Dovzhenko: Arsenal — Event identity & editorial design
Dovzhenko: Arsenal — Event identity & editorial design
Dovzhenko: Arsenal — Event identity & editorial design
Dovzhenko: Arsenal — Event identity & editorial design
2025
2025
2025
Design identity
Design identity
Design identity
This project was created for the Ukrainian Institute (Germany) in collaboration with the Dovzhenko Centre and Berlin’s Arsenal cinema. The focal point was a screening of the film Arsenal in Berlin and a discussion aimed at decolonizing Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s legacy and addressing ‘blind spots’ in Ukrainian culture for European audiences.
Solution The primary challenge was to bridge the raw expression of 1920s Ukrainian avant-garde with a contemporary aesthetic for a European audience. The developed identity, featuring posters and a multi-page booklet, relies on a striking black-and-white contrast with a vibrant orange accent—referencing the beam of a cinema projector. The dynamic, fragmented typography within the booklet acts as an independent visual element, echoing Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s complex journey and his struggle against censorship.
This project was created for the Ukrainian Institute (Germany) in collaboration with the Dovzhenko Centre and Berlin’s Arsenal cinema. The focal point was a screening of the film Arsenal in Berlin and a discussion aimed at decolonizing Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s legacy and addressing ‘blind spots’ in Ukrainian culture for European audiences.
Solution The primary challenge was to bridge the raw expression of 1920s Ukrainian avant-garde with a contemporary aesthetic for a European audience. The developed identity, featuring posters and a multi-page booklet, relies on a striking black-and-white contrast with a vibrant orange accent—referencing the beam of a cinema projector. The dynamic, fragmented typography within the booklet acts as an independent visual element, echoing Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s complex journey and his struggle against censorship.
This project was created for the Ukrainian Institute (Germany) in collaboration with the Dovzhenko Centre and Berlin’s Arsenal cinema. The focal point was a screening of the film Arsenal in Berlin and a discussion aimed at decolonizing Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s legacy and addressing ‘blind spots’ in Ukrainian culture for European audiences.
Solution The primary challenge was to bridge the raw expression of 1920s Ukrainian avant-garde with a contemporary aesthetic for a European audience. The developed identity, featuring posters and a multi-page booklet, relies on a striking black-and-white contrast with a vibrant orange accent—referencing the beam of a cinema projector. The dynamic, fragmented typography within the booklet acts as an independent visual element, echoing Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s complex journey and his struggle against censorship.
