{"id":88489,"date":"2021-10-28T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_profile&#038;p=88489"},"modified":"2022-11-01T18:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T18:13:09","slug":"ali-ucer-hot-list","status":"publish","type":"metro_profile","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/profiles\/ali-ucer-hot-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Ucer Discusses How Graphics Can Engage Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NY-Ali-Ucer_hero-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NY-Ali-Ucer_hero-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NY-Ali-Ucer_hero-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NY-Ali-Ucer_hero-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">October 28, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"size-large wp-block-heading\">Ali Ucer Discusses How Graphics Can Engage Workers<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">Part of\u00a0<em>Metropolis<\/em>\u2019s Specify Hot List 2021 IA Interior Architects\u2019 experiential graphics design director uses technology to create experiences that become a part of the space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/james-mccown\">James McCown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fali-ucer-hot-list%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fali-ucer-hot-list%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">As the son of an architect and sibling of two brothers who are designers, one graphic and the other industrial, Ali Ucer, creative technology leader of experiential graphics for <a href=\"https:\/\/interiorarchitects.com\/\">IA Interior Architects<\/a>, has design in his blood. In the wake of a global shutdown, he also had the impact that workspaces have on people on his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">This preoccupation was apparent in the \u201cDear Office\u201d project Ucer led for IA. The participatory art installation featured emotional neon signage in IA\u2019s front window conveying \u201cencouraging messages\u201d from its staff to coworkers and to the office itself. The signage Ucer designed carried missives such as \u201cI love seeing everyone in person! \u2014Bob,\u201d \u201cMissing cookie time. \u2014LM,\u201d and \u201cI miss Coco the coffee machine!! \u2014Jen T.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The Turkish-born graphics specialist has been in New York City for more than two decades, melding his graphics skills and computer savvy while leading the experiential graphics unit for IA. For Ucer, the word \u201cexperiential\u201d is key. \u201cIt\u2019s experiential graphics, not environmental graphics,\u201d he&nbsp;insists. \u201cYou\u2019re creating an experience that becomes part of the space.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wel_at_Humana_Louisville_Fitness_N21_large-800x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fitness Center interior graphics\" class=\"wp-image-88491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wel_at_Humana_Louisville_Fitness_N21_large-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wel_at_Humana_Louisville_Fitness_N21_large-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wel_at_Humana_Louisville_Fitness_N21_large-768x983.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>A fitness center in Louisville, Kentucky, received an interactive LED feature wall that responds to patrons movements courtesy of Ali Ucer and the team at IA Interior Architects. COURTESY IA INTERIOR ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Prior to joining IA in 2008, Ucer worked for a who\u2019s who of corporate and digital America: Microsoft, Uber, Red Hat, JPMorgan Chase. and Bank of America are just a few names that stand out on his r\u00e9sum\u00e9. \u201cI prefer to work with people who are passionate,\u201d he says. \u201cThat may be someone from a start-up, but it also may be someone from a very established company. And it\u2019s not about one person\u2019s particular taste. It\u2019s about the brand. A good company wants people to live and breathe that brand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">They also want interiors that are healthy for employees to live and breathe in. \u201cSustainability is our biggest focus right now at IA,\u201d Ucer says. \u201cI won\u2019t spec Red List materials. I won\u2019t do anything that is potentially harmful.\u201d In his more than 20 years as a practitioner, he has become committed to improving his knowledge of chemicals and materials, along with his expertise in technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">His education uniquely prepared him to send and receive messages\u2014of comfort, trust, safety\u2014using signage and wayfinding design. In Turkey he got his undergraduate degree in industrial design before coming to New York to earn a master\u2019s degree in communication arts at New York Institute of Technology. The institute was so impressed with his student work that it hired him shortly after graduation to be an adjunct professor. Ucer asserts that he is still learning: \u201cSchool is just the tip of the iceberg,\u201d he concludes. \u201cIt\u2019s all a hands-on learning process.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-sandow-image-gallery\"><div class=\"splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;fixedHeight&quot;: &quot;500px&quot;, &quot;autoWidth&quot;: true, &quot;gap&quot;: &quot;1px&quot;, &quot;pagination&quot;: false}\"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\">Prev<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\">Next<\/button><\/div><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_large.jpg\" alt=\"Interactive wall graphic\" data-id=\"88492\" class=\"wp-image-88492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_large.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_large-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_large-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">COURTESY IA INTERIOR ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_N119_large.jpg\" alt=\"LED Ceiling treatment\" data-id=\"88493\" class=\"wp-image-88493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_N119_large.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_N119_large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_N119_large-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_N119_large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Confidential-Technology-Company_N119_large-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">COURTESY IA INTERIOR ARCHITECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nightview2_300dpi.jpg\" alt=\"window text reading &quot;I miss the energy one feels when walking into the office\u2014the movement, the buzz, the creative collisions\u2014our own productivity playground. 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