Episode
Designing community and culture with Cihan Tamti.
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- Creative Characters
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- Sep 23, 2025
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Summary
Host Livia Halltari chats with Cihan Tamti , a graphic designer based in Bochum, Germany. Cihan designs for clients like Nike, Calvin Klein, and Ms. Lauryn Hill. Yet he's passionate about designing in his community, spending time each year on the identity for a local film festival called DOXS RUHR and on pro bono work for local coffee shops and restaurants. In this episode, Livia talks to Cihan about his creative process, his early interest in graffiti, the magic of having an art teacher who encouraged him, and designing the identity for the world's largest sailing event. You can find blog posts for this and all our past episodes at monotype.com/podcast