Surrealism 100. Prague, Tartu, and Other Stories… - Design studio Ruum 414

Let’s create something magical together!

Design for the exhibition catalog

2024

WE WORKED ON Graphic Design
Typography
Print Design

AWARDS ADC*ESTONIA
Gold, Print 2024

25 Best designed Estonian books of 2024

"Surrealism 100. Prague, Tartu, and Other Stories..." is an exhibition where Czech and Estonian surrealism enter into a dialogue. On one hand, the two are quite different; on the other, they are connected by the complex histories of both countries in the Soviet sphere of influence during the 20th century. Much like Estonia’s cultural and art history, Czech and other Central and Eastern European art have often been unfairly left out of major narratives and overlooked. While Western Europe strongly tells its own story, it is time for us on this side of Europe to do the same.

For the book's cover graphics, we drew inspiration from the surrealists' use of automatism – creating a bilingual design with the help of an algorithm that determined the placement of the letters. As you read the middle lines, your brain fills in the gaps.

Since the surrealist manifesto itself was designed to be clear and readable, we decided to keep the exhibition's graphic design simple and legible, to appropriately highlight the extraordinary collaboration between the two museums.

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