Akos Polgardi

07/11/2017

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

I was invited by Szépírók Társasága, the organizer of Esterházy-fesztivál a Teslában, to redesign the cover of a book by Péter Esterházy. I chose the novel 'Függő' the most striking formal character of which is it being condensed into a single 180-page long sentence.

Taking this peculiarity as my starting point, I came up with the idea to cover the entire inside and outside of the jacket with text: the complete content of the book, set in 3.18 pt size type.

ART DIRECTION and GRAPHIC DESIGN
Akos Polgardi

FONT
Minion Condensed

PAPER STOCK
Mohawk Chromolux Metallic Silver, 250gsm

PRINTING
Digitalpress Nyomda

26/05/2017

Thanks for the opportunity, Marco Van Davenhorst and for the great collaboration, Kiss Norbert Ádám!

Creating a new corporate image is always a very exciting task: we must follow the trends, but it is even better if it is a bit more forward-looking. It must be easily identifiable for the viewer, but the creators should feel it as their own as well. If it is a video blog, then it should look

24/05/2017

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In September 2016 the Hungarian Reformation Memorial Committee decided to realize a public art installation, proposed by architect Levente Szabó and graphic designer Ákos Polgárdi, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The installation entitled ‘REFORM500’ was completed in May 2017 on Kálvin square, Budapest with support from the National Cultural Fund.

The greatest influence the Reformation had on the development of Hungarian culture – primarily through the translation of the New Testament by János Sylvester and the so-called ‘Károli Bible’ – was the expansion and enrichment of the Hungarian (literary) language. In order to illustrate the scope of this influence, the designers decided to remove 95 stones from the pavement and replace them with custom-manufactured fine concrete blocks. Each slab contains two quotations: one by a significant early reformer (e.g. Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Melanchthon et al.), and one by a Hungarian author, connected in one way or another to the Reformation – in case of the latter, the aim was to represent the wealth and diversity of the last 500 years including contemporary writers.

It is an essential component of the installation that replicas of all 95 stones can be adopted via the reform500.hu website throughout the memorial year. If the stones find a new home in a public institution or a protestant congregation, the extension of the installation to the entire Hungarian linguistic community will be complete, and a secondary memorial will be born, celebrating both the Reformation and the memorial year.

www.reform500.hu

CONCEPT AND DESIGN
Levente Szabó and Akos Polgardi

RECIPIENT OF FUNDING
Hetedik Műterem

ASSOCIATE
Rita Dolmany

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
VPI Betonmanufaktúra
Tamás Enyed, Veronika Fazekas, János Káposztay, Ádám Pokoraczki, Szabolcs Vajda, Ákos Zajzon

CONSTRUCTION
Kőművészet Ltd.

WEBDESIGN
Akos Polgardi

WEB DEVELOPMENT
Circumstances Creative Co.

TRANSLATION
János Aranyász, Akos Polgardi

CLIENT
Reformation Memorial Committee

FINANCED BY
Ministry of Human Capacities

FUNDING
National Cultural Fund

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MITTE Communications

QUOTES WERE PROPOSED BY
Dr. István Bogárdi Szabó, Ádám Galambos, Lilla Gyimóthy, Károly Hafenscher, Ibolya Maczák, Villő Nagy, Márton Zászkaliczky

RESEARCH
Ibolya Maczák

PHOTOS
Balazs Danyi, Akos Polgardi

DISTRICTS
Districts V., VIII., IX.

23/04/2017

Proud to have had a hand in this!

After seven active years in the field of online campaigns and filmmaking, we are now taking a new direction, a new concept, name, and identity.

09/03/2017

'The Spatial Beauty of Memory' was featured by For Print Only by UCllc

A division of UnderConsideration, celebrating the reality that print is not dead by showcasing the most compelling printed projects.

21/02/2017

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
'The Spatial Beauty of Memory' is the habilitation thesis of architect Levente Szabó DLA, submitted for review to the Habilitation Committee and Doctoral Council of the BME Doctoral School of Architecture. Volume 1 (256 pp.) contains a list of works, records of teaching activity, reviews etc., Volume 2 (288 pp.) is a portfolio of selected works, and Volume 3 (176 pp.) contains the exposition of the thesis.

The covers were letterpress-printed on a Heidelberg windmill, the books were hand-bound leaving the spines exposed. Appendices in Vols 1 and 3 were printed on a separate stock to indicate the shift from original to reprinted content.

DESIGN
Akos Polgardi

PRINTING & BINDING
Inkredible Letterpress

TYPEFACES
· Greta Text, Typotheque
· Menoe Grotesque, Hungarumlaut
· Moholy Sans, Burg&Oeden

PAPER
· Fedrigoni Materica Ardesia
· Munken Polar
· Favini Crush Corn

PHOTOGRAPHY
Akos Polgardi

THANKS
Rita Dolmany, Balázs Biri, Balázs Lákics

14/12/2016

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
We were invited by ÖT TEMPLOM FESZTIVÁL to present the REFORM500 installation, to be realized next year, in the synagogue of Győr. Instead of simply showcasing the installation, we decided to design a pop-up exhibition tailored to the location, and asked the visitors to share their own views of the reformation.

DESIGN & INSTALLATION
Levente Szabó (Hetedik Műterem), Akos Polgardi

19/09/2016

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Interior design and visual identity for HUSH HUSH, a small bar located in El Born, Barcelona.

INTERIOR DESIGN
Bajor Ádám

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Ákos Polgárdi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Ákos Polgárdi

11/08/2016

Sóskút '13 (designed in cooperation with Ági Rubik) and Európa Student Editions were featured in Hungarian Design Yearbook 2014, published by MOME - Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem

19/07/2016

My covers for J. D. Salinger's works were featured in Behance's Graphic Design gallery: http://bit.ly/2a5Klv4

27/06/2016

Re_konstrukció, designed for Hetedik Műterem in cooperation with Ági Rubik, was featured in Exhibition Art, Sandu, 2016

14/06/2016

I volunteered to participate in Design Pro Bono, organized by Hellodesign.org, and put together a basic identity kit for Siófoki Állatvédő Alapítvány to refresh their visual communication platforms.

Polgárdi Ákos 2015/16 Hungary Facebook Behance Web Seven non-profit organisations, seven noble projects, seven professional designers and seven renewed identity. This is the bottom line of Design Pro Bono 2015/16. In the charity program launched by Hellodesign in 2015, graphic designers have, as a s...