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Strč prst skrz krk t-shirt
Probably the world’s most difficult tongue twister, meaning Stick your finger down your throat in Czech... -

Strč prst skrz krk t-shirt
Probably the world’s most difficult tongue twister, meaning Stick your finger down your throat in Czech... -

Strč prst skrz krk (Girly Black) t-shirt
Probably the world’s most difficult tongue twister, meaning Stick your finger down your throat in Czech... -

Modernity of Tradition
This books uncovers largely forgotten history of of Slovak graphic design since 1918. After a slow start,... -

Masculine / Feminine
This folder / poster presents a selection of projects done by Johanna and Peter Biľak from 1998 to 2007. The... -

We Want You To Love Type
This publication presents work of 44 Czech and Slovak designers, and focuses on the process of creating... -

Ladislav Sutnar, Design in Action
This lavishly illustrated book presents the most coherent overview of Sutnar’s work to date and was produced...
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Help & other pages (4)
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Forgotten History
The fascinating history of visual culture in Slovakia between the wars is presented in the book Modernity of Tradition. -
Form = Content
Bookshelf in Literarny Klub in a shape of letter 'k' from Greta Text. -
New font release: Nara
Nara explores gaps in traditional type classification. It exhibits characteristics of humanist typefaces, such as an oblique axis of contrast between the thick and thin strokes, but also characteristics of modern typefaces. -
Typotheque has designed the basic typographic template for the Slovak Euro stamps
Stamps are engraved by various artists, and layout is implemented by Peter Augustovič following the basic template designed by Peter Biľak.
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Articles (9)
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Nara – the typeface that never existed
The Nara typeface was completed more than 20 years after the initial design. This is the story of the search for gaps in type classification. -
In the Name Of the Father (or the troubles with L-caron)
A real-life situation that forced a type designer to evaluate his profession. One small typographic detail (an incorrect version of the diacritic over the letter L) caused troubles with the authorities. With a happy end. -
화이트큐브의 그래픽디자인 / Graphic Design in the White Cube
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Beziehungen innerhalb der tschechoslowakischen Typografenszene
Dieser Artikel basiert zum Teil auf meiner Forschung für die Ausstellung über das tschechische und slowakische Schriftdesign mit Schwerpunkt auf der Entwicklung der Typografie in den letzten zwanzig Jahren, die ich zusammen mit Alan Záruba...
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Authors (7)
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Peter Biľak
Born in Czechoslovakia, lives in the Netherlands. Works in the field of editorial, graphic, and type design, teaches part time at the Royal Academy in The Hague. Started Typotheque in 1999, Dot Dot Dot in 2000, and Indian Type Foundry in... -
Johanna Biľak
Johanna (born Balušíková) is a partner in Typotheque. She has lived in The Netherlands since 1999, and works in the field of graphic and type design with a focus on cultural work ( www.johanna.sk ). Johanna studied at the Jan van Eyck Akademie... -
Iva Janákova-Knobloch
Prague based curator, and writer. In 2003 she has organized a restrospective exhibition of Ladislav Sutnar that has travelled to Zurich and Rotterdam. She is one of the founders of Deleatur magazine, and currently works at the Prague's museum of... -
Alan Záruba
Before getting his M.A. at the LCP, London, Alan Záruba studied architecture in Prague. He now runs his Prague-based studio Alba, organizes Graphic design Biennale in Brno, and teaches part time at the Academy in Prague. Alan was one of the founders...
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Fonts in use (2)
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Studio Work (4)

