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Crisis as
an opportunity

Slovak Design Award

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During two years of crises, the creation of a unifying visual identity, web and editorial design for the Slovak Design Award was both an opportunity to reflect on the difficult times past us and a chance to look out for what is to come.

The Slovak Design Award (NCD) is an annual exhibition and ceremony where the fields of product design and communication design are exhibited, evaluated and awarded, alternating between the two categories every year. In 2021, a joint exhibition took place, which was also reflect in the unifying yet distinct design of the identity.

Read more

The exhibition took place in former military barracks, serving as the starting point of the creative process. In order to distinguish the two fields, two distinct colours were chosen which are atypical for the military theme. NCD fitted the barracks with flags, which served as an inspiration when designing the layout and composition that is masked and cut off on surfaces. The design is split into troops, each representative of an award category. The theme is continued in the design of the catalogue which is hidden in an MRE-style bag, complete with a (nutritional) content label. The catalogue is also split into two parts, forcing the reader to merge them together, just like military rations that come in separate packages and cans. As for the award object itself, it has the form of a military decoration a medal with a ribbon. Functionality, strictness and military precision were the keywords guiding the design, leading to a result which is to be perceived clearly, rationally and without emotion.

Client: Slovak Design Center
Industry: Arts & Culture
Type: Identity, Poster, Exhibition, Web
Collaboration: Matej Vojtuš
Web collaboration: Martin Kahan
Architecture: Grau Architects
Photo: Jonáš Verešpej
Year: 2021

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CRISIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY

Slovak Design Award

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During two years of crises, the creation of a unifying visual identity, web and editorial design for the Slovak Design Award was both an opportunity to reflect on the difficult times past us and a chance to look out for what is to come.

The Slovak Design Award (NCD) is an annual exhibition and ceremony where the fields of product design and communication design are exhibited, evaluated and awarded, alternating between the two categories every year. In 2021, a joint exhibition took place, which was also reflect in the unifying yet distinct design of the identity.

Read more

The exhibition took place in former military barracks, serving as the starting point of the creative process. In order to distinguish the two fields, two distinct colours were chosen which are atypical for the military theme. NCD fitted the barracks with flags, which served as an inspiration when designing the layout and composition that is masked and cut off on surfaces. The design is split into troops, each representative of an award category. The theme is continued in the design of the catalogue which is hidden in an MRE-style bag, complete with a (nutritional) content label. The catalogue is also split into two parts, forcing the reader to merge them together, just like military rations that come in separate packages and cans. As for the award object itself, it has the form of a military decoration a medal with a ribbon. Functionality, strictness and military precision were the keywords guiding the design, leading to a result which is to be perceived clearly, rationally and without emotion.

Client: Slovak Design Center
Industry: Arts & Culture
Type: Identity, Poster, Exhibition, Web
Collaboration: Matej Vojtuš
Web collaboration: Martin Kahan
Architecture: Grau Architects
Photo: Jonáš Verešpej
Year: 2021

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Title
Categories
Tags
Year
Pohoda Festival '26
Motion, Identity, All Projects
Entertainment
2026
Tatra banka
Identity, Typography, All Projects
Finance
2026
Nul Nul
Identity, All Projects
Food & Drink
2026
Biela noc
Motion, Identity, All Projects
Entertainment
2025
Finax
Illustration, Identity, All Projects
Finance
2025
Pohoda Festival '25
Campaign, Poster, Identity, All Projects
Entertainment
2025
Eyerim
Identity, Website, All Projects
Retail
2024
Subo
Illustration, Identity, All Projects
Food & Drink
2024
People in Peril
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Civic & Public
2024
Katarzia
Cover, All Projects
Entertainment
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Isadore Jersey
Illustration, All Projects
Retail
2023
Flaam Festival '23
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Entertainment
2023
Memorial
Typography, All Projects
Design & Architecture
2023
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Titles, Poster, All Projects
Entertainment
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Isadore
Motion, Identity, All Projects
Retail
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City of Nitra
Identity, Typography, All Projects
Civic & Public
2022
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Cover, All Projects
Arts & Culture
2022
Flaam Festival '22
Campaign, Identity, All Projects
Entertainment
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Identity, All Projects
Retail
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Exhibition, All Projects
Arts & Culture
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EAQ
Identity, Website, All Projects
Industrials
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Website, All Projects
Design & Architecture
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Exhibition, Poster, Identity, All Projects
Arts & Culture
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Identity, Website, All Projects
Food & Drink
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Identity, Typography, All Projects
Arts & Culture
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Sensorium
Campaign, Website, All Projects
Entertainment
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Motion, Identity, Website, All Projects
Industrials
2019
Public Defender of Rights
Identity, Typography, All Projects
Civic & Public
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Flaam Festival '19
Illustration, Campaign, All Projects
Entertainment
2019
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Publication, All Projects
Arts & Culture
2019
Archive Report
Publication, All Projects
Arts & Culture
2019
The Rite
Titles, Poster, All Projects
Entertainment
2019
Liptov
Cover, All Projects
Arts & Culture
2019
Dornkappel
Cover, All Projects
Entertainment
2018
Aen Group
Identity, Typography, All Projects
Industrials
2018
Flaam Festival '18
Campaign, All Projects
Entertainment
2018
Re
Publication, All Projects
Design & Architecture
2018
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