How do you visualize 40 years of economic wisdom in a world running out of time?

Oblikovanje knjižnega ovitka za ekonomsko raziskavo Gregorja Žaklja Sr. je zahtevalo destilacijo štirih desetletij znanja v eno sliko. Tako oblikovanje knjižnega ovitka postane manifesto, ki prepričuje še pred odprtjem knjige.

Client: Gregor Žakelj Sr.

The brief

This wasn’t typical client work — it was family. Gregor’s father had spent 40 years developing models for sustainable economic systems, then four years writing 400 pages about growth that works with natural cycles rather than against them. We had to capture both the depth of research and the urgency of implementation.

The symbol

We merged pie chart logic with tree ring patterns, letting dendrochronology meet data visualization. The rings became nature’s own accounting system — economic data structured like natural time, suggesting we can still choose growth that respects cycles rather than demanding endless expansion.

Outcome

The cover functions as a manifesto, making the argument for sustainable economics through visual metaphor alone. Complex theory becomes accessible before readers encounter the text.

Book cover design · Typography · Visual concept

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Štiri desetletja ekonomske modrine v enem ovitku.

Zakaj za to knjigo je bil oseben: Gregorjev oče je 40 let razvijal modele trajnostnih ekonomskih sistemov, nato štiri leta pisal 400 strani o rasti, ki dela z naravnimi cikli, ne proti njim. Kaj je nastalo — ovitek, ki mora prepričati še pred odprtjem — izhaja iz potrebe po destilaciji desetletij raziskav v eno sliko. Kako smo to rešili: spojili smo logiko tortnega diagrama z vzorci drevesnih obročev, dendrokronologija se je srečala z vizualizacijo podatkov. Obroči so postali naravni zapis gospodarskih ciklov, ki se ne skriva za abstrakcijo.

Vrednote so bili čas kot material in podatki kot narava — gospodarstvo ni ločeno od bioloških sistemov. Oblikovanje deluje, ker simbolno prepleta Gregorjevo znanstveno metodo z naravnimi vzorci rasti njegovega očeta. Ni tipičen klientski projekt, ker ni tipična knjiga. To je Zgodba ekonomista, ki vidi v drevesnih obročih model za gospodarstvo, ki bo preživelo naslednjih 40 let.

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