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INITIAL INITIATIVE INITIALIZATION OF INITIALS

The publication explores the phenomenon of initials not only from history to the present, but looks at the initial and its meaning as such. Over its possible meanings, over its relation to the text and the entirety of the book itself. He collects visual and written materials and describes the initial from its various sides. It deals with concepts that discuss the initial in connection with, for example, illustration, illumination, ornament, pattern, rubrication, or concepts related to the use of the initial in the book, marginalia, headings, chapter, and the like. Also the initial and its relatives such as emblem, calogram, hanko, seal, signum, signature and many others. The publication consists of created initials that disrupt but also complement xthe text in various ways. The publication is the result of a diploma thesis.

Nominee in SLOVAK DESIGN AWARD 2024

2024
270 x 195 mm

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QOD B — typeface style adapted for tables
with dimensions 240 × 150 mm

QOD A — regular typeface style for tables
with dimensions 520 × 110 mm

QOD TYPEFACE FOR SLOVAK PLATES WITH VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER

The visual style of the QOD font is based on sans-serif geometrically constructed fonts. It has a visually uniform stroke thickness and the characters occupy the same area. An important principle when writing for plates with registration numbers is that individual characters are well distinguishable from each other. That is why the letters have a more angular construction and the numbers are round. In the case of several characters, which could easily be confused in the tables with a normal font, their difference is emphasized. For example, B, S and 8, or O, D and 0. The uniqueness and distinctiveness of the characters is also increased by the selective use of serifs (C, G, I, J, L, S, T, 1, 7). The QOD font has three cuts (A, B, C), each adapted in its drawing and proportions to the sizes of the tables on which it is used. The font was created at the Department of Visual Communication of the VŠVU in Bratislava.

Nominee in SLOVAK DESIGN AWARD 2024

CO-AUTHOR: MICHAL TORNYAI
2023

QOD C — typeface style adapted for tables
with dimensions 145 × 110 mm

QOD A — regular typeface style for tables
with dimensions 340 × 200 mm

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170 GRAMS OF HAPPINESS

Publication archives and organizes hockey pucks collected by my aunt's friend from Košice, Ľubomír Bateľ, from the World Hockey Championships since 1933—2021. It points to the puck as a medium of graphic design and uses it to explore the identity of hockey of each era. Winning years such as Czechoslovakia and Slovakia are supplemented with comments from the live broadcast of the match. The pucks changed over the years in terms of design and emblems that were designed. The content also includes an interview with the owner of the provided pucks. The whole publication is designed with my own custom typeface PUQ created particularly for this book. The publication was made as my bachelor project.

2022
160 x 120 mm

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PUQ TYPEFACE

The PUQ font was created in Typolab at the University of Fine Arts in Bratislava as part of a bachelor's thesis for the publication 170 grams of happiness — Ice Hockey Championships. The main character of the font is based on strokes in the shape of hockey sticks. The font can be used as both in text or subtitle. It contains special stylistic alternatives to avoid the collision of hockey sticks on the ice.

2022

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INITIALS SKETCHBOOK

This sketchbook for initials was created to help me understand them in a better way of their matter and use in other people’s view for my diploma’s research. Can they work by its own without any context or is the text for which they’ve been created needed? These sketchbooks were given to my classmates and teachers for their own exploration. They contain texts of the most searched words and their beginnings. The cover of the book contains empty places for the initials of the owner’s name and surname, so they can personalize it and make it their own.

2022
135 x 90 mm

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MAGAZINE INITIALLY

“Initially” is a phenomenological magazine that deals with the topic of initials from history to the present. It contains 9 articles such as the origin of early medieval characters or the purpose of initials in history to modern monograms. Each article uses a different type of design. What was before the beginning? Probably “the end”, just like the imprint on the cover. This magazine was created as part of the research for my diploma thesis.

2022

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SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - ANNUAL REPORT
https://issuu.com/sng.sk/docs/sng_vyrocna_sprava_2023

PHOTOS BY SNG
2023
x mm

SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM

PHOTOS BY SNG
2024
SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - CALENDAR

PHOTOS BY SNG
2024

SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - GRAPHIC DESIGN IN EXHIBITION “EUROPEAN PAINTING OF THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD”

PHOTOS BY SNG
2024

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NKS BACK TYPEFACE

NKS back is a sans serif grotesque characterized by tilted verticals that mimic the falling spines of books on a shelf. The font contains alternative characters with two variants of vertical fall as well as the possibility of using basic characters without tilting.

2024

FALLING OF THE “BOOK” IN THE SHELF (”KNIHA”, SK)

VISUAL IDENTITY FOR “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK IN SLOVAKIA”

CO-AUTHORS: PETER POZNÍK, MONIKA JURIKOVÁ
NOT USED
2023

DIPLOMA AWARD

2023

BOOKMARK AWARD

2023

POSTER DESIGN VARIANTS FOR OTHER YEARS

2023

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SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - ANNUAL REPORT
https://issuu.com/sng.sk/docs/sng_vyrocna_sprava_2023

PHOTOS BY SNG
2023
x mm

SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM

PHOTOS BY SNG
2024
SLOVAK NATIONAL GALLERY - CALENDAR

PHOTOS BY SNG
2024

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