5 free typefaces: April edition

For the April 2012 - I've selected: Alpha, Valentina, Quattrocento, Tetra and Cabin.

Alpha typeface - good for print, video. For download click here.

Valentina typeface - good for print, web, video For download click here.

Quattrocento typeface - good for print, web, video For download click here.

Tetra typeface - good for print, web, video For download click here. 

Cabin typeface - good for print, web, video. For download click here. 

Hope you enjoyed them! Note that I'm not the author of the mentioned typefaces but a fan promoting them! All rights are reserved to their respective owners.
You can also check out 5 free typefaces - March 2012 edition.

How do you brand a country?

Inspired by the FORFEST festival, where I've listened to amazing people and learned so much, I just have to share these 2+1 videos with you all.
There will be more on How to brand a country and position it on the tourism market, but for now NTO Croatia  and NTO Serbia made me feel so much of what these countries really are. Since Montenegro was once part of SFRJ (google it), and since we are neighbors, once brothers - we have a lot in common. Take your time, they produced long videos but they captured the essence of Balkan.

Croatia: Ode to joy

Serbia: Soulfood

The latest video our NTO Montenegro produced is based on winter activities. It wasn't my intention to showcase it here, since it's not like the previous ones, but it's still something.

Montenegro and Teton Gravity Research:

First anniversary! My story in short plus some tips and tricks.

Magdalena international festival of communications!

What?

Magdalena is a non-profit festival of creativity, organized and managed by young people for the young people. It was established in 1999 as a response to expensive and formal advertising festivals, and soon focused on creative manifestations of public communication and took more critical stand toward irresponsible practices in this field.

The festival is a three-day event taking place in Maribor (Slovenia) in May every year, widely known by good organization, interesting guests and its informal spirit. Low fees for entry registration and attendance to festival lectures and parties guarantee access to most young people who wish to share their creativity with wider audience or see the work of their fellow designers. More than 5,000 visitors and 6,000 entries presented in last thirteen years show that young creative generation needs a place where they can compete, socialize and exchange experience and ideas. 
 The three main aspects of Magdalena are: competition education networking 
In ten years, Magdalena has also become an important reference and meeting point for those who seek their future in the world of design, advertising, media and other fields of public communication.

Who?

Competition is usually open to all authors of 30 years or younger, but this year we will make an exception, and open the competition also for 31-year olds, because the festival did not happen last year and they couldn't submit their works - so to all who were born later than 17. May 1981. If entry was created by more than one person, all the authors must have been born after this date. Each submission must be accompanied by a photocopy or scan of a legal document with clearly visible birth date for all authors in question. People in supporting roles (mentors, project managers, authors of music, etc.) are not subject to this rule. 
The Entry must be created to promote ideas, people, brands, products or services. Entries may have been commissioned or not, published or not, rejected by the client or designed specially for the festival. Actual publication or implementation of an idea is not required. Entries that were submitted to either of the previous Magdalena festivals can not take part in the competition. Entries of anonymous or unknown authors are not eligible. The organizer may use submitted entries for the promotion of the festival. The competition is open to authors worldwide. There are no limitations for personal participation to the festival.

When? 6 April 2012: Entries open! 18 April 2012: Early birds deadline (entry submission fee 25 €, after that date 40 €) 25 April 2012: Final deadline for entry submissions We recommend that you don't wait until the last minute for submissions. What if your boyfriend starts serenading under your window and you won't be able to finish your submission or if you're in the mountains where the internet connection by your surprise doesn't work. 4 May 2012: Final deadline for delivering entries to the festival office and payment 10 May 2012: Early personal participation deadline (registration fee 20 €, after that 25 €) 17-20 May 2012: Magdalena festival 19 May 2012: Awards Ceremony CHECK IT OUT!

Coca Cola Summer Job 2012

Fourth consecutive year of collaboration on the project, and this year we've stepped it up a bit. Following three animations during last years, this time we decided to mix it up with a video. Bored with your regular full/part time job? Ready for something new this summer? This is the opportunity for you. As usual - we had fun designing the whole identity for this year's campaign. @Bada did the logo and we both produced the following print and video materials:

And as far as the commercials go, we produced two versions of your dull day jobs you should ditch and switch to fun summer jobs.

Client: Coca Cola Hellenic
Creative Director: Nikola Radonjić Bada
A/V Production Director: Igor Marić
Account director: Dejan Pejovic
Copywrite: Nikola Radonjić Bada
Voice over: RTV Atlas, Milo Radonjić
Lead role: Maša Elezović

Varvari: U mom srcu jedina (Anthem of football fans Barbarians) video

It's not all design and photography in Montenegro - our Videographer scene is booming!

Check out the video for a football fan anthem (FK Budućnost) - In my heart you're the only one (U mome srcu jedina).
Directed by: Aleksandar Božović, Lazar Obrenović
DOP: Stevo Vasiljević
Postproduction: Srđan Stanojević

PAX Fest video is out

Creative Director: Nikola Radonjić Bada
A/V Production Director: Igor Marić
Account director: Alen Nikezić
Voice over: DAA Montenegro
Мusic: Dubioza Kolektiv

5 free typefaces: March edition

A brand new section on the blog: 5 free typefaces I recommend - each month! For the March 2012 - I've selected: Dekar, Archive, Rex, FV Almelo, Maven Pro.

Archive typeface - good for print. For download click here.

Dekar typeface - good for print, web, video For download click here.

FV Almelo typeface - good for print, web, video For download click here.

Maven Pro typeface - good for print, web, video For download click here. 

Rex typeface - good for print, web, video. For download click here. 

Hope you enjoyed them! Note that I'm not the author of the mentioned typefaces but a fan promoting them! All rights are reserved to their 

PAX Fest Montenegro 2012. Submit your art and win great prizes!

@FDESMNE on March 1st announced  competitions that will be held during the PAX FEST multimedia festival. You can compete in 3 different competitions:

“Žvrlj Art”- "Some kind of art" competition aims to amplify creativity among youth in an unorthodox, different and unbound way through art made as result of boredom while in classes or lectures, or even while sipping coffee with your friends.

• 1st place: 150€
• 2nd place: 100€
• 3rd place: 50€

“Umjetnost govora”- "Art of speech"  gives youngsters an opportunity to prepare and perform a speech based on European-Atlantic integration of Montenegro - as it is one of the main goals of the country.

• 1st place: 200€
• 2nd place: 150€
• 3rd place: 100€

“Kroz objektiv kamere”- "Through the lens" Using your creativity and imagination, young people should express themselves, their situations and thoughts through short video forms. The video has to be authentic and it may last up to 5 minutes!

• 1st place: 200€
• 2nd place: 150€
• 3rd place: 100€
  

All students are called to participate in the competitions. The admissions are accepted from 1-20. march 2012. After the bids close, an expert jury will evaluate and pick the best works that will compete on the festival. The awards wait for the best works on the festival!

After the competition part of the festival, the hosts will have entertainment part: premiere of the Omnibus film "Oktobar" and after that spectacular concert of the most wanted band in South-East Europe Dubioza Kolektiv.

Make sure you apply and give it your best creative shot!

More info via PAXFEST website.

Nikon launched D800 model - Advertising video contains footage shot with Canon

A while ago I posted a blog post about Terje Sørgjerd and his magnificent video "The Mountain". Following him and getting to know his work is inspiring, but today he announced this on his Facebook Page:

This is the case: Nikon launched their D800 model and within the promo they took scenes from his videos. Even though it's still unknown if Nikon breached copyright rights, the fact they used films shot with Canon 5d Mark II in a D800 advert is in a way disturbing. The power of advertising used to create a deception within the consumers, in my opinion, can't be justified.
For now, remind yourself of the beauty Terje shot: