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3. December 2024

English version of ‘Identity’ book out now

Shows the history and impact of Czech graphic design in the world

The English version of Identity – The Story of Czech Graphic Design, by the creative collective around Linda Kudrnovská, is now available. Over more than 300 pages, it shows how the Czechs has been been successfully represented abroad for a long time in the field of graphic design – as evidenced by names such as Alfons Mucha, Ladislav Sutnar, and Vojtěch Preissig. At the same time, the ‘Identity’ exhibition, which covers more than a century of graphic design, will be open until 2 February 2025 at Museum Kampa. The public is also invited to an accompanying program including master classes with graphic designers such as Tomáš Machek, Studio Najbrt, and Martin Pecina, a walk through Prague’s visual smog with Veronika Rút, guided tours of the exhibition and regular screenings of the feature-length documentary film Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story.

The book Identity – The Story of Czech Graphic Design is published by Nakladatelství Paseka in cooperation with Typo and Mowshe. It is available for purchase from the Nakladatelství Paseka e-shop, from projektidentita.cz/shop, and at all good booksellers. The recommended price is CZK 1,999 (approximately EUR 79.13)

For more information on the accompanying program, including the possibility of booking and purchasing tickets, please visit www.museumkampa.cz/udalosti.

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