Gart Mono is a monospaced typeface that was inspired by letters from the old Ukrainian book “Soldiers of My Legion”. Gart Mono has low contrast and unusual imbalanced details in characters.
Visually tall, high-waisted narrow uppercase letters and rounded lowercase proportions create an unusual view in the set. Its unique features make it different from the traditional monospaced Grotesk fonts.
KREIS is a modular typeface with a modern sharp character inspired by the shape of an old-school CD. It consists of three simple modules with the roots in square and circle shapes. Kreis is the German word for circle. KREIS works best in headlines, identities, posters, music album covers, and strong messages if you want to be heard.
Composition with words Victory-Treason
At our darkest hour, we shall be reborn.
In this endless world, there is a field. Field of war. Fights take place there. Earth takes this blood in and blossoms flowers. Flowers of freedom. Every sunrise is important. To paint something, to create something. The cities are flowing. This is our pain. How can one watch it? Today is the sea and a shore. Dew.. In every drop there is a trident. The sunrise says so and so says God. Field flower washes with this dew. Grow field flower, drive away with your field shoes, those who occupied us.
“Our trip took 25 hours…” – illustration from the war artbook by Daria Titova. Evacuation train from Kharkiv to Lviv targeted by the birds, their shadows are enemy aircrafts. Birds are symbols of fear.
It is difficult to reach out to yourself, to get answers to questions, to form a trusting contact with yourself. Then what can be said about communication with another person. When you can’t get the answer: ‘how are you?’
After the devastating Russian terrorist attack on Kakhovka Dam, a historical settlement of Ukrainian cossacks emerged from the waters. Shall the Old Cossacks whose eternal sleep was disturbed once again fight for their country.
Decorative pictures of typical Ukrainian plants
Display font based on Ukrainian type traditions
“On March 1, “they” bombed our house. Just a regular civil house. We were on the first floor,and the missile
had reached the seventh…” – illustration from the war artbook by Daria Titova.
Display font for fashion design based on a folk tradition
Expomt is a modern slab serif typeface with unusual inner high contrast and different proportions. It was inspired by the Ukrainian type design heritage, especially by the cover of a collection of works for piano created by Ukrainian graphic artist Hryhoriy Berkovych in the early 1930th, and also by works of Vasyl Krychevsky.
In the first days of the war, an old lady in Ukraine said, addressing a Russian occupant, that he should have some seeds in his pockets – that way sunflowers would grow on his grave. The artwork depicts a poster I took to Ukrainian demonstrations abroad in Amsterdam.
A part of a big multilingual project Alphabetica
“«The war has started. They bomb our city. Dad went to work at 5 o’clock». Can’t stop laughing.”
– illustration of the first day of the full-scale invasion from the war artbook by Daria Titova.
Brutal modernisation of Old Style without any curved lines
“Misto” means “city” in Ukrainian. It’s a reverse-contrast display typeface inspired by the designer’s hometown of Slavutych — the youngest city in Ukraine, which was born after the Chornobyl explosion.
Misto’s squat, expansive letterforms draw inspiration from the shapes of the city’s low, wide buildings modernist architecture, and museum sign, and also reflect the youthful character of Slavutych.
Font family for Latin and Cyrillic in dry brush style
“04.03.2022.Father. In a completely dark and desolate city, a car waited for them, white snow falling gently. Night. Red sky. Terrible. My city is almost a ghost. ” – illustration from the war artbook by Daria Titova. In the picture she is huddled with her father. He is a soldier, came to drive her family to the train station to leave Kharkiv. She is frightened that wouldn’t see him again.
“A nymph in the village of Khatky”, oil on canvas, 65х65, 1994
During a russian attack on Ukrainian cities, it is important to follow safety rules. The least you can do is hide behind two walls.
“Sorochyn Fair”, oil on canvas, 70×55, 2014