HIGHLIGHTS EXTRA | The stars of Slovak design

Our northern neighbors announced the winners of this year’s Slovak Design Award, the Slovak design competition on December 10. The international jury selected from the pool of the best design communication projects made in 2018 and 2019, from brightly colored festival visual identity to borovička packaging. Check them out below!

Kitti Mayer
design theorist

CATEGORIES

ANIMATION AND VIDEO

Na Peróne v New Yorku
Onomatopoje – Palko Matia

The power of the short film “On the platform in New York” lies in the use of playful typography: the original shots of Slovak actors in the “Big Apple” are combined with experimental typographical solutions.

DIGITAL

„Podivuhodné dejiny umenia s profesorom škrečkom” that is „Professor Hamster and the fantastic history of arts” – interactive content at the exhibition of the Slovak National Gallery
Fuczik a Kakalík – Ondřej Horák, David Kalika; lab.SNG

The website made with educational purposes offers a fascinating way to introduce kids to the works of art of the Slovak National Gallery: the funny and lovable character of Professor Hamster and the captivating stories entertain both children and adults.

IDENTITY

Ombudsman’s Office
Andrej & Andrej – Andrej Barčák, Andrej Čanecký

How can the activity of the ombudsman be expressed in a visual form? Designer duo Andrej & Andrej captured the mission of the officers examining citizens’ complaints in a clean yet expressive visual identity, featuring an exclamation mark, of course.

CAMPAIGN

Fest Anča
Ivana Palečková

Fest Anča’s 2018 campaign displays the archetypical tools of animation in bright, vivid colors, with an eye-catching design.

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

The publications Čierne diery – „Technické pamiatky a zabudnuté miesta Slovenska”, „Stratená Bratislava”,„Železničné vodojemy Slovenska” that is „Slovakia’s forgotten spots and industrial monuments”, „Forgotten Bratislava”, and „Railway reservoirs in Slovakia”
Michal Tornyai

The activity of Čierne diery is notable in itself: all of their publications focusing on the architectural heritage of Slovakia are exciting, high quality and gap filling both in terms of content and design.

NEW HORIZONS

Critical Daily – Critical practice in graphic design
Katarína Balážiková

The English website is not only worth visiting for representatives of the graphic design scene. In addition to featuring fascinating topics, the website offers an exciting user experience to those interested in graphic design: the CriticalMeter is our absolute favorite.

PACKAGING AND OBJECT

Juniperus borovička
Pergamen – Juraj Demovič, Lörinczová Lívia

Pergamen studio gave a new life to the label of the oldest borovička in production since 1905, portraying the juniper berry with a stylized design. Respect for traditions, with a modern twist.

TYPEFACE DESIGN

Manual
Ondrej Jób

The street signs of Slovakia’s public spaces painted in their national colors have been dominant elements of the streetscape since the fifties. The originally hand-drawn typeface was digitalized by graphic designer Ondrej Jób, thus preserving the Manual Grotesk font and its legacy for posterity.

POSTER AND VISUALS

„Courage and risk. 100 years of design in the Museum of Applied Arts”
Deep Throat Studio – Jozef Ondrík, Matúš Buranovský

The studio operating in the Czech capital not only raises attention with their name, but their unique perspective, too – and they did exactly the same in the case of the poster made for the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague: it is unorthodox and brave yet easy to read, thus making a perfect match for the exhibition.

SPATIAL COMMUNICATION

Livre Paris 2019. Slovak stand at the Paris International Book Fair
Ateliér Choma – Pavel Choma, Martin Kubina, Ové Pictures – Michaela Čopíková, Veronika Obertová

The Slovaks owe a tasteful and functional stand to the designers of Atelier Choma and Ové Pictures: the screen floating above the heads of visitors portraying a circular ribbon displays various animated content related to contemporary literature.

STUDENT DESIGN

Czemoji. Czech emoticons
Soňa Juríková

The emoticons related to Czech culture allow us to respond to everyday happenings in an entertaining manner. Of course the funny set is primarily great for our Czech friends when they write a shopping list or plan a trip (hopefully in the near future).

AWARD FOR EMINENT DESIGNERS AND COLLECTIVES

**Pavol Bálik**
AWARD FOR EMINENT DESIGNER: ESTABLISHED DESIGNER

**Andrej & Andrej**
**(Andrej Barčák & Andrej Čanecký)**
AWARD FOR DESIGNER: EMERGING TALENT

**Karol Rosmány**
AWARD FOR LONG-TERM CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION IN DESIGN

**Pergamen**
AWARD FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION IN ~~THE FIELD OF~~ DESIGN

HONORABLE MENTION

INNOVATIVE DESIGN

Smart Folder – folder that can be converted into a box for commercial bank ČSOB (Československá obchodná banka)
Jaroslav Vígh, partners: Ivan Tichý (art director), Dajana Székelyová (copywriter), Anh Doan (head account manager), i+i print

Priestor – noviny pre budúcich tvorcov a obdivovateľov architektúry, that is „Space – paper for the future creators and admirers of architecture”
Ľubica Segečová, Ivana Čobejová