3rd International Slovenian Biennial
Winners
01-Typography: SIMTYPE_DOS
A specimen sheet particularly commendable for its clarity,
and the individual design of its characters. A suitable
reflection of contemporary form.
Designer: KATARINA MRVAR
02-Logo/Trademark Design: B/K/P/Architekti
An uncomplicated logo for an architecture studio: the
judges appreciated the idea of the letterforms growing
progressively bolder as a suitable expression for building
and construction.
Designer: RANKO NOVAK
03-Letterhead Program: Luks Studio
Outstanding use of typography; clever interpretation of the
plus sign (“+”) in place of the letter “T” – this is a
playful, tactile and subtle mark for an architecture firm.
Designer: BORIS BALANT
04-Corporate Identity Program:
NOTE: While the judges did not select an overall winner in
this category, we chose to highlight two projects that
demonstrate particular strength in the area of corporate
identity system.
Honorable Mention: Fonda
A suite of collateral materials employed Fonda’s signature
vocabulary with consistency and elegance. Combining wellchosen and beautifully printed vintage photography with
strong typography, the overall program is distinctive and
memorable.
Designers: BORIS BALANT, PRIMOŽ PISLAK
Honorable Mention: HIT
With its simple color breaks and restrained use of
geometry, HIT takes a complex system and makes it both
accessible and clear. The implementation of everything from
architectural wayfinding systems to simple identity
materials works within this overall program, with flexible,
scalable options for future use.
Designers: GIGODESIGN
05-Information Graphics: Le Corbusier Exhibit
A suitable, simple and clever exploration that presents the
exhibition with precision and purity. The judges were
impressed by the simple lighting scheme as well as the use
of a series of desks as both a symbol and a platform for
exhibiting the work, all of which is aligned and composed
with enormous care.
Designer: PRIMOŽ PISLAK
06-Posters:
Winner: 25th Skopje Jazz Festival
A powerful poster that benefits from a classic, minimalist
composition — and succeeds brilliantly.
Designer: SLAVIMIR STOJANOVIĆ
Honorable Mention: Bio20
Wonderful concept for a poster which incorporates an
existing photograph of an electrical switch and uses it as
a typographic element.
Designer: JANJA GRUBAR
07-Book Design: Collection Smeh. Podtoni.
For a book series that expends the richness of a series
though variety while still embracing editorial consistency.
Designer: TOMATO KOŠIR
08-Book Jacket Design: Sestra
Beautifully executed example of hand lettering and simple
form, resulting in a single symbol of a heart, made up of
balanced, carefully considered typographic elements. Both
the hardback white-on-black and the paperback black-onwhite versions succeed as readable.
Designer: MATEJ KOREN
09-Catalogue Design
Winner: Ivan Ilic Case/Study
A consistently well-paced example of a publication in which
the relationship between photography and type is
beautifully articulated. Bold use of color supports well-
cropped and intelligently sequenced images: the result is
an exquisite and thoughtfully-produced catalogue.
Designer: IVAN ILIĆ
Honorable Mention: Alan Hrantitelj
Restrained but nevertheless ornate in its typographic
scheme, this book embraces the buoyancy and spirit of its
subject – a theatrical, boldly expressive costume designer.
A massive volume that combines photography, text and
reference information, orchestrated with precision into a
curated body of work, the design neither shies away from
nor overwhelms the work being featured.
Designer: BORIS BALANT
12-Package Design:
Winner: Author Wine (labels)
A delicately executed series of labels — one running
horizontally and the other applied at an angle — make for a
fundamentally elegant solution to a wine label. The
typography conveys a quality of subtle legitimacy, and the
inventive use of the secondary (smaller) label reads as a
grace note – or a modern interpretation of a wax seal.
Designers: TOMAŽ PLAHUTA
Honorable Mention: Solni Svet Salt Label
Minimal and spare, this black, white and red program for a
series of sea-salt packages impressed the judges with its
modern appeal to simplicity. At least one of our judges
wanted to go out and buy this product: the ultimate
endorsement for any product!
Designers: PRIMOŽ PISLAK
13-Self Promotion: Futrozine; Futro Good News
As a series of publications some of which open up into
posters, Futrozine offers an intelligent way of promoting
ideas through a bold, sustained typographic vocabulary.
Designers: IVAN ILIĆ; SLAVIMIR STOJANOVIĆ
14-Publications: Kažipot /Sign-post/
Effective design solution in a tough environment – one of
the judges called it a “hostile environment” – how to
design a visually compelling series of publications for
business people? Kazipot uses a minimal color palette and a
restrained typographic system to create clean, clear
publications that brilliantly address its exact audience.
Designer: ROBERT ŽVOKELJ
15-Advertising:
Deer
A really great idea beautifully executed: simple and
understandable, just like all advertising should be!
Designers: ALJOŠA BAGOLA, ROBERT KRIŽMANČIČ
17-Jacket Design of CD Carrier: Black Piano Music CD
Beautifully crafted, understated and incredibly tactile:
modernism par excellence — and it worked in concert with
the piano music recorded on the CD, This proves that design
can be simple and still be powerful.
Designers: VLADAN SRDIĆ
18-Digital Graphics:
Winner: Itak Park “Avatar” Website
Outstanding work in avatar customization: seamless
integration of user input with computational processing.
The judges were particularly taken with Elvis!
Designers: GSUS AJAX, GAL ERBEŽNIK, BOR IN TINA HOJS, ŽIGA
TESTEN
Honorable Mention: Dry cleaner Pivk /“Teran Smola” Website/
Clever, original idea that shows that less can be more even
in interface design: the progressively disappearing
typography underscores the dirt-removal that is the focus
of this company’s primary service. Beautifully done.
Designers: ANDRAŽ FILAČ, ŽARE KERIN
Honorable Mention: "Gorenje" design; "Gorenje" Ora-Ito
Goranje’s products are well-served by a series of websites
that employ a simple formal scheme (black and white
photography, with accented type in red) and strong
typography. These sites are easy to navigate and benefit
from 360-degree views of their kitchen products, some of
which users can turn at will.
Designers: MATJAŽ MILER, VLADIMIR NARDIN, UROŠ STREL LENČIČ,
SINIŠA ŠAFARIČ
20-Illustration: Cat Book
The jury didn’t actually know that there were this many
different kinds of cats in the known universe, and
appreciated the feline diversity in this book. We urge you
to buy a dog before it’s too late!
Designer: RADOVAN JENKO