ABOUT

This project won the competition that was carried out by one of the oldest and most significant publishing houses in Poland - Panstwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. Two volumes were printed in 2019. The prototype book was released in 1947 in Poznan by the Poznan Society of Friends as a single piece. However, the resumption of the biography, by Adam M. Skalkowski unlike the first edition contained two volumes. The brief was to make a project that combines latest trends but still is a little bit vintage as it describes life of the Margrave, that took place in the early XIX century. To create the cover I've used one of the old graphics provided by the client.

Colours are delicate and subdued as the ones on the old books where they become shabby and faded over the years. When it comes to the layout, my goal was to make simple yet elegant composition that does not distract attention from the content but at the same time is not devoid of character.

Editorial design / cover design - Kat Urban
Art Director - Mateusz Kaniewski
DTP - Anna Okinczyc
Creative studio - Rzeczyobrazkowe