Under the name Festival hrane za možgane (“Food for the Brain Festival”), the University of Ljubljana organises cycle of events which, through workshops, exhibitions, and roundtable discussions, aims to open a dialogue on the biodiversity crisis and sustainable development. The festival brings together researchers, students, and the wider public, and highlights the importance of knowledge, collaboration, and concrete actions for nature conservation – including in urban environments. Shown here are the designs for the 2024 and 2025 editions.

In 2024, the festival menu has a strong sustainability focus and brings together researchers, UL alumni, and students at a shared table to address current societal issues and the challenges of establishing sustainable food systems.

The 2025 program focuses on the biodiversity crisis and responses to it with scientists. The festival menu is sustainability-oriented and brings researchers, students, and external participants together at a shared table to discuss current societal issues and reflect on the biodiversity crisis and our relationship to it.

Graphic design by Jernej Kejžar, using Univerza Sans designed by Alja Herlah and published by Type Salon.

University of Ljubljana. 100 years. 1919–2019. Freedom of the Spirit is a monograph about the history of the first Slovenian university, published on its centenary.

From the essay by university rector Igor Papič:

The release of the monograph belongs to the list of events celebrating the centenary of the university. The main content is a historical overview of what is happening at the university, but it is also an opportunity to look into the future, to see what the future forms of universities will be, not only in the national context, but also more widely.

The book is designed by Jernej Kejžar and set with Univerza Sans, designed by Alja Herlah and published by Type Salon. The version of Univerza Sans in use here is a beta version (at that time not yet released). In the final retail version of the typeface family, one can notice some design refinements on the italic, compared with the version used here.

Božo Pepe writes:

The history of the university thus moves somewhere between the issue of national identity and the role it plays in its creation, preservation and development, between the universality of science and university autonomy, i.e. the right to free creation and freedom of spirit, as is also the title of the monograph.

Kranj Foto Fest is a new photo festival in Kranj, Slovenia, addressing the challenging topic of isolation/freedom. From the festival website:

Exploring critical issues of our era, the Kranj Foto Fest attempts to bring together a range of different perspectives from emerging and established photographers and visual artists from all over the world.

The city of photography pioneers: it was exactly here, in this alpine scenery, that in 1842, Janez Puhar – a priest, poet, scientist and the first Slovenian photographer – created a unique process of photography on glass. The hyalotype (or puharotype in his honor) generated a positive image with a short exposure of only 15 seconds, allowing Janez Puhar to make portraits and reproductions. Because of this invention, Kranj conquered a spot on the world map of the very beginnings of photography buildup.

Having this remarkable historical context as a backdrop, the Kranj Foto Fest has been created to celebrate photography and its significance. The program, curated by a team of experts, includes exhibitions, talks, workshops, masterclasses, projections and portfolio reviews taking place in the scenic old town in the summer.

The typography uses Wesna, designed by Alja Herlah and Krista Likar (Type Salon), for the visual identity. A circle-shaped uppercase O was designed for this project; the logo also uses Wesna’s alternative form for J.

The signage of the new Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, part of the University of Ljubljana, uses Univerza Sans. Expended set with custom icons was added to fit the new signage system of Academy.

The wayfinding was designed by Jernej Kejžar.

The typeface was developed by Alja Herlah to mark the hundredth anniversery of University of Ljubljana, and is available from Type Salon.