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No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off

Historical book written by Vytis Ramanauskas and Žygimantas Šalkauskas. It explores Lithuania’s industrial beer culture, cafés, restaurants, and pubs from the nationalization of 1940 through to 1990.

Made: Book design, illustrations, and visual communication assets for the book presentation at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius.

An open book spread presents the history of beer bottles, with vintage labels, a large green bottle, and a colorful timeline of bottle designs.

An open book shows the article “The Punishment Is Two Weeks Without Beer,” alongside dense text and a historic red-and-yellow beer label.

An open book displays a chapter divider for Biržai, with a playful gold illustration made from repeating grain, wheat, and geometric patterns.

An open book introduces the Biržai beer factory, pairing a bright yellow page with a black-and-white photograph of the brewery building.

An open book spread presents historic brewery material, including a black-and-white photograph, vintage “Aukštaičių Beer” labels, and a row of bottled drinks.

An open book spread displays decorative beer mats, a tall beer glass, historic bottle caps, and a black-and-white photograph from a brewery.

The book features an extensive collection of visual and archival material, with more than 2,500 illustrations, including historical documents, photographs, beer labels, coasters, branded beer glasses, bottle caps, and other artefacts.
It’s a seriously massive book—weighing around 4 kg, 620 pages.

A person holds a large book titled “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off,” featuring a photograph of a historic bar interior on the cover. — Book cover

An open book displays archival photographs, documents, labels, and bottle tags from the “Red Poppy” beer hall in Kaunas. — An open book

A vintage bar interior with round standing tables, patterned brown walls, fluorescent ceiling lights, and a woman behind the counter. — A vintage bar interior

A person carries a red string bag containing a bottle, book, tin, and yellow-and-black promotional items for “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off.” — Promotional items

A darkbottle of rye kvass with a yellow label featuring grain graphics and the text “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off” and “Rye Kvass, 0.5 L.” — A darkbottle of rye kvass

An amber bottle of rye kvass with a yellow label featuring stylized grain illustrations and the title “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off.” — An amber bottle of rye kvass

Three stylized grain symbols in black and golden brown, combining long parallel lines with geometric wheat and leaf shapes. — Grain illustration

A bright yellow invitation card with bold black and gold grain illustrations lies on matching printed envelopes; the large text reads “Invitation.” — Invitation card

A framed yellow poster announces the presentation of the book “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off,” decorated with bold black grain illustrations. — Poster for book presentation

A yellow poster for the book “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off” features bold black grain illustrations and announces its presentation at the National Gallery of Art on September 28, 2019. — Poster announces book presentation

Mock-ups of Instagram posts showcase the visual identity of “No Beer for Sale — The Water’s Been Cut Off,” using yellow, gold, and geometric grain illustrations. — Instagram posts

Each chapter opens with a custom illustration inspired by the visual symbols of the featured city or brewery. The illustrations were intentionally designed to be neutral and decorative, functioning almost as ornaments rather than narrative elements.

Gold-and-cream illustration combining dense wheat patterns with three smiling figures holding hands, arranged in layered geometric bands.

Gold-and-cream illustration of a town skyline beside water, with sailboats, flying birds, flowing lines, and fields of grain.

Geometric gold-and-cream town illustration combining stylized buildings, waves, wheat, floral motifs, and traditional textile-like patterns.

Gold-and-cream illustration with waves, wheat fields, flying birds, a large sun, and a heraldic anchor flanked by animal figures.

Abstract gold-and-cream illustration with four swirling shapes containing stylized grain ears, surrounded by birds and geometric patterns.

Gold-and-cream illustration of rolling fields and wheat, with a small figure drinking from a mug in the upper corner and a circular folk motif below.

Symmetrical gold-and-cream illustration of layered fields filled with stylized wheat, framed by repeating grain and plant patterns.

Gold-and-cream illustration of two angular horses facing each other among patterned fields of wheat, with bold rays rising behind them.

Symmetrical gold-and-cream illustration centered on a geometric grain motif, surrounded by repeating stylized wheat patterns.

Gold-and-cream illustration featuring a large hop cone and hop leaves, framed by tall grain stalks and repeating folk-inspired patterns.

Gold-and-cream illustration of a bull’s head above a stylized white castle, framed by repeating wheat and grain motifs.

Gold-and-cream illustration featuring a bear inside a circular medallion, surrounded by geometric folk patterns and stylized fields of grain.

Gold-and-cream illustration dominated by a large bull’s head, with geometric wheat fields and repeating grain patterns arranged around it.

Other stuff

A stylized Human Industry illustration of a central white face framed by two dark profiles, with concentric circles suggesting focus and observation. Bold orange and grey shapes add contrast to the monochrome composition. — Human Industry illustration