{"id":94624,"date":"2025-01-15T08:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T07:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/?p=94624"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:39:22","slug":"croatian-books-selected-for-2025-best-book-design-from-all-over-the-world-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/news\/croatian-books-selected-for-2025-best-book-design-from-all-over-the-world-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatian books selected for 2025 \u201cBest Book Design from all over the World\u201d competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and <a href=\"https:\/\/dizajn.hr\/\">Croatian Designers Association<\/a> selected best designed Croatian books published in 2024 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/vijesti\/otvoren-natjecaj-hrvatska-lijepa-knjiga-za-2024-godinu\/\">national book design competition (<em>Hrvatska lijepa knjiga<\/em>)<\/a>, annually organised as part of a larger, international competition, conducted by the German Book Art Foundation (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stiftung-buchkunst.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stiftung Buchkunst<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected books will enter two major book events in Europe \u2013 the international <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stiftung-buchkunst.de\/en\/best-book-design-from-all-over-the-world\/the-competition\/\">Best Book Design from all over the World<\/a><\/em> competition, which is held every year as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leipziger-buchmesse.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leipzig Book Fair<\/a>, and the <em>Book Art Internationa<\/em>l exhibition, traditionally taking place as part of the world-famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buchmesse.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frankfurt Book Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"94635\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94635 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5-1439x1080.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-5.jpg 1652w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/769;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"94637\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94637 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6-1439x1080.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-6.jpg 1652w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/769;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The members of the judging panel of Croatia\u2019s 2024 national book design competition (<em>Hrvatska lijepa knjiga<\/em>) the Head of the NSK Print Collection Tamara Ili\u0107 Oluji\u0107, Associate Professor at the University of Osijek\u2019s Academy of Arts and Culture and cultural theorist Nives Toma\u0161evi\u0107, graphic artist and professional cameraman Luka Gusi\u0107, academic painter and graphic artist Danijel Srdarev (photo on the left) and visual communication designer, co-founder of the Oaza creative design team and the Assistant Professor at the School of Design of the University of Zagreb\u2019s Faculty of Architecture Ma\u0161a Poljanec (first left on the photo on the right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of altogether 197 entries submitted during this latest edition of the competition, a judging panel consisting of the graphic artist and professional cameraman Luka Gusi\u0107, academic painter and graphic artist Danijel Srdarev, Associate Professor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uaos.unios.hr\/eng\/\">University of Osijek\u2019s Academy of Arts and Culture<\/a> and cultural theorist Nives Toma\u0161evi\u0107, Croatian visual communication designer, co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/o-a-z-a.com\/About\">Oaza<\/a> creative design team and the Assistant Professor at the School of Design of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arhitekt.hr\/en\/\">University of Zagreb\u2019s Faculty of Architecture<\/a> Ma\u0161a Poljanec and Head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/nsk-collections\/nsk-print-collection\/\">NSK Print Collection<\/a> Tamara Ili\u0107 Oluji\u0107 selected the following 12 titles, listed here in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Designing in Coexistence \u2013 Reflections on Systemic Change<\/strong><br>Authors: Mart\u00edn \u00c1vila, James Auger, M. Buonincontri, Sigrid B\u00fcrstmayr, Luka Fatovi\u0107, Valentin Graillat, Francesco E. Guida, Harriet Harris, Vedran Kasap, Bo\u0161tjan Botas Kenda, Emil Kozole, Niko Mihaljevi\u0107, Ivica Mitrovi\u0107, L\u00edgia Oliveira, Open Forest Collective (Andrea Botero, Mark\u00e9ta Dolej\u0161ov\u00e1, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi and Chewie), Nejc Prah, Mia Roth &amp; Ton\u010di \u010cerina, Michael Smyth, Mladen \u0160oli\u0107, Oleg \u0160uran, Olivier Troff, Ozana Ursi\u0107<br>Photographs: Marko Mihaljevi\u0107<br>Design and layout: Niko Mihaljevi\u0107<br>Publisher: Udru\u017eenje hrvatskih arhitekata<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doma\u0107i stranci \u2013 filozofija migracije<\/strong><br>Author: Donatella Di Cesare<br>Graphic design: Ivan Klisuri\u0107<br>Publisher: DAF, Zagreb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drvo \u2013 pri\u010de o pjesmama<\/strong><br>Authors: group of authors \/ Editor: \u0110or\u0111e Mati\u0107<br>Graphic design: Ana Pojatina<br>Publisher: Naklada Ljevak d.o.o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"94627\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94627 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-2048x1343.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-1647x1080.jpg 1647w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/671;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" data-id=\"94629\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94629 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-2048x1305.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-1695x1080.jpg 1695w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/652;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grad je sinteza<\/strong><br>Author: Sa\u0161a \u0160impraga<br>Photographs: Katarina Zlatec and Sa\u0161a \u0160impraga<br>Graphic design: Zoran \u0110uki\u0107<br>Publisher: Vizkultura<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ja protiv sebe<\/strong><br>Author: Iva Bezinovi\u0107 \u2013 Haydon<br>Illustrations: Hana Tintor<br>Graphic design: Ana Vujasi\u0107<br>Publisher: Ibis grafika d.o.o<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Klju\u010di\u0107<\/strong><br>Author: Sanja Lovren\u010di\u0107<br>Illustrations: Lucija Mrzljak<br>Design: Zrinka Horvat<br>Publisher: Mala zvona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kre\u0161imirac<\/strong><br>Authors: Dino Igrec and Sonja Lebo\u0161<br>Graphic design: Tessa Bachrach-Kri\u0161tofi\u0107<br>Publisher: Udruga za interdisciplinarna i interkulturalna istra\u017eivanja<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" data-id=\"94631\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94631 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-1628x1080.jpg 1628w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/679;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"94633\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94633 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-2048x1396.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-1585x1080.jpg 1585w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/698;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On Witches<\/strong><br>Author: Sanja Ivekovi\u0107<br>Photographs: Jerry Braun, Jadran Boban, Roko Crni\u0107, \u00a9Nacional and Goran Feji\u0107<br>Graphic design: Nina Ba\u010dun and Roberta Bratovi\u0107<br>Publisher: Umjetni\u010dka organizacija Oaza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Postelje<\/strong><br>Author: Jean de Breyne<br>Graphic design: Bo\u017eidarka Brnas \/ Bestias<br>Publisher: Meandar Media d.o.o., Zagreb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Queer Balkan<\/strong><br>Authors: group of authors \/ Editors: Ivana Dra\u017ei\u0107 and Lara Mitrakovi\u0107<br>Graphic design\/Design: Zoran \u0110uki\u0107<br>Publisher: Kulturtreger, Zagreb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rat<\/strong><br>Author: Miljenko Jergovi\u0107<br>Cover design: Ivan Stani\u0161i\u0107&nbsp;<br>Graphic design: Petra Pesti\u0107<br>Publishers: Fraktura<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staging an\/d Archive<\/strong><br>Authors: Matija Ferlin, Mauricio Ferlin, <a>Maja Kolar and Tina Ivezi\u0107<\/a><br>Photographs: Andi Ban\u010di\u0107, Heinz Peter Knes, Sa\u0161a Miljevi\u0107, Herv\u00e9 V\u00e9ron\u00e8se, Nicholas Minns, Nurith Wagner-Strauss, Karlo \u010cargonja, Ana Buljan, Jelena Jankovi\u0107, Matija \u0160\u0107ulac, Jose Caldeira, Domagoj Bla\u017eevi\u0107, Matea Joci\u0107, Mara Brato\u0161, Mustafa Sabbagh, Alex Nussbaumer, Luka Dubroja, Goran Fer\u010dec, Larry Dufresne, Vika Nightingale, Sensoreye, Santiago Sepulveda, Ur\u0161ka Boljkovac, Nada \u017dgank, Sandra Belanger, Danko Stjepanovi\u0107, Branko Star\u010devi\u0107, Jurica Markovi\u0107, Claudia Fancello, Dejan \u0160tifani\u0107, Luca d\u2019Agostino, Luc Vleminck, Marko Ercegovi\u0107, Damir \u017di\u017ei\u0107, Ctibor Bachrat\u00fd, Mauricio Ferlin, Christophe Chemin, Juan Echeverry, Camilo Rivera, Matija \u0160\u0107ulac, A Editadas, Danilo Memedovi\u0107 and archival documentation (The <em>Glas Istre<\/em> archive, Archaeological Museum of Istria, Juan Echeverry, <em>Circus Magazine<\/em> and private archives)<br>Design: Maja Kolar and Tina Ivezi\u0107<br>Publisher: Umjetni\u010dka organizacija Oaza; Castropola d.o.o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the international presentation of the greatest achievements in book design from across the world as part of the Leipzig and Frankfurt book fairs, all selected books will be included among the holdings of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnb.de\/EN\/Ueber-uns\/DBSM\/dbsm_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">German Museum of Books and Writing<\/a>, operating as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnb.de\/EN\/Home\/home_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">German National Library<\/a>. The National and University Library in Zagreb congratulates the authors, designers, illustrators and publishers of the winning titles and thanks all who took part in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1341\" height=\"1006\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-8-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95456 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-8-edited.jpg 1341w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-8-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-8-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Best-designed-Croatian-books-in-2024-8-edited-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1341px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1341\/1006;\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and Croatian Designers Association selected best designed Croatian books published in 2024 as part of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":94625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[368,436],"class_list":["post-94624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-book-design","tag-hrvatska-lijepa-knjiga-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - 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