Santralİstanbul Kampüsü’nde Yaratıcı Bir Aradalık: Karakter Tasarımı Dersi Çıktıları

Abstract

This paper examines the final project outputs and process of the Character Design course (VCD 204) offered in the Visual Communication Design Program at Istanbul Bilgi University during the Spring 2024 semester. Through close reading, it explores how students' relationships with the santralistanbul campus and the living entities on the campus contribute to the digital character design process. The project aims to strengthen students' connection with the campus and develop awareness regarding the campus's living beings. Additionally, the project utilizes social design concepts such as community engagement and world building. Through this work, students have had the opportunity to examine the campus from a nonhuman perspective and gain environmental awareness. This study discusses how creativity and awareness-based projects can enhance environmental consciousness in urban heritage sites like the campus and how new interactions emerging from digital art sources can contribute to a sustainable future.