Tolstói & Tolstaia

This book is composed of three novels: Sonata Kreutzer, by Leo Tolstoy; Who's to Blame? and Song without Words , by Sophia Tolstaya (translated for the first time in Brazil), and a few adjacent texts. The design of the book references visual elements used in musical notation, recognizing music as the starting point and guiding thread of the novels. In the titles, a typeface that combines the delicacy of rounded endings with violent sharp serifs alludes to the tempestuous relationship of the Tolstoys.

13 × 20 cm
448 pages

Art edition Laura Lotufo
Typesetting Kaio Cassio
Print production Lilia Goes
Photography Nino Andrés / Carambaia

Diário Goncourt

This book presents a selection of entries written by the Goncourt brothers between 1860 and 1896. The visual choices alude to elements of 19th century Paris: metallic structures and boulevards, parks and public works carried out by Haussmann’s renovation program. Internally, the text was structured to emphasize the diary’s singular format, differentiating the Goncourt brothers writing from the organizer’s interventions by using two colors — black and copper.

11 × 18 cm
418 pages

Art edition Laura Lotufo
Typesetting Kaio Cassio
Print production Lilia Goes
Photography Nino Andrés / Carambaia

Quilo Journal

Spanning across three hundred pages, this magazine is an amalgamation of short stories and visuals from over forty collaborators. With each section introduced by writers from their respective region, readers get a glimpse into the folklore of the country. The editorial design and visual language of Quilo captures the essence of the country in the present day; the layouts, inspired by Brazilian Modernist design vernacular, are raw and bold, while the neutral and approachable kraft paper cover speaks to a more rustic side of the country. The typography combines a classic serif and a condensed neo-grotesque with expressive details, creating a feeling that is both contemporary and timeless.

Editor & Creative Director Mico Toledo
Creative Direction Leo Porto and Felipe Rocha (Porto Rocha)
Designed with Natalia Oledzka and Felipe Rocha
Project Management Elisa Bortolini
Case Study Photography Mari Juliano

Mulheres Míticas

The book Mulheres Míticas em Peformance celebrates the theatre group Mulheres Míticas’ sixth anniversary with the publishing of two plays and multiple related essays and interviews. The graphic project uses visual assets found in archives to organize the different types of text, underlining the book as part of the group’s living memory. The cover and back cover reveal the content along with all of the object’s technicalities.

14 × 21 cm
320 pages

BDMG Cultural

In the context of BDMG’s Cultural Institute 30th anniversary, this book compiles essays and studies revolving around the city of Belo Horizonte and the state of Minas Gerais. While each article is introduced by a different kind of ruled paper tied to its content, text originally written as footnotes was instead treated as sidenotes, subtly alluding to marginalia. A plastic dust-jacket commonly used on notebooks protects the object produced to be freely distributed.

15.8 × 22.5 cm
408 pages

Print production with Gabriela Silva

Agentes Invisíveis

The properties of a book’s production process become visual elements in the thesis about the invisible agents of the early Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski, written by Daniele Sampaio for her master’s degree at UNICAMP. A custom InDesign script was created to automatically insert gradients with different intensities in the spreads’ gutters, activating them throughout the book. Signatures printed on yellow paper stock inserted at the end showcase snippets of important printed matter used during research, available in full on the publisher’s website.

14 × 21 cm
288 pages

Pablo Neruda

The graphic project for Sara Rojo’s book about Pablo Neruda’s career in cinema and theatre plays with images present throughout his work. Sober typography in the interior is interleaved by moving headlines positioned over the visible topographic grid printed on the following page. The cover photo showing the Andes (printed in a metallic ink) is followed by one of the ocean, suggesting the monumentality of his legacy and introducing the reader to the nerudian universe.

11 × 20 cm
228 pages

Photography Nino Andrés

Contemporary Theatre Collection

The Contemporary Theatre Collection is a growing series created by Javali with the goal of publishing affordable paperbacks that celebrates contemporary authors. The theatre script structure was deconstructed into a system that uses two different typefaces, one acting as the passive voice that describes the scenes and the other as what is being spoken by the characters, creating an efficient structure for both conventional readers and rehearsing actors. Each book cover features a different typeface that reflects the book’s content and that permeates the interior whenever possible.

12.25 × 18.5 cm

With Amanda Goveia

Pulsões Anárquicas

Organized by Elen de Medeiros and Sara Rojo, Dramaturgies & Anarchical Drives is a book compiled of texts about non-hierarchical approaches to theatre and the role that freedom plays in the creative process. A grid with classical proportions is constantly broken by side notes which invade the primary text area, creating an unstable structure that receives formally orthodox academic texts. The texts’ title and the authors names are vertically set in two typefaces that constantly change direction/alignment and that are interchanged. A typeface was customized to be used on the folios where some of the numbers are vertically mirrored or replaced by letters. A diagonal die cut on the denies the role of the cover as the text block protection.

13.6 × 21 cm
192 pages

With Amanda Goveia

Temporada

Written by André Novais de Oliveira, this book kickstarts the publication of film scripts by Javali. A sober solution embraces the specifics of the cinematographic text and seeks to simplify the design of future publications. A system of specific glyphs is used throughout the book to indicate notes that expose a first treatment of the script, inserted on black pages. For this specific book, which has a production diary, the days are graphically indicated by small squares that visually refer to calendars.

13 × 20 cm
224 pages

Photography Nino Andrés

Dead Objects

A project meant to explore objects partially devoid of their original meaning. Artifacts were collected and documented between October 16th and January 23rd (2017–2018), resulting in a series of one hundred photographs.

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Os Indicados

Graphic identity and poster for a play written and directed by Vinícius Souza, featuring two childhood friends who are supposed to rehearse a speech for an award that they might win. The graphic language was imagined as a translation of the oscillating tension the script was built upon, reflecting a crumbling polarized society and the neverending search for a Brazilian identity. The double-sided poster also plays the role of program, highlighting the themes and people involved in the play.

30 × 44 cm

With Letícia Naves

Teatro Negro e Atitude

Graphic design of the book "O Teatro Negro e Atitude no Tempo, o Tempo no Teatro Negro e Atitude", written by Evandro Nunes and published by Javali. The graphic elements used throughout the book dialogue with the concept of spiraling time developed by Leda Maria Martins. While the blocked quotations highlight the importance of past works for the construction of later narratives, the exaggerated scale of page numbering and chapter names emphasize the temporal dimension of the publication.

13.5 × 20.5 cm
176 pages

Photography Nino Andrés

Maurício Tizumba

Maurício Tizumba’s performative character is emphasized in the design of the book that houses Júlia Tizumba's master's thesis. Elastic typography, intense colors and a laid-back positioning of photographs reflect his performance at the crossroads: interdisciplinary and syncretic. Published by Javali.

13.8 × 20 cm
160 pages

Photography Nino Andrés