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Writing in the Margins

»Cultures are complex, layered and nuanced. Within each culture, subcultures exist. There are regional differences, minorities within minorities, and countless stories and histories.« Students from the Graphic Design and Visual Communication program at Berlin International University of Applied Sciences have published the independent newspaper Writing in the Margins. With the academic guidance of Barbora Demovič, Mio Kojima and Muj Abdulzade,...

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On the Edges of Graphic Design from A—Z —∞ 

On the Edges of Graphic Design from A—Z —∞ celebrates the past, present, and future of alternative Graphic Design by the hands and minds of a multidisciplinary and international Design community, their practices, reflections, and community-building experiences at A—Z Presents, the space for experimental graphic design based in Berlin. The book offers a comprehensive view of A—Z activities performed by a...

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BN × VDW — A Review

Bueronardin × Vienna Design Week is (Design) history. 14 festivals, 14 districts, 14 (+2) festival headquarters, 14 color codes, 14 campaigns, 3 festival directors, dozens of collaborations and thousands of events later, a successful partnership comes to an end. From 2011 to 2024, Bueronardin was responsible for the visual communication of the Vienna Design Week – and played a major...

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Allrounder Baroque

Allrounder Baroque is a transitional serif member of the Allrounder superfamily. A playful and dynamic medium-contrast typeface, its lush shapes guide the reader’s eye across the page. Like its famous Baroque-era ancestors penned by van Dijck, Fleischmann, and Baskerville, Allrounder Baroque is an ideal book typeface. Set large, it’s at home in luxury branding and serious-yet-approachable corporate design. At 10...

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HAL TypePad

Ever tried manually applying a variable font transformation across a hundred glyphs in InDesign? If so, you’ve either (a) cried, or (b) abandoned the idea entirely. Variable fonts offer incredible freedom in theory. In practice? Until recently, they often felt locked behind the blandest UI: a lonely slider per axis, buried in a panel, daring you to touch it once...

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Photodarium 2026

The popular classic Photodarium is now appearing for the 14th time and will delight us again in 2026 with an instant photo and a little story of our own. The high-quality tear-off calendar shows artistic and intimate snapshots of 365 well-known photographers and newcomers, professionals, and Polaroid fans from all over the world. On the front of each calendar page there...

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Alphabetical Playground

Driven by a fascination with the alphabet as a vessel for unlimited visual concepts, systems and languages, Alphabetical Playground explores a wide range of themes concerning expression in text. It presents a series of graphic experiments that investigate and manipulate the building blocks of language. Beginning as a series of ongoing variable type experiments, unused project concepts and playful takes...

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Druck und Design Conference 2025

In a world shaped by artificial intelligence, genuine trust has never been more crucial. As algorithms determine what we see and digital communications move at lightning speed, we must ask: what can people truly trust? Amid complexity, print stands out—tangible, verifiable, and lasting. The 2025 Druck und Design Conference in Munich will examine this vital dynamic under the theme: »Print...

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Multaqa Alkhatt 2025

In the heart of Malaysia, Multaqa Alkhatt arrives in its Southeast Asian edition Officiated by YB Senator Dato’ Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Na’im bin Haji Mokhtar, Minister of Religious Affairs Malaysia, to revive the deep connections between Arabic calligraphy, Islamic visual heritage, and the Jawi script, a unique adaptation of the Arabic alphabet once used to write the Malay language...

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Hagel Regular, Italic & Mono

Hagel is a contemporary serif typeface designed by Christian Gruber for continuous reading and typographic clarity. Originally conceived as a text face, it reveals subtle tension and sharp detailing at larger sizes, making it equally suited for editorial use and expressive display typography. The new typeface created by the type foundry Scifipoetry balances structure and nuance, aiming for a rhythm...

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Design Business Days 2025

How can design drive business value, spark innovation, and embrace responsibility in times of transformation? At the Design Business Days, leading design professionals, brand leaders, and creative decision-makers come together to explore answers. Curated by PAGE, the two-day program explores three core themes that highlight the transformative power of design. First, Design drives Business, showcasing how effective design practices—from employer...

Call for Entries: Slanted Magazine #47—Digital Tools

We are excited to announce a new open call for submissions for an upcoming edition of Slanted Magazine dedicated to digital tools—with a focus on unconventional applications and creative utilities that go beyond industry standards. We are looking for small-scale, experimental, or lesser-known tools that help shape both the big picture and the finer details of creative practice. Whether developed...