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Two red and white posters featuring bold, fragmented typography. The left poster reads “G. NECK MNT 94” in a circular arrangement above the word “EXHIBITION”. The right poster mirrors this style with the words “FARG NECK KMT” and “EXHIBITION 94”.

Jiri Mocek creates punchy custom typography for his latest projects

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Date
4 December 2017

Jiri Mocek has spent the last few months working on his portfolio and developing his style via a plethora of projects. To create a unique aesthetic Jiri has created multiple custom typography for his projects which range from bendy retro-looking sans serif faces to more traditional serif fonts in bright colours.

This emphasis on type and composition feels punchy, and the image-based, graphic flourishes bring the designer’s ideas together with elegance. There’s still a boldness to Jiri’s work yet it feels a little more playful compared to when we last spoke to the designer and this is helped through the different formats he’s working in.

“I feel I’m challenged every time I have to work with new technologies. Especially with digital media in terms of web developing and animating,” says Jiri. “For example I am doing an ongoing project at UMPRUM University, where I am converting classic printed books into digital surroundings.”

Other projects the Prague-base designer has been working on include posters for Harvey Sutherland’s summer tour continuing his love of combining music with design; a collaboration with Ondrej Petrlik on a small catalogue design; and more work with Cindy Kutikova on the visual aesthetic of a gallery and concert hall. “We know each other from UMPRUM University and we’ve also lived together for the last two years, so from time to time we collaborate on different projects,” explains Jiri.

Two posters for an event at “Cross Club Prague” on “04.11.2017”. The left poster features a grid of the words “Night” and “Day” in a bold, sans-serif typeface. The right poster shows a large, stylised “M” above the text “Sharivari Rec. Lyon / FR”.
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Jiri Mocek

A graphic poster for an event titled “Zeitgeist”. It features a high-contrast, metallic image of a face fragmented into geometric shards. The layout includes the date “November the 11th”, the location “Vlkova 26”, and the time “22.00”. Vertical text reads “Ps. Bb. Jorgos all night long”.
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Jiri Mocek

A red poster featuring bold, black typographic elements. The top section includes a white logo and the text “11.10.27”, “22.00” and “Stettiner Strasse 30, Berlin”. Large, stylised black lettering fills the bottom half, including the words “J’mous”, “Gin’n’gow!” and “Miguel”.
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Jiri Mocek

A black and white poster for a music event featuring a large, stylised graphic of a circus tent. Vertical text on either side reads “Giovanni” and “Damico”, with “Live Live Live” repeated to the right. Text at the top describes the event as a series of dance music, jazz and futuristic disco nights. Details at the bottom list the venue as “Nákladové nádraží Žižkov” on 14 October 2017, alongside a line-up of supporting artists.
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Jiri Mocek

Two black and white flyers for a music event. The first features a block of text starting with the word “Imagine”, while the second uses bold, curved shapes and reads “Left on the moon w/ GIOVANNI DAMICO”.
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Jiri Mocek

A bold typographic poster in red, black and white reads “SUMMER 17/18” at the top. Abstract black shapes curve across the page, containing a list of tour dates and venues. The bottom of the poster reads “Harvey Sutherland and BERMUDA live” in red.
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Jiri Mocek

A layout of four open pages from a book. One page features the title “Black Lion story”, while another shows a black and white photograph of a person with a cloth over their head. One page contains a block of text about the origin of the name Beskydy, and the final page reads “Kriminal Sexual MADMANS”.
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Jiri Mocek

An open book showing two pages of a collage. Black and white images of a portrait, a sculpture of an owl, and a small animal are overlaid with hand-drawn yellow lines and eye shapes.
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Jiri Mocek

Three white exhibition posters for Atrium na Zizkově. One features a list of artists and the title “Osobní krajina”, while another shows a collection of plastic tools and a yellow coil under the title “Plastifikátor”. Two smaller program guides list dates for September and November 2017.
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Jiri Mocek

A series of black and white event posters for Atrium. One features an astronaut in space with the text “Premiéra dokumentárního filmu”, while another shows a portrait of Philip Glass.
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Jiri Mocek

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Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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