Stories
of the Past
The City and Its People
The biggest challenge of working on the exhibition for the Bratislava City Museum was depicting the historical context and personal stories of ordinary men and women of Bratislava in the digital age.
The exhibition ‘People and the City’ is a picture of the city and its inhabitants from the end of the 13th century to the 1990s. It presents the events, personalities of history and the city's integration into the national political framework through a timeline in the introduction. A fundamental element of the exhibition is the approach to the lifestyle of the inhabitants (both anonymous and concrete) through artefacts related to their profession, everyday objects or archival sources documenting their status and social stratification.
The core idea behind the development of this design was to successfully communicate personal and shared histories with contemporary language. The visual therefore took strong inspiration from the most common communication method today, social media. The design, created together with Grau architects, was positioned within technical limitations of the space it took place in, a historical palace in the centre of the old town Bratislava. Due to the nature of the building, custom panelling was created which was style-wise in stark contrast with the surrounding walls. The panelling that hosts the exhibition images and texts was designed to be narrow and vertical, imitating the screens of mobile devices, bringing familiarity to the viewer. This design also allowed for the contents of the exhibition to be broken into succinct bits that are easy for the visitor to process and equally easy for museum employees to work with. This was done to promote a certain virality for the exhibition, rooting it in the current age.
Client: Bratislava City Museum
Industry: Arts & Culture
Architecture: Grau Architects
Type: Exhibition
Year: 2022
STORIES OF THE PAST
The City and Its People
The biggest challenge of working on the exhibition for the Bratislava City Museum was depicting the historical context and personal stories of ordinary men and women of Bratislava in the digital age.
The exhibition ‘People and the City’ is a picture of the city and its inhabitants from the end of the 13th century to the 1990s. It presents the events, personalities of history and the city's integration into the national political framework through a timeline in the introduction. A fundamental element of the exhibition is the approach to the lifestyle of the inhabitants (both anonymous and concrete) through artefacts related to their profession, everyday objects or archival sources documenting their status and social stratification.
The core idea behind the development of this design was to successfully communicate personal and shared histories with contemporary language. The visual therefore took strong inspiration from the most common communication method today, social media. The design, created together with Grau architects, was positioned within technical limitations of the space it took place in, a historical palace in the centre of the old town Bratislava. Due to the nature of the building, custom panelling was created which was style-wise in stark contrast with the surrounding walls. The panelling that hosts the exhibition images and texts was designed to be narrow and vertical, imitating the screens of mobile devices, bringing familiarity to the viewer. This design also allowed for the contents of the exhibition to be broken into succinct bits that are easy for the visitor to process and equally easy for museum employees to work with. This was done to promote a certain virality for the exhibition, rooting it in the current age.
Client: Bratislava City Museum
Industry: Arts & Culture
Architecture: Grau Architects
Type: Exhibition
Year: 2022
Enquiries:
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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
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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