Master Lecture: The Ceremonial Edition of the Constitution of Czechia

Jan Novák shares the fascinating story behind the book making of Czechia’s Constitution! 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮 🇨🇿✍️ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴? We’re thrilled to invite you to an exclusive talk with typographer and graphic designer Jan Novák, key co-creator behind the award-winning ceremonial version of the Czech Constitution for Grand Design Award. What Jan will cover in this talk: 📜 Redesigning State Identity 🖋️ Custom Typography: The story behind Democratia 🤝 Collaborative Craft: Insights into the cross-disciplinary workflow bridging typography, graphic design, and packaging 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 🗓 15 September, 2026 (Tue) ⏰ 9:30-10:30 a.m. (HKT) 📍 J050 Living Lab, Jockey Club Innovation Tower (Block V), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Whether you’re a graphic designer, typographer, or passionate about how design shapes culture and society, come join us for to this exclusive talk!