Kaliarda

2025
Zine

Kaliarda is a zine exploring the queer Greek cant, once used as a coded language within marginalized communities. The project examines themes of visibility, concealment, and linguistic identity.

A restrained blue cover conceals a vivid interior, referencing the necessity of hiding queer identity while suggesting an inner world of expression and resistance. The design draws on Swiss modernist principles, using structured grids and typography to keep focus on the text without much embellishment.

Alongside the publication, a lexicon and poster extend the project into a broader visual system. An alternative edition printed on pink copy paper references Kraximo, one of the first queer publications in Greece in the 1980s, connecting historical and contemporary forms of queer expression.


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