19/01/2026
⁉️ According to the shortlists published by the organizers of the 23rd GOLDEN DRAWING PIN Awards and Exhibition, we are represented no fewer than five and a half times this year.
👍First, as a creative studio, Brand Bar has been shortlisted in the Studio of the Year category. While we don’t usually define ourselves strictly as a graphic design studio — much like last year’s winner — we’re proud to be included among the nominees.
✌️Our presence on the Emerging Graphic Designer of the Year shortlist is particularly meaningful to us, as supporting young talents at the very beginning of their careers has always been close to our hearts. Our “two-and-a-half-fold” representation here comes from the fact that, alongside our colleagues Fanni Szakonyi and Ambrus Laár, freelance designer Vera Kovács has also been shortlisted. One of the nominated projects is a brand identity we developed together, which has already received two international awards. It’s also worth noting that Ambrus and Fanni recently brought home an international trophy themselves — for a project they worked on jointly.
👏Thanks to her packaging designs, our colleague Orsolya Illés has once again been shortlisted for the Award for Outstanding Graphic Design Practice of Recent Years, marking yet another recognition of her work.
🖐️Finally, in the Independent Graphic Design category, our Creative Director Attila Simon has been shortlisted for a personal initiative — the Napszámos Project.
🤞If you’re curious to see whether these nominations turn into awards, join us tonight at 7 PM at the Pesti Vigadó’s impressive sixth-floor exhibition space.
