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A poster on a light blue background shows a bottle of Heinz sauce pouring onto a fork and a sausage. Red labels with lines point to different parts of the food, using fragmented words like “ORG”, “GE”, “TZER” and “RÄCH”. The word “STRATEGIE” appears in large capitals in the centre. A small white unicorn figurine stands to the left, and event details and website URLs are listed in the bottom right.
A poster on a light blue background shows a bottle of Heinz sauce pouring onto a fork and a sausage. Red labels with lines point to different parts of the food, using fragmented words like “ORG”, “GE”, “TZER” and “RÄCH”. The word “STRATEGIE” appears in large capitals in the centre. A small white unicorn figurine stands to the left, and event details and website URLs are listed in the bottom right.

Sometimes surreal, always innovative poster design from Austrian agency Studio Vie

Words
Emily Gosling
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Date
21 August 2015

Back in 2013, Studio Vie impressed us with an identity for Austrian audio equipment retailers Klangfarbe; and we’ve checked back in with them to discover some utterly gorgeous poster designs. The Vienna-based studio has built up an impressive portfolio of designs for exhibition promotion, including a lovely image for photographer Elfie Semotan’s lecture. Using a monochrome photograph of the back of a woman’s head overlaid with text, the resulting image becomes a beguiling riddle. Elsewhere, limited colour palettes, experimental typography and surreal images make for an innovative, beautiful portfolio.

A poster for the “Austrian Fashion Awards 2015” featuring a close-up of a person wearing dark sunglasses. A gold, sculptural object is positioned over their mouth. The poster includes the date “Dienstag 08. Sept. 2015”, event timings, and the venue “Semper Depot / Prospekthalle” in Wien. The AFA Austrian Fashion Association logo appears at the bottom.
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Studio Vie: AFA Awards poster

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Studio Vie: AFA Awards poster

A black and white poster for a fashion event featuring a person whose face is obscured by a bright, glowing light. Bold text reads “AFA Offspace presents” and “Mark Baigent S/S 15 Order Days & Stock Sale”. Additional text lists a performance titled “Numb Anatomy” on 3 October 2014 and provides showroom opening times in Vienna. The AFA Austrian Fashion Association logo appears in the bottom left.
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Studio Vie: AFA Awards poster

A blue and white poster for a “Release-Lesung” event. Large, bold text reads “JENNY” across the top, with the date “26.11.2014” and the location “Celeste” in Vienna listed below.
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Studio Vie: Jenny

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Studio Vie: Jenny

A blue and white typographic poster reads “JENNY” in large, bold letters. Below this, a smaller line reads “Denken, Behaupten, Großtun.” A central box announces a “PRÄSENTATION & LESUNG” on “10.12.2014” at “18:30 Uhr”. Further text at the bottom lists the venue as the “Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien”.
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Studio Vie: Jenny

A graphic poster featuring a large white circle set against a black background. Centred text reads “Josh Müller” and “Müller Josh 1–5”, with the date “5./6.12. 2014” appearing below.
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Studio Vie: SAP Poster

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Studio Vie: SAP Poster

A typographic poster with blue lines on a white background. It reads “Grey Whisper”, “Felicia Atkinson” and “6–8.11.2014”, with the word “Saprophyt” appearing at the top and bottom.
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Studio Vie: SAP Poster

A red and white typographic poster for a “Christmas Sale” by Ute Ploier & Rani Bageria. Black and white photographs of people in fashion are layered behind the text. The top reads “AFA Offspace presents:” and the bottom lists the Austrian Fashion Association and a Vienna address. Dates for the event are listed as 6 and 8 December 2014.
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Studio Vie: AFA poster

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Studio Vie: AFA poster

A fashion poster featuring fragmented, high-contrast photographs of people and handbags in blue and yellow tones. Bold white text reads “AFA Offspace presents: Stock Sale Ute Ploier & Eva Blut”. Additional text lists the dates “24.04.2015” and “25.04.2015”, along with showroom opening times and a Vienna address. The Austrian Fashion Association logo appears at the bottom.
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Studio Vie: AFA poster

A person stands against a dark background, wearing a hooded garment and black lace-up boots. A series of thin, red concentric lines are layered over the figure, forming a geometric, hourglass-like shape.
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Studio Vie: Poster

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Studio Vie: Orgelfest poster

A poster for “Das Orgel Fest” on 21 June 2015. Large white typography is layered over a vertical arrangement of mechanical parts and green plant sprigs against a black background. The poster lists a line-up of performers and the event location at “Erlöserkirche am Schottenring” in Vienna. It includes the time “10:00–23:00” and the website “www.dasorgelfest.com”.
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Studio Vie: Orgelfest poster

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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