Monday, June 23, 2025

My Design for the "14th Festival of Miroslav Krleža"

These days the city of Zagreb, Croatia is displaying my poster and billboard design, announcing the 14th Festival of Miroslav Krleža.

The festival is organized by Goran Matovic and Teatar poezije Zagreb. 

Miroslav Krleža (1893-1981) is the most celebrated Croatian writer. I created his profile wearing his very characteristic hat. Because one of his most famous novels is titled Zastave (The Flags) I made his profile out of all incarnations of Croatian flags during his lifetime. 

The poster is very successful but controversial because of the symbols in the past incarnations of the Croatian flags. Also, this poster design has received lots of attention and many international awards.

That is why this is the 4th year in a row that the festival has been using a variation of my design.

Here you can see the original poster and billboard design.


 

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