Studio Tumpić/Prenc with the project Famìa secured its place among the best at the 66th edition of the prestigious American competition Design Annual. This recognition on the global stage follows the Studio’s earlier success with this visual identity for a line of extra virgin olive oils from Rovinj, which this year had already won a Silver Award at the European Design Awards, one of the most important European design honors awarded by renowned design journalists and critics.
After conquering Europe, the project was also recognized by a nine-member jury of experts from around the world, who selected it among 2,633 submitted works as one of only 128 awarded projects by 106 designers, design studios, and in-house design departments. It is precisely this selectivity that makes the Design Annual the most exclusive major design competition in the world.
The competition is organized by Communication Arts, the leading professional magazine aimed at designers, art directors, design studios, corporate design departments, agencies, illustrators, photographers, and all those working in the field of visual communications.
Just as in its beginnings in 1959, so in its 67th year, Communication Arts continues to present the best current works, both those of recognized industry “veterans” and those of new creative talents in the fields of design, advertising, photography, illustration, interactive design, and typography.
In the next edition of the Design Annual, September/October 2025, the winning projects will be presented, securing them significant international exposure as more than 25,000 copies of that issue will be distributed worldwide.
Among them will be Famìa, a project recognized and highlighted by the nine-member jury of creative experts from around the world. Readers will become familiar with the visual identity of this line of extra virgin olive oils, which the Studio created in collaboration with Etikgraf.
The brand design, in addition to highlighting the product, also promotes its city, emphasizing the uniqueness of its architecture. The town developed on a peninsula, with houses of various colors and sizes, densely packed along the seashore. This picturesque setting reflects the diversity of the families living there, which was translated into the product’s visual identity. Labels in different colors indicate the intensity of the oil, while the arrangement and combination of bottles create a visual composition reminiscent of a Mediterranean town. In addition to enhancing the appearance of the sales space, the design encourages customers to collect all taste intensities and create their own collection, while with each purchase they take home an authentic piece of Rovinj.
It is worth noting that this is the second time the Studio has celebrated at the Design Annual. They also received the Communication Arts award in 2020 when their visual identity for the Pula swimming pool convinced the expert jury of that year.
