Graphis Poster Awards 2027

I'm proud to announce that my posters have been awarded by the prestigious Graphis Poster Awards 2027, the Platinum Award for the poster Hedda Gabler, Gold Award for the poster Richard II, Silver Award for the poster Eldorado, and Honorable Mention for the poster The People's Deputy, placing them among the most distinguished achievements in this year's poster competition. All four posters were created for JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia.

"After a rigorous review by our distinguished panel of world-renowned design leaders, your submission stood out for its clarity of concept, strength of visual language, and excellence in poster design execution. This recognition reflects the highest standards of contemporary graphic communication and affirms your place within Graphis's global community of leading designers.

As an award winner, your work will be prominently featured in the prestigious Graphis Poster Annual 2027 Digital Book and showcased across our official platforms, including the Graphis website and social media channels, helping strengthen your portfolio's international presence.” – Graphis

You can see more of my posters here.

Neo-Nazi Vandalism

Within a few days of my posters for the 15th Miroslav Krleža Festival being put up around Zagreb, Croatia, they were torn up and vandalized. This is not the first time. This has been happening for the past three years. The posters for the Miroslav Krleža Festival are probably the most vandalized posters in Zagreb in recent years.

Miroslav Krleža (1893-1981) was a Croatian writer, widely considered the greatest of the 20th century. I created his portrait with his characteristic hat, and because one of his most famous novels is titled Zastave (The Flags), I made his profile from all of the incarnations of the Croatian flag during his lifetime.

In the past, neo-Nazis and nationalists have satisfied themselves by tearing up posters, scratching off Krleža's name and the red stars, and carving a swastika next to one of them. This time, they were not satisfied just with drawing a swastika. This time, they decided to add two more symbols of hatred to the swastika. Letter U with a cross, symbol of the Ustaša, a Croatian fascist movement that nominally ruled the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. And the number 88. 88 is a neo Nazi and white supremacist numerical code for "Heil Hitler." H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, so 88 = HH = Heil Hitler.

And all on the main square, Ban Jelačić Square in the center of Zagreb. 

Here are the reactions of two major Croatian newspapers to this vandalism, Jutarnji list and Večernji list.

Kunstbibliothek Posters Donation

Some time ago, the Kunstbibliothek-Staatliche Museen zu Berlin requested some of my posters for their collection. On June 22nd, while visiting Berlin, I delivered about 60 of my posters to them.

The Kunstbibliothek is one of the largest museum libraries dedicated to all facets of art history and cultural studies. Above and beyond this, however, it also boasts valuable collections on the history of architecture, photography, graphic design, fashion, book art, and media art. It's extremely diverse, vast holdings include works in a wide variety of media: first editions and historical postcards, illustrated placards and posters, fashion designs, architectural drawings and models, bequests of photograph collections, and Fluxus assemblages. Together, the library and the various museum collections it contains represent the full spectrum of source material on the history of art.

You can see some of the donated posters here.