Jan Matoušek (1984) is a Prague-based graphic and type designer, focusing mainly on developing visual strategies, as well as editorial and type design. His practice combines craft, conceptual, and research-based approaches.

Together with a team of collaborators, we operate in the fields of Creative Direction, Type Design, Book Design, Web and Motion Design. We believe in an experimental approach and always strive to think beyond.

Our clients range from the cultural to the commercial. However, we are open to anyone who wants to push their boundaries or is simply looking for a design with attention to detail.

Over the years we have completed work for clients such as Architecture Day Festival, Vyšehrad National Cultural Monument, Laterna Magika, Gočár Gallery, MeetFactory, Prague Music Performance, Trafo Gallery, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and many others.

Art Direction, Graphic and Type design

Jan Matoušek

Motion and Graphic design

Jakub Šilhavý

Webdesign

Jan Vrátný

3D and Engineering

Michal Landa

Art

Vladimir 518
Miroko Maroko
David Krňanský
Michal Škapa
Epos 257

Camera

Tomáš Luňák
Pavel Raev

Graphic design

Matěj Hanauer
Zuzana Lednická

Photography

Filip Beránek
Vojtěch Veškrna

Public relations and text

Ondřej Čížek

Production

Eva Heczková

Type design

Heavyweight Type

In 2011, Jan graduated from UMPRUM in Prague (Graphic Design and New Media) with the project City = Medium, in which he, together with Vladimir 518 and Markéta Vinglerová, explored the history and present state of light interventions in public spaces, as well as the potential of the city as a medium. The project resulted in a book that was awarded the title Most Beautiful Book of 2012.

During his internship at the leading Czech graphic studios Laboratoř and Najbrt, Jan worked on a number of visual identities, including those for the National Film Archive, the National Technical Library, and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. From 2013 to 2018, he was active in design education at UMPRUM in Prague.

In 2019, Jan Matoušek was honored at the prestigious Czech Grand Design Award for the visual concept of the exhibition and the design of the book Dictator of Time: (De)contextualization of the Phenomenon of Laterna Magika.
Between 2014 and 2019, Jan, together with photographer Vojtěch Veškrna, realized the type-photographic project Squadron: A Reflection of Czech Aviation. By digitizing Ladislav Sitenský's archive and documenting the air base in Čáslav, the authors created a unique type family and compiled an art-documentary book about Czechoslovak aviation across two time periods.
In 2020, Jan, together with Miroslava Mitísková (Miroko Maroko), won the competition for a new visual identity of the Vyšehrad National Cultural Monument.

Academy Of Fine Arts Prague
Apostrof Architects
BiggBoss publishers
Centre of Architecture Hradec Králové
D3A Architects
Depo 2015 Cultural space Pilsen
Gočár Gallery
MeetFactory Contemporary Art Centre
Kruh Architects
Langhans Gallery Prague
Mars Architects
National Theatre Prague
Prague Music Performance
Trafo Gallery
Tranzitdisplay gallery
Vyšehrad: National Cultural Monument

Czech Grand Design – Graphic Designer of the Year 2019

The Most Beautiful Czech Book
(Nominee, 2023)

The Most Beautiful Czech Book
(2nd Prize and Nominee, 2019)

The Most Beautiful Czech Book
(First Prize, 2017)

The Most Beautiful Czech Book
(First Prize 2012)