Born in 1947, Bülent Erkmen graduated from the Graphic Design Department of Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. Besides his prolific output in all areas of graphic design, he also worked on brand consultancy, three dimensional object design, exhibition design and theatre. Since the 1980’s, he won over 80 awards in national and international exhibitions and competitions. His works were included in international publications. He participated in panel discussions and seminars both locally and abroad, presented papers and held solo exhibitions. Over 100 of his works are included in the permanent exhibitions of several graphic design museums in France, Switzerland, USA, Germany, Finland and Poland. His articles, talks and research projects about his own works and on various topics in graphic design were published and broadcast in several newspapers, periodicals and TV programmes. He served as lecturer at Mimar Sinan University’s Graphic Design Department from 1975 until 2015. Erkmen continues to produce works of graphic design at BEK Design and Consultancy which he founded in 1995.