At Code Barcelona<\/strong>, we\u2019ve curated ten outstanding projects awarded in 2025 and 2026\u2014works that stand out for their conceptual clarity, flawless execution, and ability to connect with people. These are proof that contemporary design can be emotional, functional, and strategic<\/strong> all at once.<\/p>\n Here are the 10 most inspiring graphic design projects of the moment<\/strong>\u2014a selection that reflects where global visual communication is headed, and why design remains essential to understanding the world ahead.<\/p>\n https:\/\/competition.adesignaward.com\/gooddesigner.php?profile=368190<\/p>\n In the heart of Anhui, a Chinese province with a cultural heritage as deep as its drive for innovation, one of 2025\u2019s most significant graphic design projects emerges: \u201cCulture to Technology Identity\u201d<\/strong>. Conceived as a poster for Hefei\u2019s high-tech zone, this piece distills a complex idea\u2014the journey from an ancient culture to a scientific future\u2014into a visual statement that is clear, symbolic, and elegant. It\u2019s a perfect example of graphic design as a bridge between tradition and progress.<\/p>\n The poster begins with a simple gesture: the Chinese character for \u201cAnhui,\u201d framed by the classic outlines of Huizhou architecture. From there, the composition gradually transforms. Architectural lines dissolve into electronic circuit traces, and the cultural symbol becomes a technological metaphor. This transition, executed with near-artisanal precision, visually narrates the evolution of an entire region\u2014from legacy to future, from heritage to innovation. It\u2019s a design that is not just seen, but read as a story<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The art direction, led by Ji Chao<\/strong> and Xu Ning<\/strong>, reveals a deep understanding of the visual balance between the tangible and the conceptual. The use of gradient blues<\/strong>\u2014a nod to Jiangnan, the historic region where Huizhou culture flourished\u2014creates a serene, almost poetic atmosphere. In contrast, the circuit lines, highlighted with spot UV varnish<\/em>, add shine and texture, evoking energy and technological precision. The interplay of these layers builds a visual identity where the ancestral and the digital don\u2019t clash\u2014they complement each other.<\/p>\n What makes this project truly remarkable is not just its technical mastery, but its conceptual synthesis. In just a few square centimeters, the poster encapsulates a cultural story, a political stance, and an economic aspiration. The design breathes modernity without abandoning its roots. In a country where rapid technological development threatens to dilute the symbolic, this work restores dignity and meaning<\/strong> to public visual identity.<\/p>\n The Hefei High Tech Digital Technology Co. team elegantly solves a complex challenge: fusing traditional architectural profiles with the digital geometry of circuits. Proportion, rhythm, and light are orchestrated with almost architectural discipline. Nothing is superfluous, nothing disrupts. The result is a design that feels inevitable\u2014as if culture and technology were always destined to meet at this precise point.<\/p>\n \u201cCulture to Technology Identity\u201d stands out not only for its aesthetic quality, but for what it represents: a new kind of visual patriotism<\/strong> that celebrates modernization without forgetting history. It\u2019s a reminder that graphic design can serve as a diplomatic language, communicating the essence of a place and its vision for the future. Between tradition and modernity, this project achieves something rare: balance, elegance, and purpose.<\/p>\n Winner of the Gold Award in Business Communication at the Best Design Awards 2025<\/strong>, \u201cNo Blanket Value\u201d<\/strong> redefines how design can embody a social message. Created by Motion Sickness Design Office<\/em> in collaboration with Noa Blanket Co<\/em> for Social Value Aotearoa<\/em>, this campaign challenges how we understand and measure value in impact investment. It\u2019s a powerful example of design as a tool for cultural repair and contemporary dialogue.<\/p>\n Instead of releasing a traditional report or media campaign, the team\u2014led by creative directors Jordan Stent<\/strong> and Sam Stuchbury<\/strong>, with Katene Durie-Doherty<\/strong> as cultural lead (Pou Taketake<\/em>) and Patrick Hickley<\/strong> as design director\u2014turned a critique into a tangible object: a woven blanket. In Aotearoa\u2019s (New Zealand\u2019s) colonial history, blankets symbolized unequal exchange, used by colonizers to acquire land, resources, or taonga<\/em> (cultural treasures). Here, the blanket is redefined: it\u2019s no longer a bargaining chip, but a gesture of reciprocity. It isn\u2019t given\u2014it\u2019s accepted. It doesn\u2019t signify loss, but alliance.<\/p>\n The work of Noa Blanket Co<\/strong>, rooted in care, community, and cultural integrity, ensures the object is not just a visual metaphor but a living symbol. Every woven fiber embodies the idea that value is measured not by capital, but by commitment and relationship. The blanket itself is an ethical statement. It\u2019s not a communication medium\u2014it is the communication.<\/p>\n The campaign\u2019s visual language is understated, intentional, and ceremonial. Warm-toned photography, natural light, visible textures. The composition avoids advertising rhetoric, letting the object\u2019s presence speak for itself. This deliberate silence is powerful. In a world where corporate communication is measured in noise, \u201cNo Blanket Value\u201d is measured in meaning<\/strong>. This project doesn\u2019t try to persuade\u2014it invites us to reflect on what we value, and how we express it.<\/p>\n The Best Design Awards 2025<\/strong> jury called it \u201can incredibly smart way to unite people around a cause, deeply connected to a country\u2019s history and the evolution of contemporary design language.\u201d It\u2019s no exaggeration. This work proves that design can bridge economy and ethics, history and future, symbol and action. It\u2019s a lesson for everyone who believes design should not only communicate, but repair, connect, and transform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo Blanket Value\u201d is part of a new generation of projects where corporate communication becomes more human. The team\u2014including Sylvia Humphries<\/strong> (copywriting), Joshua and Whakaawa Te Kani<\/strong>, Joseph McAlpine<\/strong>, Matthew Campher<\/strong>, Scott Hardy<\/strong>, Oliver Johnston<\/strong>, and James Gibb<\/strong>\u2014has achieved something greater than an award: they\u2019ve shown that when design is woven with purpose, it can change how a society understands the word \u201cvalue.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/bestawards.co.nz\/graphic\/colour-award-graphics\/clemenger-bbdo-1\/love-creep-5\/ <\/p>\n Winner of the Colour Award Graphics at the Best Design Awards 2025<\/strong>, \u201cLove Creep\u201d<\/strong> is one of the most impactful and daring campaigns of the year. Created by Clemenger BBDO<\/em> and Assembly Ltd<\/em> for the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development<\/em>, the project is part of the Love Better<\/em> program, a national initiative aimed at young people to teach them to recognize the signs of coercive control in romantic relationships. Its goal is as clear as it is urgent: to transform the visual language of love to make it more aware, more honest, and safer.<\/p>\n The cultural context couldn’t be more alarming: New Zealand has the highest rate of domestic violence in the developed world; one in three women experiences abuse at some point in her life. In this scenario, \u201cLove Creep\u201d<\/strong> not only communicates but educates. It invites young people to ask themselves an essential question: where does love end and control begin?<\/strong><\/p>\n The creative team\u2014led by Brigid Alkema<\/strong>, Alex Metson<\/strong>, Julia Ferrier<\/strong>, and Emily Beautrais<\/strong> as creative directors (Pou Auaha<\/em>), along with Jake Firman<\/strong> in strategic direction (Pou Rautaki<\/em>)\u2014developed a radically immersive visual narrative. The digital experience LoveCreep.nz<\/em> uses a deliberately suffocating mobile environment, dominated by a single chromatic idea: red. There are no nuances, no visual respite. Everything vibrates in the tension between desire and danger. Love and warning share the same color<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Red, omnipresent in every piece\u2014website, shorts, social media, urban posters\u2014acts as both metaphor and trigger. It is the thread that connects emotion and alarm. Inspired by brutalist<\/strong> architecture, the art direction dispenses with ornaments to reveal the rawness of the subject. The rough aesthetic, intense color blocks, and direct typography create a sought-after sense of discomfort: the design does not seduce, it unsettles to awaken<\/strong>. Love here is neither soft nor idealized; it is a terrain where violence can appear if not recognized in time.<\/p>\n The digital strategy transforms emotional education into an interactive experience. Through what are called \u201cLove Bites\u201d<\/em>\u2014phrases and fragments collected from interviews with hundreds of victims and survivors\u2014users can identify patterns of control and reflect on their own behavior. They are not told what is right or wrong: they are invited to discover it for themselves. This empathetic approach turns the campaign into an exercise in collective self-awareness. The design stops instructing and starts accompanying<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The results speak for themselves. In the months following the launch, there was a 5% increase in the number of young people able to identify controlling behaviors in their relationships and a 5% decrease in those who normalized them. Calls to Youthline<\/em>\u2014a support line for young people\u2014increased with a new common question: \u201cAm I being controlling without realizing it?\u201d Since then, LoveCreep.nz<\/em> has been incorporated as an educational tool in schools across the country. The impact of the design transcended the screen to become a national conversation.<\/p>\n The jury of the Best Design Awards<\/strong> highlighted the project for its \u201cmasterful use of color as a narrative and emotional language\u201d and its ability to \u201ctranslate a complex social issue into a visceral visual experience.\u201d In a landscape where many social campaigns seek to soften their messages, \u201cLove Creep\u201d<\/strong> chooses intensity, risk, and discomfort as forms of truth. And it succeeds. Because sometimes, love needs a red mirror to recognize itself.<\/p>\n Winner of the iF Design Award 2025<\/strong> in the Service Design<\/em> category, Recicla Sampa<\/strong> has established itself as the largest environmental education platform in Brazil<\/strong>. Created by the waste management concessionaires Loga<\/em> and EcoUrbis<\/em> with the support of the S\u00e3o Paulo government, the project redefines how a metropolis of over twenty million inhabitants interacts with its waste.<\/p>\n The Recicla Sampa<\/strong> movement arises from an urgency: to transform the relationship between citizens and consumption amid a global environmental crisis. More than just an awareness campaign, it is a communication and service system that educates, connects, and facilitates sustainable action<\/strong>. Through a digital platform, users can access practical information on waste separation, recycling points, educational content, and updated data on urban waste management.<\/p>\n The team at D4G Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e Design<\/strong> designed an experience that combines pedagogy, technology, and social design. The intuitive interface, clear visual resources, and accessible tone ensure the message reaches diverse audiences \u2014 from students and families to businesses and public organizations. The service design is not limited to the digital environment: it is complemented by urban campaigns, educational materials, and in-person actions that reinforce environmental awareness in the community.<\/p>\n One of the project’s greatest achievements is its measurable impact<\/strong>. Since its launch, Recicla Sampa has increased the volume of recyclable waste in S\u00e3o Paulo and strengthened collaboration between citizens, government, and concessionaires. Its strategic approach demonstrates that design can be a powerful tool for social transformation, capable of translating complex data into everyday sustainable actions.<\/p>\n The jury of the iF Design Award<\/strong> particularly valued the coherence between purpose, form, and function<\/em>. Every element of the experience \u2014 from the information architecture to the visual identity \u2014 is designed to inspire real behavioral change. In the words of the D4G team, \u201ceducating about recycling is not just about informing, but about generating pride and belonging around a cleaner and more conscious city<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Recicla Sampa represents a new generation of public service design<\/strong>: projects where technology serves people, and design acts as a bridge between institutions and citizens. In a country of continental dimensions, its impact transcends S\u00e3o Paulo: it has become a replicable model for other Latin American cities seeking sustainable solutions through communication and design.<\/p>\n https:\/\/awards.europeandesign.org\/winner\/262593<\/p>\n Winner of the Silver Award 2025<\/strong> in the Company Logo<\/em> category, the rebranding of Norwegian Airlines<\/strong> by TRY \/ Apt<\/em> represents a strategic and emotional renewal of the European aviation sector. At a time when the pandemic completely transformed the business travel landscape and traditional airlines struggled to redefine themselves, Norwegian seized the opportunity to rebuild its identity from authenticity and national values. <\/p>\n The new identity is based on a clear idea: \u201cA Fair Price Airline\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cThe Norwegian Way\u201d<\/strong>. Two pillars that combine honesty, accessibility, and cultural pride. The design moves away from Nordic clich\u00e9s and the overly technical codes of its previous stage, opting for a modern, warm, and human<\/strong> aesthetic that balances the local and the global. The result is a brand that projects confidence, simplicity, and unpretentious quality. <\/p>\n The updated logo retains the recognition of the original brand but has been refined to align with this new philosophy. The stroke is simplified<\/strong>, spaces are opened, and the whole breathes a visual clarity that reflects the Scandinavian values of precision and transparency. The red, blue, and white of the Norwegian flag remain as the chromatic base, but their application is more restrained, adapting to digital and physical environments with timeless elegance.<\/p>\n One of the great innovations is the introduction of a customized typography<\/strong> developed by Kanon Foundry<\/em>, designed to reflect the clarity, simplicity, and warmth of the Norwegian visual language. This font, combined with a system of organic and expressive illustrations, reinforces the brand’s personality: down to earth rebel<\/em>, a quiet rebellion that communicates closeness without losing professional rigor.<\/p>\n The visual system has been conceived as flexible and coherent<\/strong>, capable of adapting to multiple platforms\u2014from airport signage to mobile applications\u2014and coexisting with previous elements on aircraft fuselages. Every touchpoint maintains the same voice: accessible, modern, and conscious. In the words of the designers, \u201cit’s not just about flying, but flying with purpose<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n The jury highlighted how the redesign redefines the identity of a national airline<\/strong> without breaking with its legacy, balancing cultural heritage and international ambition. It is a lesson in how corporate branding can evolve towards empathy without losing consistency, achieving a brand that feels as contemporary as it is enduring. Norwegian<\/strong> thus ceases to be just another airline, becoming a symbol of modern Scandinavian design applied to the global brand experience.<\/p>\n https:\/\/awards.europeandesign.org\/winner\/261176<\/p>\n The book was created to mark Binde’s 90th birthday and includes a vast selection of his photographs, critical essays, and unpublished interviews. Faced with an overwhelming amount of material, Murashko opted for a design solution that organizes the content into five sections<\/strong>, structured with clarity and physical rhythm. Each block is separated by gray signatures<\/em> printed on heavier paper, making the transition from one section to another a tactile, almost cinematic gesture.<\/p>\n The work opens with a series of photographic experiments printed in silver on black paper<\/strong>, a poetic nod to the photosensitive substances that gave birth to analog photography. This decision is not only technical but conceptual: it places Binde’s work in dialogue with the 21st century, highlighting its relevance and its ability to reinvent itself over time. Many of these images had never been published before, adding an air of discovery to the volume.<\/p>\n The three main sections are constructed as a visual narrative in three acts: \u201cThe Known Binde\u201d<\/strong>, dedicated to his famous portraits, nudes, and erotic photographs; \u201cMyths and Moments\u201d<\/strong>, a symbolic exploration of ideology, religion, and the tensions between power and nature; and \u201cInner Circle\u201d<\/strong>, which gathers personal portraits, self-portraits, and intimate scenes that reveal the artist’s most human side. Each series is identified with Latin letters \u2014an open structure suggesting the possibility of future editions and continuations of the archive.<\/p>\n The editorial design combines technical rigor and material sensitivity. The textual and essay sections are printed on uncoated paper<\/strong> with double high-density black ink, enhancing readability and the tactile relationship with the image. In contrast, the photographic sections use four-color process on coated paper with glossy varnish<\/strong>, achieving an extreme contrast reminiscent of the silver photocopies so characteristic of Binde’s style. The entire volume was printed with stochastic screening<\/strong>, a technique that offers exceptional definition even in miniatures, without visible screen patterns.<\/p>\n The result is much more than a catalog: it is a printed sculpture<\/strong> that balances weight, proportion, and texture to pay homage to an artist whose work always oscillated between irony and sensuality. As the editorial team states, \u201cBinde. 100\u201310 not only documents a career but reinterprets it from a contemporary perspective, transforming memory into living matter<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n The jury praised its technical and conceptual mastery, highlighting how each design decision\u2014from paper to typography\u2014serves the photographic narrative. This project demonstrates that editorial design remains one of the most powerful languages for narrating art: a space where form, content, and time converse with the same precision as light in a darkroom.<\/p>\n https:\/\/awards.europeandesign.org\/winner\/261324<\/p>\n Culture to Technology Identity \u2014 Hefei High Tech Digital Technology Co., LTD.<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNo Blanket Value \u2014 Social Value Aotearoa x Noa Blanket Co x Motion Sickness<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nXijiu Matured Liquor \u2014 Chengdu Times Fashion Art Design Co., Ltd.<\/h3>\n
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Winner of the Platinum A\u2019 Design Award 2025<\/strong> in the Packaging Design<\/em> category, \u201cXijiu Matured Liquor\u201d<\/strong> represents the perfect synthesis of art, culture, and contemporary design. Conceived by Chengdu Times Fashion Art Design Co., Ltd.<\/em>, this project elevates liquor packaging to the level of cultural artwork. In a market dominated by mass production, this piece asserts design as an act of memory and balance<\/strong>. Inspired by an iconic piece from the Palace Museum<\/em> in Beijing, the design takes the circular drum shape as its starting point, an ancient symbol of wholeness and harmony<\/strong> in Chinese culture. From this perfect geometry, the packaging becomes a metaphor for time, nature, and the life cycle. Its rounded, smooth, and balanced silhouette communicates an almost philosophical serenity: luxury understood not as ostentation, but as a balance between the visible and the eternal. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-24-07_28_36-4406f76e1f945b519c7cfa715dba0e072e02df2e-1-t710.jpg-710\u00d7710.png.webp\")
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The creative team \u2014Xiaohu Feng<\/strong>, Xian Huo<\/strong>, and Lei Wang<\/strong>\u2014 successfully reinterprets classical heritage with a contemporary sensibility. The laser inscriptions<\/strong> indicating the maturation years (15 and 30) unfold like ribbons that seem to float, a poetic nod to the tradition of literati who drank liquor while writing verses by the rivers. Each stroke unites the senses: sight, touch, and smell. It is a design that is not only seen but experienced<\/strong>. The cap, auspiciously shaped like Sihe Ruyi<\/em>, represents the harmony between time, place, and people. Its smooth opening adds a ritual component to the user experience. Inside, a woodcut-style illustration depicts the landscape of the Chishui River<\/strong> \u2014the birthplace of Xijiu\u2014 along with the liquor’s natural ingredients. The entire ensemble conveys a sense of living heritage: a story that continues through design. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-24-07_29_05-4406f76e1f945b519c7cfa715dba0e072e02df2e-3-t710.jpg-710\u00d7710.png.webp\")
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The project surpasses the challenge of balancing artisanal tradition with contemporary elegance. It does not seek to be modern: it seeks to be eternal. Against the trend of global minimalism, \u201cXijiu Matured Liquor\u201d<\/strong> embraces symbolic complexity and visual richness as forms of aesthetic truth. The omnipresent circularity is not just a shape: it is a philosophy. It represents the union between past and future, between culture and desire, between matter and emotion. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-24-07_28_17-4406f76e1f945b519c7cfa715dba0e072e02df2e-t710.jpg-710\u00d7710-2.png.webp\")
The jury of the A\u2019 Design Award 2025<\/strong> recognized the work as a masterful example of \u201cfusion between cultural art and industrial design,\u201d highlighting its attention to detail, symbolism, and impeccable technical execution. This project not only protects a product but preserves a legacy<\/strong>. It is proof that packaging, when conceived with sensitivity and purpose, can transcend its commercial function and become a piece of cultural heritage. <\/p>\nMercado Novo \u2014 Greco Design<\/h3>\n
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Winner of the iF Gold Award 2025<\/strong> in the Communication & Branding<\/em> category, the project \u201cMercado Novo\u201d<\/strong> by Greco Design<\/em> reinterprets an architectural icon of Belo Horizonte to transform it into a living, flexible, and deeply Brazilian identity. The Mercado Novo<\/em>, built in the 1960s as a symbol of urban modernism, had fallen into oblivion until its rebirth in 2018 as a cultural epicenter. Today, its new visual identity celebrates that transformation: from commerce to coexistence, from market to movement. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/376006492_18308117953104236_9098185805442814255_n.jpg\")
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The team at Greco Design<\/strong> faced a complex challenge: capturing the contemporary energy of a space where gastronomy, art, music, and design coexist, without losing the memory of its past. The answer was found in the cobog\u00f3s<\/strong>, the characteristic perforated ceramic blocks that form the building’s facade. These elements, typical of Brazilian architecture, create a dance of light and shadow throughout the day. This changing geometry became the essence of the new visual system: a pattern that evolves over time, just like the market itself. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/375977662_18308117896104236_5146286314784865120_n.jpg\")
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The identity is articulated through a modular grid<\/strong> inspired by the cobog\u00f3s. Each grid can adapt to different media \u2014from signage to digital pieces\u2014 and allows for infinite graphic combinations. Color plays a central role: a palette that reflects the different times of day, from the warm tones of dawn to the blues and oranges of sunset over Belo Horizonte. In this way, the logo and its variants function as a visual clock, a metaphor for the passage of time and the collective life that pulses within the building. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grec-if2.jpg\")
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The jury of the iF Design Award<\/strong> highlighted that the identity \u201cembodies the perfect fusion between community, architecture, and nature<\/em>,\u201d and recognized its masterful use of a generative<\/strong> approach that adapts the market’s forms to changing cultural, climatic, and social contexts. It is not just a redesign: it is an interface between the physical and the emotional, between architectural structure and human experience. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grec-if4.jpg\")
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The Mercado Novo<\/strong> now functions as a cultural hub connecting past and present. Its new identity does not impose an image but proposes an open system<\/strong>, where each graphic piece is a possible interpretation of the same spirit. Thus, the market becomes a visual platform where the artisanal and the digital, the local and the universal coexist. It is a lesson in how design can preserve memory while simultaneously driving a community’s future. This project demonstrates that cultural branding can be much more than an aesthetic operation: it can be a tool for urban revitalization<\/strong>. The Mercado Novo brand not only represents a place but amplifies a way of life. In the words of the jury: \u201cA project that breathes the pulse of Brazil and translates its collective energy into a timeless visual language<\/em>.\u201d ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grec-if8.jpg\")
https:\/\/ifdesign.com\/en\/winner-ranking\/project\/recicla-sampa\/714880<\/p>\nRecicla Sampa \u2014 D4G Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o e Design<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nNorwegian Logo \u2014 TRY \/ Apt<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBinde. 100\u201310 \u2014 Alexey Murashko<\/h3>\n
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Winner of the Gold Award 2025<\/strong> in the category Artistic Catalogue<\/em>, the project \u201cBinde. 100\u201310\u201d<\/strong> by Alexey Murashko<\/em> is a monumental editorial work that celebrates the career of Latvian photographer Gun\u0101rs Binde<\/strong>, one of the most influential names in 20th-century European photography. The publication, conceived as a living tribute, combines structure, materiality, and visual narrative to construct a multifaceted portrait: that of the artist, his time, and his vision.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/codewebbarcelona.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/v2C48wSvA1j8Y59hNSQJlpRyCqJ5AbxoTotaMTtu.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nGoogle Sans Flex \u2014 Studio Dumbar\/DEPT\u00ae<\/h3>\n