Brand

The site's mark is a çintemani pattern. Made of three spots and wavy lines, it is one of the best-loved motifs of Ottoman art, found on kaftans, carpets, tiles and palace fabrics alike. The spots are likened to a leopard's coat and the wavy lines to a tiger's stripes, so it is read as a sign of strength and courage, and of abundance and protection from harm.

Tiles are among the most beautiful traces of this land's long heritage. As I wrote on the About page, I am attached to my roots and my culture; I love seeing, learning about and keeping alive works like these. That is why my mark comes from a tile pattern.

The turquoise ground is no accident either: it is my favorite color. I used the same color on this site, on ViraStack and in Turkuaz, the CSS framework I wrote to understand CSS in depth.

The small icon in the browser tab and the top left corner is the same tile, simplified. At 16 pixels the wavy lines and clouds blurred into a smudge, so the small size keeps only the heart of the motif: the three spots.