Raising
the Voice!
Public Defender of Rights
Visual identity of the Public Defender of Rights as a tool for strengthening the voice of the public when witnessing violations of rights and freedoms. The Public Defender of Rights is an independent constitutional body of the Slovak Republic which protects the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and legal persons in proceedings from public authorities and other public authorities to the extent and in the manner laid down by law, if their actions, decisions or inactions are inconsistent with legal order.
The mission of the Public Defender of rights is to give a voice to the public when faced with issues from different government authorities. The ambition of the former ÚPN in Slovakia, Maria Patakyova, during whose tenure the identity was created, was: "To strengthen the voice of citizens to resonate in the activities of public administration, and thus to help restore people's confidence in government in Slovakia." The new visual identity concept is built as a way to highlight this mission and to strengthen the voice of PODR’s warnings. The organization is very active in communicating important content to the public, which is why a custom typography based on a punctuation mark was created. It can be used to emphasize sentences, warnings, and cautions – the exclamation point. By getting rid of its normal function of ending a sentence and transforming it into a font, visual emphasis was added to all the content it presents. The basic element of identity is therefore a custom font family Interkvop, which is based on the open-source font Inter.
Client: Public Defender of Rights
Industry: Civic & Public
Type: Identity, Typography
Year: 2019
Raising the Voice!
Public Defender of Rights
Visual identity of the Public Defender of Rights as a tool for strengthening the voice of the public when witnessing violations of rights and freedoms. The Public Defender of Rights is an independent constitutional body of the Slovak Republic which protects the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and legal persons in proceedings from public authorities and other public authorities to the extent and in the manner laid down by law, if their actions, decisions or inactions are inconsistent with legal order.
The mission of the Public Defender of rights is to give a voice to the public when faced with issues from different government authorities. The ambition of the former ÚPN in Slovakia, Maria Patakyova, during whose tenure the identity was created, was: "To strengthen the voice of citizens to resonate in the activities of public administration, and thus to help restore people's confidence in government in Slovakia." The new visual identity concept is built as a way to highlight this mission and to strengthen the voice of PODR’s warnings. The organization is very active in communicating important content to the public, which is why a custom typography based on a punctuation mark was created. It can be used to emphasize sentences, warnings, and cautions – the exclamation point. By getting rid of its normal function of ending a sentence and transforming it into a font, visual emphasis was added to all the content it presents. The basic element of identity is therefore a custom font family Interkvop, which is based on the open-source font Inter.
Client: Public Defender of Rights
Industry: Civic & Public
Type: Identity, Typography
Year: 2019
Enquiries:
info@andrejandrej.com
(421) 902 118 002
Instagram
Studio:
andrej & andrej s.r.o.
Partizánska 2
811 03 Bratislava
Business ID: 47939206
TAX: 2024156596
VAT ID: SK2024156596
Enquiries:
info@andrejandrej.com
(421) 902 118 002
Instagram
Selected projects
Selected projects
Andrej & Andrej Studio
The studio offers a uniquely bold, experimental and curious approach to visual communication. With expertise in crafting bespoke visual identity systems, brand identity, art direction, custom fonts, editorial design, illustrations, and web design, the studio aims to create its own gravitational pull that attracts clients from across all domains. The studio’s work is a confluence of meticulous research, daring experimentation, and practical application, all delivered with a keen focus on conceptual depth. The team at Andrej & Andrej welcomes challenges, constantly evolving to stay ahead of the curve while staying true to the client’s vision.
Contact
info@andrejandrej.com
(421) 902 118 002
Instagram
Address
andrej & andrej s.r.o.
Partizánska 2
811 03 Bratislava
Business ID: 47939206
TAX ID: 2024156596
VAT ID: SK2024156596
Clients
Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava, Aen Group, City of Nitra, Crafting Plastics Studio, Čierne diery, Človek v ohrození, Public Defender of Rights, Energy Manifest Conference, Eyerim, Flaam Festival, Isadore, Gallery Medium, No Cap, Nhabe, Slovak Design Center, Sam Chermayeff Office, Sensorium Festival, Tatra Banka
Team
Andrej Barčák
Andrej Čanecký
Lukáš Kollar
Services
Creative Direction
Branding
Visual Identity
Digital
Type Design
Editorial Design
Exhibitions
Animation
Movie Titles
Illustration
Album Artwork
Awards:
2022 The Type Directors Club, Ascenders, New York, USA
2022 Slovak Design Award 2022, SK / Identity Award
2021 Tatra Banka Foundation Art Award 2021, SK
2020 Slovak Design Award 2020, SK / Identity Award
2020 Slovak Design Award 2020, SK / Emerging Talent
2018 Slovak Design Award 2018, SK / Jury Price
2016 Best In Design, CZ / Grand Prix
2016 Best In Design, CZ / Communication design
Selected Press:
2023 DennikN, SK ↗
2023 Color Clash, Counter Print Studios, UK
2022 Tabloid, SK
2021 étapes, magazine, FR
2021 StartitUp, SK ↗
2021 More is More, Victionary, publication, HK
2021 Slanted Colors, magazine, DE
2021 Palette 4: Neon, Victionary, publication, HK
2021 BrandNew, USA ↗
2021 C24, DE ↗
2021 Another Graphic ↗
2021 Pretlak, SK ↗
2020 It's Nice That, UK ↗
2020 The Brand Identity ↗
2020 Back Catalogue
2020 Hypeandhyper, HU ↗
2020 Čerstvé Ovocie_FM, SK
2019 BrandNew, USA ↗
2019 Typogaráž Interview
2018 Radio Devin Interview
2018 Radio FM Interview
2018 28th International Biennial of Graphic Design
2018 27th PechaKuchaNight Trnava
2018 Fonts SK
2018 Radio FM Interview
Andrej & Andrej Studio
The studio offers a uniquely bold, experimental and curious approach to visual communication. With expertise in crafting bespoke visual identity systems, brand identity, art direction, custom fonts, editorial design, illustrations, and web design, the studio aims to create its own gravitational pull that attracts clients from across all domains. The studio’s work is a confluence of meticulous research, daring experimentation, and practical application, all delivered with a keen focus on conceptual depth. The team at Andrej & Andrej welcomes challenges, constantly evolving to stay ahead of the curve while staying true to the client’s vision.
Contact
info@andrejandrej.com
(421) 902 118 002
Instagram
Address
andrej & andrej s.r.o.
Partizánska 2
811 03 Bratislava
Business ID: 47939206
TAX ID: 2024156596
VAT ID: SK2024156596
Clients
Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava, Aen Group, City of Nitra, Crafting Plastics Studio, Čierne diery, Človek v ohrození, Public Defender of Rights, Energy Manifest Conference, Eyerim, Flaam Festival, Isadore, Gallery Medium, No Cap, Nhabe, Slovak Design Center, Sam Chermayeff Office, Sensorium Festival, Tatra Banka
Team
Andrej Barčák
Andrej Čanecký
Lukáš Kollar
Services
Creative Direction
Branding
Visual Identity
Digital
Type Design
Editorial Design
Exhibitions
Animation
Movie Titles
Illustration
Album Artwork
Awards:
2022 The Type Directors Club, Ascenders, New York, USA
2022 Slovak Design Award 2022, SK / Identity Award
2021 Tatra Banka Foundation Art Award 2021, SK
2020 Slovak Design Award 2020, SK / Identity Award
2020 Slovak Design Award 2020, SK / Emerging Talent
2018 Slovak Design Award 2018, SK / Jury Price
2016 Best In Design, CZ / Grand Prix
2016 Best In Design, CZ / Communication design
Selected Press:
2023 DennikN, SK
2023 Color Clash, Counter Print Studios, UK
2022 Tabloid, SK
2021 étapes, magazine, FR
2021 StartitUp, SK
2021 More is More, Victionary, publication, HK
2021 Slanted Colors, magazine, DE
2021 Palette 4: Neon, Victionary, publication, HK
2021 BrandNew, USA
2021 C24, DE
2021 Another Graphic
2021 Pretlak, SK
2020 It's Nice That, UK
2020 The Brand Identity
2020 Back Catalogue
2020 Hypeandhyper, HU
2020 Čerstvé Ovocie_FM, SK
2019 BrandNew, USA
2019 Typogaráž Interview
2018 Radio Devin Interview
2018 Radio FM Interview
2018 28th International Biennial of Graphic Design
2018 27th PechaKuchaNight Trnava
2018 Fonts SK
2018 Radio FM Interview