I was mesmerized by the idea that something static can convey not only motion but also temporality, and I decided to test it empirically. It wasn’t an easy task, as the way our data was organized didn’t make it straightforward. But now, here is our paper! ♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

My dissertation got approved!!!The only thing left is to defend it, pls wish me luck. (You have almost 6 months to wish me luck, so should be good). 🫶🏻 www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/even...

In a new paper, @anakrajinovic.bsky.social, @cogirmak.bsky.social, and I show that living vs. non-living entities are marked differently for motion in graphics. This is similar to spoken languages, so we propose a possible universal across modalities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Yesterday I gave a guest lecture on Visual Language Theory as part of the Architecture and Comics course at MEF University. It was very interesting and we played around with affixation to find new meanings. For example, the one below means being happy with your miserable self!

Writing articles was not the best at giving me an immediate reward but I guess it pays off 🥳 if you are curious about the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I submitted my dissertation!!!! It was the longest thing I've ever done (I like things I can do in one go). I still can't believe how I did it despite my brain (well, also thanks to my brain). 🧿

Finally out! 🚗 💨

see, my work is practical too 🙃

such big news! generally he tells me “proud advisor moment” and now it is my turn. proud advisee moment more than ever (well for now, i know he’ll not stop) ♥️

spoiler: manga readership makes a difference in interpreting which cues represent faster motion #staytuned

Go check out this great short talk by my postdoc @anakrajinovic.bsky.social about her work as part of our TINTIN Project on a potential cognitive universal related to marking animacy in motion events in comics and language youtu.be/8Z3Ozin_dco?...

I should add that @cogirmak.bsky.social and @anakrajinovic.bsky.social have been doing great work analyzing the structure of motion events in comics, and Ana has a nice accessible write up of her findings in this article medium.com/anas-stories...

Other people to follow… my PhD student @cogirmak.bsky.social studies how graphics like in comics convey motion events, and my postdoc @anakrajinovic.bsky.social studies how comics and language share universal design features, like in this great Medium article she wrote medium.com/anas-stories...

Awhile back @cogirmak.bsky.social had a nice short article about Visual Language Theory and motion events in Turkish, and now there's a version in English! Check it out! thecognizer.com/post/visual-...

Congrats to @cogirmak.bsky.social mak who has a new review paper out in @cogscisociety.bsky.social about how people comprehend motion/speed lines: "The Meaning of Motion Lines?: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Research on Static Depiction of Motion" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks for all the support you provided throughout the process. I can’t believe 😳🧿

Visual Language Conference is coming! ⏩If you want to join us or get more info👇🏻

Another fun visual language lab seminar with @cogirmak.bsky.social and co, today tackling the structure of the Devil’s Fork

Welcome to Bluesky @cogirmak.bsky.social, my PhD student who studies comics, motion events, and time space relationships. Follow her!