Uni Grotesk is a modern adaptation of the ubiquitous but awkward Universal Grotesk, a typeface that dominated communist Czechoslovakia.

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.

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.

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 2004-2006 kuratierte. Die Ausstellung mit dem Titel 'Experiment And Typography' wurde erstmals 2004 an der International Biennale of Graphic Design in Brno gezeigt und zog später weiter nach Prag, Den Haag, Bratislava, Cieszyn, Ljubljana, Warschau und Budapest.

Nara Sans is an energetic sans serif version of Typotheque’s Nara family, echoing the original concept of dynamic, upright cursives and slanted italics.

‘Good idea, Slovakia!’, a logo and slogan presenting Slovakia abroad was officially introduced presentation on April 2016.

The fascinating history of visual culture in Slovakia between the wars is presented in the book Modernity of Tradition.

Bookshelf in Literarny Klub in a shape of letter 'k' from Greta Text.

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.

Martin Jenča is a founder of Milk Studio based in Bratislava and Vienna, curator and co-Founder of By Design conference and publisher of Backstage Tal...

Ľubomír Longauer is a Slovak graphic designer, teacher, author and researcher. He has designed hundreds of book covers, and for the past decade...

Andrej Krátky was born in Czechoslovakia, studied in Prague (now Czech republic) and USA. After starting his career as a graphic designer he co...

Ondrej Jób (1984) was born in Czechoslovakia, studied in Slovakia, Denmark and The Netherlands at TypeMedia master course at Royal Academy of ...

Before getting his M.A. at the LCP, London, Alan Záruba studied architecture in Prague. He now runs his Prague-based studio Alba, organizes Gra...