Kalamajka (“glorious mess”) is a special edition wine label made for Glug Wine Club, Scotland. Their concept is to feature small-batch wines from new countries every month, with modern and exciting labels. For the Hungarian edition, I was assigned to design a label for Vojtek, a tiny, inventive family winery from Villány, best known for their big reds. Their main goal is to make unique wines, therefore always adding a twist to make it a bit different, whether through blending, aging in old barrels for a longer period, or sometimes experimenting with oak staves. They mix technologies and techniques with excellent grapes, and that yields something really special.

This fruitful, velvety, and harmonious wine is made almost exclusively in the Villány wine region in Hungary. Kalamajka Portugieser is light in robe, yet scintillatingly spicy. It has a dark ruby color with a black core, blackcurrant nose, damson fruit, and sweet black cherry in abundance on the palate. The label design was inspired by the unique name of the wine which refers to a glorious mess. I wanted to create an intriguing look using contrasting visual elements. Arranged to achieve perfect harmony, the fine lines of the illustration balance out the strong typography with extra tight line spacing. Reflecting on this dynamic contrast, the light pastel lilac label complemented with navy blue lettering creates an invitation to explore the fresh, fruity, and bold notes of Vojtek's Kalamajka Portugieser.

ToY is used in all caps, with some of its discretionary ligatures. Illustration by Zita Beke.

Bar Galán is a restaurant in Barcelona, focusing on providing classic, sophisticated dining.

Compagnie is used for the logotype and text, with Anoserif used for headlines and monogram.

Cover art, flyers, and merchandise for As puras do funk, a playlist with Brazilian funk music made for Acerca.cc. This independent creative project produces printed matter, fanzines, costumes, accessories, and animated content.

This print was designed by Hoodzpah based on the lyrics by the Beatles, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” Because no one is an island and going it alone just ain’t it. The print features illustration by Amy Hood and is typeset in Albertus Nova Regular by Monotype. These prints are letterpressed on Heidelberg presses that are 80–100 years old, by Czar Press in Southern California. This black and red design is the second edition of the print, signed and numbered by the artist.

Spotted at The Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore in New York.