Journals / Baçini Sanat Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 4 Sayı: 8

Urban Graphıc Desıgn Objects And Collectıve Memory: Vısual Traces, Identıty And Practıces Of Rememberıng In Publıc Space

Kentsel Grafik Tasarım Nesneleri Ve Kolektif Hafıza: Kamusal Mekânda Görsel İz, Kimlik Ve Hatırlama Pratikleri

Hacer Özyanıkoğlu(KAPADOKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-2099-1908
Pages
101–120
Publication Date
2026-08-01
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Therefore, the disappearance of such objects may indicate not only an aesthetic or functional change in the city, but also the weakening of collective memory.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Cities are memory environments in which social experiences, belonging and collective practices of remembering are produced beyond physical structures and public spaces.
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Key Findings & Data:Within this memory environment, signs, street name plates, façade inscriptions, commemorative texts, wayfinding systems, transportation graphics and local typographic traces are significant yet often overlooked graphic design objects.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, the disappearance of such objects may indicate not only an aesthetic or functional change in the city, but also the weakening of collective memory.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Kentsel Grafik Tasarım · Kolektif Hafıza · Kentsel Hafıza

Abstract

Cities are memory environments in which social experiences, belonging and collective practices of remembering are produced beyond physical structures and public spaces. Within this memory environment, signs, street name plates, façade inscriptions, commemorative texts, wayfinding systems, transportation graphics and local typographic traces are significant yet often overlooked graphic design objects. This review article examines urban graphic design objects in relation to collective memory, urban memory, place identity and graphic heritage. The aim of the study is to discuss how graphic design objects in public space are not limited to informational and directional functions, but also play an active role in carrying, visualising and transmitting collective memory. The study draws on the approaches of Halbwachs, Nora, Assmann, Lynch, Relph, Tuan and Harland. It argues that urban graphic design objects function as visual carriers that make urban memory perceptible in everyday life. Therefore, the disappearance of such objects may indicate not only an aesthetic or functional change in the city, but also the weakening of collective memory.

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Kentler, fiziksel yapıların ve kamusal alanların ötesinde, toplumsal deneyimlerin, aidiyet ilişkilerinin ve ortak hatırlama biçimlerinin üretildiği bellek alanlarıdır. Bu bellek alanı içinde tabelalar, sokak levhaları, cephe yazıları, anıt yazıları, yönlendirme sistemleri, ulaşım grafikleri ve yerel tipografik izler önemli fakat çoğu zaman göz ardı edilen grafik tasarım nesneleridir. Bu çalışma, kentsel grafik tasarım nesnelerini kolektif hafıza, kentsel hafıza, yer kimliği ve grafik miras kavramları bağlamında ele almaktadır. Derleme niteliğindeki araştırmanın amacı, kamusal mekânda yer alan grafik tasarım nesnelerinin yalnızca bilgi verme ve yönlendirme işleviyle sınırlı olmadığını; aynı zamanda kolektif hafızanın taşınması, görünür kılınması ve aktarılması sürecinde etkin rol oynadığını tartışmaktır. Çalışmada Halbwachs, Nora, Assmann, Lynch, Relph, Tuan ve Harland’ın yaklaşımlarından yararlanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak kentsel grafik tasarım nesnelerinin, kent belleğinin gündelik yaşamda algılanabilir hâle gelmesini sağlayan görsel taşıyıcılar olduğu ileri sürülmektedir.

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Özyanıkoğlu, H. (2026). Urban Graphıc Desıgn Objects And Collectıve Memory: Vısual Traces, Identıty And Practıces Of Rememberıng In Publıc Space. Baçini Sanat Dergisi, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 8, 101–120. https://ajindex.com/articles/1629214

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