of leaders in contemporary lettering.

FeatureAnne UlkuJanuary 7, 2019published, typographyComment

Holiday

Holiday

New Best Buy holiday gift card illustrations.

HolidayAnne UlkuDecember 18, 2018christmas, illustrationComment

Hello Juno

Playful brand pieces to keep you laughing.

NewAnne UlkuDecember 11, 2018illustrationComment

Make Good

Make Good

Work published in Make Good, making our world a better place.

FeatureAnne UlkuDecember 11, 2018book, publishedComment

Open Shop

Open Shop

Reopened the poster and print shop just in time for the holidays!

HolidayAnne UlkuDecember 10, 2018sale, poster, printComment

The Cycle

The Cycle

The bike and its parts, deconstructed to form new a cyclical machine.

NewAnne UlkuNovember 5, 2018artcrank, bike, sale, poster, printComment

MCAD Feature

MCAD Feature

Interview with MCAD on staying curious and creative.

FeatureAnne UlkuOctober 9, 2018interviewComment

Bike Art

Bike Art

Expanding the bicycle.

Anne UlkuAugust 14, 2018artcrank, bike, posterComment

Weird Design

Weird Design

Hosting a weird design type making workshop at the Mia.

Anne UlkuAugust 14, 2018workshop, typographyComment

Patagonia

Patagonia

Design collab with lifestyle travel photographer Sara Forrest.

NewAnne UlkuJuly 30, 2018print, lettering, photographyComment

Summer

Summer Solstice!

ThrowbackAnne UlkuJune 21, 2018emoji, illustration, summerComment

The future is in the edges 🔶

#sketch #herearemysketchbookpages #colorful #shapes #color #touchholdart #abstractart #design #graphicdesign #illustration #art #sketchbook #experimentalart #designinspiration

Snippets of things I write, write down, overhear, reflect on, encounter. Some are mottos, some come from a bigger idea, most are taken out of context, some might sound silly. Most of all I enjoy the process of acknowledging the words around me and repurposing them in new and expressive ways.

This colorful typographic series is part of the Weirdly Positive // Positively Weird group show now up at @coexhibitions

Swing by now until May 19th to experience the all the good vibes from this and the six other artists on display. It will make you feel nice.

Happy spring!

#weirdlypositivepositivelyweird #art #typeinspiration #touchholdart #typography #type #lettering #exhibition #weird #positive #neon #bright #colorful #anneulku #minneapolisart #artawhirl #artawhirl2019 #mplsart #coexhibitions #artexhibition #posterdesign #graphicdesign

Fragments of things coming together to build something new.
I do this a lot with many aspects of my life—random words from conversation, color combinations from clothing, unexpected texture from nature or movement. Many pieces of my daily sensory experiences are repurposed and expressed in some way or another through my work.
In other words, I’m constantly zoned out and distracted thinking about and taking note of the tiny details I hear, see, smell and touch. 😂
Sometimes it works! Sometimes it’s overload! 🤷🏼‍♀️ THE CYCLE / 2018
Available on @artcrank for a limited time. 🚲
3-color screenprinted by @delicious_design_league

Nonsensical Studies Of Nonexistent Things

Weirdly Positive Positively Weird opening tonight! @coexhibitions 7-10!
See u there!

Music and drinks and other nonsensical things!

#minneapolisart #mplsart #mpls #art #typography #type #lettering #abstract #graphicdesign #design #quote #nonsensical #nonexistent #marqueandtype #weirdlypositivepositivelyweird

I’ll be more glad if you’re there on Saturday May 4th 7-10 @coexhibitions
Weirdly Positive Positively Weird
Opening party is this weekend.
Show up until #artawhirl weekend with more fun festivities tbd

Sharing the space with talented artists
@lindseymadethis @normally_normal @petersteineck @hozay_dmngz @wearefatherless @benpetersenstudio
Thanks @brlsq for opening this great @coexhibitions space to the bright and weird
See yaaa there

#minneapolis #mpls #mplsart #minneapolisart #design #typography #lettering #graphicdesign #design #art #abstract #artseries #designinspiration #inspiration #hotpink #neon #colorful #quote #marqueandtype

Weirdly Positive / Positively Weird
May 4th 7-10 @coexhibitions 💕🔵💚🔺🔶💛 #weirdlypositivepositivelyweird #exhibition #art #type #typography #lettering #messages #art #colorful #design #graphicdesign #handmadelettering #abstract #artseries #designinspiration

🍌🍌🍌 #missionbanana #banana #type #lettering #exhibition #typography #handpaintedtype #bananabunch #yellow #art #abstract #marqueandtype #minneapolisart

Weirdly Positive / Positively Weird

Opens this Saturday at @coexhibitions alongside a roster of six other beautiful and vibrant artists.

May 4th, 7-10pm

#art #exhibition #weirdlypositivepositivelyweird #weird #positive #design #posterdesign #artshow #type #lettering #typography #illustration #art #abstract #musings #quotes #designinspiration #inklettering
#marqueandtype

Remembering the vacation days
☀️🌴☀️

A couplea little random things that were lying around that look kinda nice together 🔵

#art #touchholdart #print #design #designinspiration #objects #colorful #blackandwhite #poster #neon #gradient #illustration

DO MORE WITH LESS
Happy Earth Day 💚💚💚💚 #poster #design #earthday #graphicdesign #morewithless #earth #posterdesign #illustration #type #lettering #posterart #printmaking #designspiration #screenprint #green #touchholdart

Ananemones
🦠🦠🦠🦠
🧽🧽🧽🧽
🌀🌀🌀🌀

⚪️ #sollewitt #phoenixartmuseum #sphere #art #artmuseum #walldrawing #aspherelitfromthetop #hueminimalist #phxart

* I ] H ~ G - G is my fav so far
#36daysoftype #36days_i #type #typography #lettering #design #hueminimalist #blackandwhite #process #graphicdesig #36days_h #36days_g #series #ink #indiaink #handmadetype #handmade

Mission Banana
A banana themed group art show is open this month at the @thehookmpls. I’ll have a bunch of my little bananas, alongside original banana art from 16 other fine local artists, with works for sale and proceeds benefitting the Brian Coyle Food Shelf.

There’s a closing reception party with music, curator commentary, and a banana treat, for ticketed attendees Friday April 27th 6-10pm 21+ $10

Thanks to @xenadecia and @daniel_m_jaffe for putting on this show and inviting me to be a part. 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌 Series of 15 4x6 framed india ink on watercolor. Sold individually or as the whole set.

#missionbanana #banana #typography #lettering #type #exhibition #art #artshow #minneapolis #mplsart #minnesota #mnart #bananaart