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Give Get Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

UIC Safety

The 2020 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is a graphic representation of the real-life collage technique. Combining seemingly-unrelated elements into a new landscape with the purpose of problem-solving, the illustrations and data representation of this document translates the complex concepts, procedures, and policies into fantastic and beautiful surreal worlds. The unfamiliar elements work in sync to simplify and materialize the diverse essence of the University of Illinois at Chicago and creates and fosters knowledge that transforms the views of the world.

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Music of the Skalne Podhale Region

The publication is an anthology of the most important and beautiful highlander melodies and songs. It consists of 3 volumes: "Theories", "Finger notation" and "Music notation" as well as recordings. The graphics on the covers refer to the mountain horizon view and sound recording in a music editing program. It is also an optical illusion of a reflection in the water, as well as a reflection of the notes: note and finger, which represent the same content in two different forms. The use of raw linen and red threads is a reference to traditional highlander costumes.

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Printed Food Blog

The task was to present an internet food blog printed in a magazine. The layout is inspired by the placement of the photos and the layout grid of Screen Design. The strengths of print compared to the internet are played out.The most important cornerstones of the magazine are haptically appealing paper, elaborate binding, design with a lot of empty space and outstanding typography. Traditional visual habits are broken. The resulting visual tension accompanies the reader through the magazine. Each recipe is prominently presented on a double-page spread.

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Body Mirror

This project initiated with selection and digitalization of analog film photograph followed by a painstaking iterative process of juxtaposing photographs and design elements. As a result, the book was conceptualized into a 250-page photography book. The biggest focus of the project was put on building narrative through careful juxtaposition of photographs and creating a balance where design does not overwhelm the content but plays a modest role in cohesively bridging the variety of content ranging from photography, poems, interviews to illustrations.

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Sur les Chevaux Orientaux

Exclusive scientific edition about Arabic culture and Arabian horses is based on and inspired by beautifully illustrated nineteenth-century manuscript "Sur les Chevaux Orientaux et Provenant des Races Orientales" written by Waclaw Rzewuski. It comprises 9 volumes published as 2 box sets in English & Polish. The binding features mix of gold and natural cream color, a reference to palette of the Arabian desert. Together with high-quality paper, these tones reflect the style of the traditional outer garments worn by Arab men. Created for the National Library of Poland and Qatar Museums Authority.

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300 Years in the heart of the Douro

The history of Quinta do Vallado, a wine producer known all over the world for the quality of their products, is told in 224 pages. The ‘Quinta do Vallado. 300 Years in the heart of the Douro.’ book contains emblematic pictures illustrating and eternalising the evolution of Quinta do Vallado through the past 300 years, namely the landscapes, vineyards, structures, artworks, labels, owners, among others, and stating the path Quinta do Vallado wants for their future. The bilingual book has an appealing design and distinctive finishes chosen by Omdesign.

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