Graphic Designer, Type Designer & Illustrator

ABOUT

Ruslan Abasov is a freelance graphic designer who works as a designer for various clients from the cultural field. Currently, he is pursuing his Master's in Type Design at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and raised in Antalya, Turkey. He is currently living in Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated with a BA degree in Graphic Design from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSU). He endeavors to perform non-conventional narratives in his works by inspiring every distinctive material he encounters. He often works for the cultural field within the range of booklets, posters, typeface designs, illustrations, animations, and visual identities. He is also a part of the TypeDepartment (TYPE01), which hosts type designers worldwide.

His works have been featured in several galleries & exhibitions, and some of them are Weltformat, D&AD Newblood: The Portfolios, The Young Ones Portfolio, Mindsparkle Mag, Type Directors Club, GMK, AIGA, TYPE01, LucDevroye, Abduzeedo, contemporarytype, RAWARTStudio.

For commissions and collaborations, just send me an e-mail.

RECOGNITION

TDC69
Fonts in Use
Slanted Publishers
Weltformat Newcomer Award
D&AD New Blood: The Portfolios
Young Ones Portfolio
TYPE01

Mindsparkle Mag
SWISSGRAPHIC
MOTION POSTERS
TDC67
TYPE01
AIGA Portfolio Showcase

Abduzeedo
TypeDepartment

Behance Curated Gallery

Favourite Design

Contemporary Type

365Typefaces

RAWART Studio
LucDevroye

GMK Alliance Of Turkish Graphic Designers

Bigumigu

Education

MA TYPE DESIGN (2024—) École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL)
Lausanne (CH)

BA GRAPHIC DESIGN (2016—2021) Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Istanbul (TR)

Art College Education (2012—2016)
ATSO Fine Art Lycee, Fine Art
Antalya

Services

Branding, Advertising, Digital, Website Design, Print, Art Direction, Packaging, Editorial, Typography, Lettering