Ubu Roi ou les Polonais
Ubu Roi ou les Polonais
Project type:
Project type:
Editorial Design
Year:
Year:
2026
Context:
Context:
University project
Problem:
Most Polish editions of Ubu Roi wrap the play in conventional, academic design, flattening the very anarchy and grotesque humor that make the text what it is.
Solution:
I took an existing typeface and reworked it, cutting holes into the letterforms and arranging them as if falling apart across the pages — just like Ubu's kingdom.
Result:
The result is a book where the reader physically experiences the collapse: turning pages means watching the text and Ubu's rule — fall apart in real time.
Project overview:
Project overview:
A university editorial project reinterpreting Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi (1896), an absurdist play about a grotesque king whose greed and incompetence collapse his own kingdom.
A university editorial project reinterpreting Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi (1896), an absurdist play about a grotesque king whose greed and incompetence collapse his own kingdom.
First tries and iterations:
Different sketches and other variants:
Final Result:
Problem:
Most Polish editions of Ubu Roi wrap the play in conventional, academic design, flattening the very anarchy and grotesque humor that make the text what it is.
Solution:
I took an existing typeface and reworked it, cutting holes into the letterforms and arranging them as if falling apart across the pages — just like Ubu's kingdom.
Result:
The result is a book where the reader physically experiences the collapse: turning pages means watching the text and Ubu's rule — fall apart in real time.
