Classmate Studio

Last summer, we had a lovely collaboration with Jazz in Helsinki, which is coming around again soon ;) 💙

We created a series of abstract musician illustrations for their campaign, advertised across the city.

We also recently had the honour of being awarded Gold at ‘s Vuoden Huiput gala.  You can check their exhibition about the awarded works in the Gallery this month.

Last summer, we had a lovely collaboration with Jazz in Helsinki, which is coming around again soon ;) 🟡

We created a series of abstract musician illustrations for their campaign, advertised across the city.

We also recently had the honour of being awarded Gold at ‘s Vuoden Huiput gala. To celebrate the occasion, we printed a set of Riso versions of the illustrations at the wonderful workshop. 💛

You’re very welcome to pick up a copy from our Helsinki office while supplies last. 🟡

Poems of Unrest was the 2025 identity for Off-Biennále Budapest’s anniversary edition , responding to a moment shaped by political, social, and environmental unease. From city lights to Ui, web and participant materials, the visual language carried through with bold colour, sharp type, and symbolic 3D forms.

Sound design:
Photography: .darab

For the 5th edition of Off-Biennále Budapest , we developed an identity reflecting the fragile idea of security. The system combined abstract 3d symbolism, activist-inspired typography, and a signage-based palette across physical and digital touchpoints. 🛑

Organizer: & the OFF Team
Sound design:
Photography: .darab

Off-Biennále Budapest’s 2025 edition, 💛OFF-Biennale Budapest poems of unrest, marked the biennale’s 10th anniversary with an identity shaped around the idea of security in a time of overlapping crises. Built by 3d forms, protest-sign typography, and alarm-inspired colours. The design system moved through both the city and the Biennale’s exhibitions.

Organizers: Hajnalka Somogy & the OFF Team Hajnalka Somogyi

Sound design: Bence Barta Bence Barta
Photography: Zsuzsa Darab Zsuzsa Darab

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MAGYAR MŰVÉSZETI AKADÉMIA DÍJA
Classmate Studio
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Pont 10 éve, az egyetem befejezése után hoztuk létre hivatalosan is a Classmate-et, hogy olyan munkákon dolgozhassunk, amiket szeretünk, és amelyekre büszkék lehetünk. Ez nem kevés idő, és azóta valóban sok minden történt velünk, de a célunk mit sem változott.

Éppen ezért még nagyobb öröm számunkra, hogy idén a XXV. Tervezőgrafikai Biennálén elnyertük a Magyar Művészeti Akadémia fődíját!

Köszönjük a zsűrinek a szakmai elismerést, és gratulálunk a többi díjazottnak is! 😎

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Exactly 10 years ago, after graduating from university we officially founded Classmate Studio so we could work on projects we truly love and can be proud of. That’s no short time, and a lot has happened to us since then, but our goal has remained the same.

That is why it is an even greater joy for us to have received the Grand Prize of the Hungarian Academy of Arts at the 25th Graphic Design Biennale this year.

We would like to thank the jury for the professional recognition and congratulate the other award recipients as well.

A blend between Mediterranean & Nordic vibes in the heart of Helsinki 💙 .puistokatu4

Restaurant Elm’s .puistokatu4 identity balances on the merge of flamboyant mediterranean and clean nordic stylistic traits with experimental typography, brush strokes, the color blue, simplistic layouts and a set of carefully composed cyanotypes, enriching the restaurant’s versatile culinary experience. 🍷💙

Brand Photography:
Media Direction: .ranne

The core of Restaurant Elm’s identity is inspired by Linda Linko’s signature painting style, echoing the artwork found in the restaurant itself. It blends their flamboyant Mediterranean energy with clean Nordic restraint. Built with deep blue colours, simplistic layouts, and a set of carefully composed cyanotypes to match the restaurant’s versatile culinary experience. 💙

Brand Photography:
Media Direction: .ranne