At the end of the summer term 2025, the graduates of the Design departments of the Peter Behrens School of Arts at the Hochschule Düsseldorf–University of Applied Sciences will present their projects during the Werkschau Design 25. Around 150 young designers specializing in Communication Design, Exhibition Design, New Craft Object Design and Retail Design are looking forward to your visit....
Sampling Type
Sampling Type is a website and a series of risograph-printed posters by Franzi Häußner that explores how contemporary type design is created through the revival, reinterpretation, or recombination of historical references. The project aims to show different perspectives, create space for debate, and give type design visibility and appreciation. For many designers, typefaces are mostly a tool. But behind a...
Recap: CXI Conference 2025
On June 6th, 2025, the CXI Conference once again opened its doors to the design and branding community in the beautiful Rudolf Oetker Hall in Bielefeld. With an impressive speaker lineup, this year’s event was a celebration of ideas, exchange, and collaboration. Now in its sixteenth year, CXI continues to be Europe’s leading platform for corporate and brand identity, organized...
Stadt. Land. Schluss. 2025
Mark your calendars for October 2025, when Marktoberdorf in the scenic Allgäu region will once again host the 5th edition of the transdisciplinary symposium Stadt. Land. Schluss. initiated by Andreas Koop. The event returns—not just by tradition but because the central question remains urgent and profound: More or less? And more importantly, how do we design a “less”? This two-day...
Stadt. Land. Schluss. 2025
Mark your calendars for October 2025, when Marktoberdorf in the scenic Allgäu region will once again host the 5th edition of the transdisciplinary symposium Stadt. Land. Schluss. initiated by Andreas Koop. The event returns—not just by tradition but because the central question remains urgent and profound: More or less? And more importantly, how do we design a “less”? This two-day...
Recap: TypeParis Now25
On Saturday, May 31st, 2025, Paris welcomed a vibrant community of art directors, graphic designers, type designers, and typography enthusiasts for the annual TypeParis Now25 conference. Held at the Novotel Paris Vaugirard Montparnasse, Now25 brought together an inspiring lineup of international speakers and workshop leaders, including names like Ariane Spanier, Lucas Sharp, Anni Seligmann, Mathilde Vallée, Tina Touli, Rachel Joy...
Recap: Design Month Graz 2025
From May 9th to June 1st, the city of Graz once again positioned itself at the center of global design conversations with the return of Design Month Graz 2025. Under this year’s guiding theme, The New Real, the festival tackled one of the most pressing questions of our time: How is design evolving in an age where artificial intelligence and...
Berlin Print Festival 2025
On June 26th, 2025, Metapaper, together with co-organizers Melville Design and us, Slanted Publishers, invites designers, printers, and paper lovers to gather in Berlin for the Berlin Print Festival 2025—a full afternoon and evening dedicated to the evolving world of print. From 3 to 9 p.m., the Baergarten becomes a vibrant hub for all things paper and print. Expect hands-on...
Barrierefrei Sans
Barrierefrei Sans is a variable typeface designed by Manuel Viergutz between 2020 and 2024 for Typo Graphic Design, built with a focus on accessibility and clean visual impact. Spanning nine styles—Thin, Extra Light, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, Heavy, Ultra—it offers 601 glyphs (Adobe Latin 2) and includes a range of extras like icons, arrows, catch words, dingbats, emojis, symbols,...
Recap: DIVE’25
From May 8th to 10th, the FAT CAT in Munich transformed into a vibrant hub for interdisciplinary exchange under the title DIVE’25 – Design trifft Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Erster Bundeskongress Design. For three days, keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables explored how design not only shapes but also assumes responsibility. With over 80 speakers, DIVE’25 offered an exceptionally broad platform...
Slanted Pre Summer Sale
We’re making space for our exciting fall program full of new releases in typography and visual culture—and you’re invited to grab some of our treasures before they’re gone! Don’t miss the Slanted Pre Summer Sale—with books, magazines, posters, prints, collector’s items, and many specials starting at just €5.–. Many items are in limited stock, so it’s first come, first served....
Now More Than Ever
The editorial project Now More Than Ever marks the third edition of the Fight for Kindness non-profit campaign. In 2024, this project expanded globally, featuring 12 exhibitions and digital showcases in eight countries: Italy, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Egypt, the United States, and Indonesia. Typography possesses a unique power to convey messages that inspire change. As both an art form...