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The Rodina claims to be "vampire supermodernism graphic design" – we concur

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Date
19 June 2012

Nothing says fun design like cartoon appendages being used as graphic devices, so that would make The Rodina (made up by Vit Musil, Radim Petruška and Tereza Rullerová) very fun indeed. Unapologetically aesthetic glitches and textures with a graphic vernacular that sounds/looks like – without taking itself too seriously – more art than design, but still equally as communicative.

From VJ animations to a whole load of posters and flyers and identities, classic design this is not. However, the quality and consistency of the studio’s prolific output will no doubt afford it longevity, delivered as it seemingly is from its own principality where the ruling leader is the God of Internet, the most Honourable Post Modern.

A collage of photographs and text boxes, each supported by a pair of cartoonish, white-gloved legs and feet. The images include a person looking over a landscape, a child by a pot, and a person under a blanket. One text box reads “mezinárodní fotografická soutěž 13 / 06 / – 01 / 07 / 2012”.
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The Rodina: FRAME 011 OPEN! 2012 / Flyer, Poster

A poster featuring a black and white photograph of a large, rounded stone sculpture in a classical hall. A blue, brick-like pattern is layered over the image, with the word “TRÜMMERHAUFEN” at the top.
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The Rodina: trümmerhaufen 2012 / Poster, Visual identity

A poster for an event called “Pinpoint” featuring a distorted, fleshy figure that resembles a rabbit. The figure is set against a dark, glossy background with a pink “Pinpoint” logo in the top right. Text on the left reads “15. 03. 17h” and “Favu / Udolni 19, Brno”. A list of names and credits runs vertically along the right edge.
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The Rodina: PINPOINT PINPOINT 2012 / Poster, Visual identity

A graphic poster featuring a dense cluster of fluid, 3D rendered shapes in white, purple, and yellow. Various phrases in Czech and English are scattered across the composition, including “IT’S EASIER TO FIND” and “SOMEONE WHO YOU LIKE”.
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The Rodina: MIDILIDI 2012 / Art, Poster

An illustration of overlapping, translucent white organic shapes on a white background. Various phrases are scattered across the composition, written in mirrored text.
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The Rodina: MIDILIDI 2012 / Art, Poster

An illustration of a shower head with white and yellow cords tangling beneath it. Three blue, organic shapes are entwined in the loops against a dark background with blue text that reads “KAŽDÉ” and “NA NEBĚ”.
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The Rodina: Hygiena 2012 / Art, Poster, Social

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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