Designed by two masters of Ukrainian type art, Andrij Shevchenko and Kyrylo Tkachov, for communication in the city of Dnipro city, it has its own unique character, without losing the ease of reading.
Stadt.Land.Schluss
This time, the interdisciplinary symposium Stadt.Land.Schluss is entirely focused on (post-)growth and poses the question: “How can we do with less?”
How do we design not just less, but the concept of less itself? What does it mean for a society built on growth? How can design contribute to ensuring that our foundations for life are not destroyed? Because we don’t have a problem with understanding, but with implementation. When we consider the influence of things like advertising and design on people’s behavior, we can recognize the potential.
Whether it’s climate change, the finiteness of resources, or social justice: in the medium term at least, there will have to be an ecological and social transformation of the economy. How will businesses and politics deal with this? Will they act or react? How do they face change and the challenges it presents? Could having less actually offer more opportunities?
How to do less?
This is not just a question, but the question—of survival. And doing less also needs to be shaped: fairer, better, more beautiful, more inclusive … that’s precisely the topic of the interdisciplinary symposium.
Featuring speakers from the fields of architecture, sociology, digitalization, design, Marxism, and political science, including a nun … and plenty of time for questions, discussions, conversations, and eating …
Stephan Lessenich
Sociologist and Director of the Institute for Social Research Frankfurt: “The Reality of Possibility or We Can Do Things Differently.”
Sarah-Indra Jungblut
from RESET: “Cheerful to Cloudy – How Harmful Is Digitalization to the Climate?”
Simon Wahlers
Designer with an office and edition named Zweifel. He contemplates how one can still be a creator while it feels like the world is falling apart.
Sister Daniela
from the Crescentia Monastery in Kaufbeuren: “For Me”—Monastic Philosophy of Life. Who knows better how to do “less”!?
Till Gröner
Founder of supertecture in Kaufbeuren, a volunteer organization for social construction projects worldwide: “Always Nice and Slow.”
Michael Jäger
Political scientist, Germanist, Marxist, and editor (der Freitag): “Ecodemocracy – How Democratic Processes Can Also Reach and Transform the Economy.”
… plus exciting short presentations from:
– Architects 4 Future (Munich Group) on “Enough Space!”
– ALPINLABOR Innsbruck: “More with Less – Low-Threshold Construction Projects as Initiators for Sustainable Development.”
– gruppe dezentral & urbanes.land with the vocabulary of “Letting Be.”
– Svenja Dalferth showcases her magazine “Abundance” (FH Pforzheim).
– Astrid Köppel resonanzOrganisationen, Wunsiedel: “Less Requires More Courage.”
Stadt.Land.Schluss
F-ck off
Love everyday
The fighter conquers the world
Spirit of light
The spirit of the Carpathian mountains, which lives in dark caves and comes out when it is necessary to protect nature from evil.
F-ck off
Poster for the third Literally Underground Exhibition “Boundaries”
The theme of this group exhibition was “Boundaries”, broken by the war.
The poster was first painted directly on the wall and then photographed for use in digital format. It uses a real “to the shelter” sign, which points directly to the shelter where the exhibition was held.
The lettering was made in a tight contour, like the walls of a shelter room.
Translation of the lettering, clockwise: To the shelter; 29th October; «Boundaries»; Literally Underground Exhibition’ and the opening time 16:11.
You gotta fight for your freedom
This poster has 3 main symbols. First is colors — blue and yellow as the Ukrainian flag, but they`re sky and explosion. Second is the phrase. “You gotta Fight for Your Freedom” was inspired by one of the songs by the Beastie Boys “You gotta Fight for Your Right”. The third symbol is the crashed russian missile. These 3 symbols show the current war in a more unofficial but still relevant style as a reminder that it affects all spheres of life.
Morrow
An animation project highlighting the tragedy that Ukraine is experiencing today.
The film tries to draw attention to the impossibility of standing aside and turning a blind eye to the terrible destruction caused by russian attacks.
The visual part has a cold and restrained aesthetic to convey the pressure and tension, which Ukrainians feel every day, but at the same time keep believing in victory and bright future.
Lutsk Type
Lutsk is one of the most ancient cities of Ukraine. The original settlement was built around 1000 CE at a bend of the river Styr. Today that area is the State Historical and Cultural Preserve, “The Old Lutsk”. Lutsk Type is an all caps typeface and was designed as a display font, it can be used in many ways. This font works perfectly on book covers, greeting cards, invitations, weddings, posters, magazines, logos, packaging, letterpress, etc The typeface was designed by Kyrylo Tkachov
Quantum
In the „Quantum” project some of the fragments of the human body are quite realistic, others are deformed, as if there is an aberration of vision that distorts familiar forms, as if we are trying to focus on something that is constantly slipping away. These surrealistic games are enhanced by multi-coloured lighting. We find ourselves in a theatre of alternative corporeality, where instead of the certainty of anatomy, there is a chaotic set of elements for paradoxical reconstruction…
I Knew She Would Never Have Children
This project dedicated to my sister who died in car accident.In creating this project, I wanted to live and let go of a trauma that had been frozen inside me, to explore my sensitivity to distant events, my intuition and childhood premonitions about my sister never having children, to reflect on notions of life and death, reality and illusion, the state of play in its various manifestations.
Most of the photographs from the culminating (red) part of the project were taken after 24 February.
2022
Within this artwork, a sunflower stands tall, its leaves charred and smoldering, a poignant symbol of Ukraine’s unwavering resistance against the occupying force of the Russian Federation. Even amidst the throes of an all-encompassing war, the Ukrainian spirit may bear wounds, but it remains unbroken.
Granny
Dementia is serious social problem.
Olena started researching problem of dementia when her grandmother was diagnosed with it. They talked about granny’s illness so she doesn’t lose touch with reality. Olena also involved her children in this process, which was helpful. There is no happy ending in this struggle, the illness always wins, and this dread is visible. When phantasmagorias merge with reality it’s always scary, and only thing that can help is the attention of relatives and closeness.
Hedgehog Dad With The Guys
Hedgehog Family is a collection of 8 pages
from the daily life of anti-tank obstacles that can be found all around Kyiv, my city.
Hedgehog Family is obviously fictional, yet the stories they go through are tragically close to Ukrainian reality.
Unbreakable
The Rider(s)
This summer I went home. On the first day in Kharkiv, I walked the streets. In one courtyard I saw the poster of a children’s art exhibition from 21.2.2022. Tears rolled down my cheeks. Tears of loss over the reality that was shot. A new one needs to be created. But where to start? Making art for my city felt meaningful. I choose the subject that is now familiar to many Ukrainians: long bus rides. Captured as a painting depicting this new chapter of our life’s – from the streets and back.
visible connections
»visible connections« combines a wall drawing consisting of a black continuous line on a white background with a video animation, which enables viewers to see the birth and development of the line. This artwork represents the power of the connections and dependence between beings, nature, and the planet in the physical and mental sense. The continuous line emphasizes the interrelationship between living beings and the environment, past and future, tradition and technology.
MOT (Module of Temporality)
MOT (Module of Temporality) is the name and the main concept of the project. An exhibition pavilion was build with mobile blocks – cargo blocks representing constant movement. The identity is one more thing that shows that idea. Graphic blocks that proportionally remind the cargo blocks easily moved that allow to make a lot of different layouts easily and draw attention because of the bright color. Letter T in the logo divided on three parts that stands for past present and future.
Knyazhe Font
Knyazhe font was started after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the «33 letters for Ukraine» challenge. Creating this font was almost one way to stay sane. Knyazhe wasn’t inspired by anything in particular. It just was. The font has a strong, Ukrainian tone. Later, it began to remind letterforms of Kyivan Rus. So, its name is Knyazhe (Duke), in honour of Ukrainian history, which no one can steal or ruin. The font has lots of alternates, with more bold and historical forms.
NAVI
Natus Vincere is a multigaming cybersports organization. The identity reveals the potential inherent in the logo. Yellow line – symbolizes the dynamics of the game, heart rate, statistics of games and movement of players on the map. The line can be flat, volumetric, thin or wide, appearing on physical media in the form of tape, ribbons and laces. The extensive design system includes 7 characters of Navi typeface, motion graphics, sets of graphic elements for communication, clothing and souvenirs
Shima — sushi bar
The name “Shima” is derived from the Japanese word for ‘island’. To reflect this meaning, a chain of islands from the Japanese archipelago, located south of Tokyo, was visualized in a graphic manner using simple dots. Another identifying feature is a coordinate that aligns with the theme of islands and a specific place known for fresh and tasty fish. Dots are recurring elements seen throughout the branding, including in the logo and other features like plates or holes on the menu.
Lovers
A series of works “lovers”
Digital posters