George Tsavalos

I’m really excited to be part of the exhibition selection and the publication among great designers whom I have admired. Thank you @intl.international team! INTL is one of the few competitions that consistently presents work at a high level of design, curiosity, and inspiration, placing great emphasis on diversity. The limited-edition book includes all 180 posters and series selected for the 2025 International Poster Exhibition, designed by the amazing @warriorsstudio and @namandmark The selected poster was created for a workshop in the Master program of Vakalo Art & Design College titled “Forms of (ex-)Change.” The workshop examined how communication shifts between different forms and how messages are shaped by each receiver’s interpretation and background. Using simple tools like pencils and crayons, students explored asemic writing as an artistic practice and as a vehicle for visual language, inspired by Mirtha Dermisache and Henri Michaux. Photo credit: @gordonburniston

Testing alphabets.

Visuals and posters for the 67th Annual Student Exhibition of Vakalo Art and Design College. A series of eyes —glimpses from different periods and artistic movements, each with its own stylistic and conceptual criteria— is presented to the public through the number 67, representing the years of the college’s annual student exhibition. History’s gaze meets the eyes of tomorrow, reflected in the vision of its students. Client: @vakalocollege Paper: Arctic Volume / @perrakispapers Printing: @macart_graphic_arts Main typography: ABC Gaisyr @abcdinamo #design #graphic #interior #education #visualgraphic #itsnicethat #dailydesign #thegraphicaddict #graphicfeed @tomorrow.type.today @typosters #resample @typographicposters @anothergraphicdotorg @visualbleed @contemporarytype

Campaign identity for Vakalo Art and Design College. The proposal focuses on the university’s educational philosophy and its three main pathways, emphasizing transformation, multidimensional learning, and design more broadly. The use of a capitalized Hellenistic typeface in a contemporary context demonstrates how the foundations of design and the alphabet (both visual and syntactic), as taught in a design school, serve as vehicles for perceiving and transforming the present, offering a renewed reading and interpretation of the role of design. It is a blend of typography, space, and symbols. To create this specific identity, three different design aspects were developed: typography, iconography, and representation through images, which engage in dialogue within the space. The typeface was adapted from Latin to Greek to meet the project’s requirements—many thanks to @michaelcina for his input to the Greek alphabet. Creative Direction and Design George Tsavalos Motion and Sound Design Ifigeneia Kyranou @anoiksiatikos Motion Campaign Banners Ifigeneia Kyranou Peter Hagis @peter_hagis Typeface @publictype_us Client @vakalocollege Year 2025 Many thanks to Evgenia Balomati for her contribution to the tagline.

–Forms of (ex-)Change–, 4-day Workshop in the MA Visual Communication Program at @vakalocollege Last month, a 4-day visual communication workshop was completed, during which I supervised and guided the postgraduate students of the Visual Communication MA Program at Vakalo Art and Design College. The workshop was based on the transition between different forms of communication, where the creation of a message is never a neutral exchange between sender and receiver, as the receiver’s interpretation, bias, and personal background all come into play. Using basic everyday tools, the students explored ways in which writing can become a kind of artistic practice — asemic writing — and how this practice can serve as a vehicle for a visual language in a personal 60-page publication. Images and videos are part of the printed publications. Image 02/Video: Andriana Tounta Images 03–5: Marina Kazaki Image 06/Video: Natalia Caponi Images 07–9: Katerina Nioti Image 10/Video: Artemis Asmani Images 11–13: Triantafyllos Anestidis Image 14/Video: Despoina Athanasiou #tomorrowtypetoday #tomorrowtype

Visual identity for Future Plans by TEXKA, a construction company based in Athens. The identity is grounded in the representation of symbolic architectural tools, such as plans, sections, and edges, which are reflected in the developmental system of the individual elements that compose it. Art-direction and Design: @mat.nik @georgetsavalos Client: Future Plans by TEXKA Printing: @typografio_pletsas_kardari Year: 2023

Man at the Crossroads – An homage to Diego Riviera. Artwork for the exhibition “Pretty in Pink” by @macart_graphic_arts Rivera’s intricate mural and the surreal figure share a vision of humanity navigating the intersection of technological advancement and societal transformation. Rivera depicted a world where scientific progress—through telescopes, microscopes, and machinery—empowered humanity, juxtaposed against the struggles between wealth, war, and socialist ideals. The cybernetic figure, crowned with mechanical elements, symbolizes the deep integration of humans and machines, reflecting a similar theme of technological dominance shaping identity and future possibilities. A six-layer-channel collage artwork was designed—using Risograph profiles for color separation—mixing Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, and Pantone Fluorescent Pink (twice) printed digitally, simulating the overlapping of colors with the overlapping of people questioning its impact on ethics and social structures in an evolving world. Thank you @macart_graphic_arts and @nayia_varouxi for the invitation. 🙏🏻 #digitalart #graphicdesign #pink #poster #posterdesign #digitalprinting #artwork #collage #man #humanity

Poster design for M.A. Exhibition, 2024 of Vakalo Art and Design College. Textual and visual essay through analog printing–screen printing. Here, the letters M and A incorporate a visual essay showcasing works from all three programs. It is a space where the form of letters and writing becomes a field for developing students’ theoretical and practical skills. Different poster dimensions were designed, with no letter or aspect of this continuous —film-like— model identical. Client: @vakalocollege Paper: Colorplan Factory Yellow / @perrakispapers Printing: @hermesscreenprinting Main Typography: Montagu Slab / @floriankarsten #anothergraphicdotorg #tomorrowfeatured #graphic #digital #interior #design #silckscreen @tomorrow.type.today @type01_ #resample #typographicposter

The “Tiny Big Band 2” album was released on February 9th by @nikos_chatzitsakos All tracks arranged and produced by Nikos Chatzitsakos. Alexandria DeWalt – Vocals (Side A Track 2 / Side B Track 1) Eleni Ermina Sofou – Vocals (Side A Track 4 / Side B Track 3) Joey Curreri – Trumpet (Side A Tracks 2, 3 / Side B Tracks 1, 2) Flugelhorn (Side A Tracks 1, 4 / Side B Tracks 3, 4) Robert Mac Vega-Dowda – Cornet Salim Charvet – Alto Sax Art Baden – Tenor Sax Armando Vergara – Trombone Gabriel Nekrutman – Bari Sax Wilfie Williams – Piano, except Rhodes Side B Tracks 3, 4 Nikos Chatzitsakos – Double Bass Samuël Bolduc – Drums Recorded at The Bunker studios on June 13th and July 5th 2023 Recording Engineer: John Davis Mixing Engineer: John Davis Mastering Engineer: Jonathan Wyner Graphic Design: George Tsavalos Image Credit: June Yun Typeface: Synt by @abcdinamo

Fragmented Reflections V.02

Modular Typography System Workshop 2024 Calendar 🗓️ This project is part of an exercise conducted within the course Typography and Book Design at Vakalo Art and Design College (@vakalocollege ). The workshop was led by George Tsavalos and Viktor Gogas (@bend_hyperstudio ), with participation from third-year students. The final composition of the numbers is the result of individual studies by the students on different typographic sets based on 15 geometric forms, as well as their interaction with each other. Typefaces: Maxi Round and Maxi Sharp by @abcdinamo 🔥 #type #font #typography #experiment #graphicdesign #anothergraphicdotorg #thegraphicaddict #tomorrow_featured #ttt_featured @type01_ @abcdinamo #resample #typosters #typographicposter