Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Today, we would like to share the typeface Lexik by Binnenland Type Foundry and Thomas Hirter with you. Have you ever wondered what the vocabulary of a typeface is? From a designer’s point of view, it is the shapes which determine the character of a font. Typefaces don’t communicate with words, but instead are able to convey a message with their...
We are very excited about today’s release of INSTANT NUDES! For years, the collection of intimate instant photos of the creators of PHOTODARIUM Private, a tear-off calendar that brings together the most fascinating images of international photographers from around the world, has been growing. Now the archives are opening up and present a curated selection in this high-quality photo book. In...
Today, we would like to present you the photo book Paintings League by Max Siedentopf and invite you to visit the accompanying exhibition in the Galerie Kernweine in Stuttgart, Germany, which takes place from July 3rd to September 3rd, 2021. Paintings League seeks to answer the age-old question “How can you make art for people who don’t normally like art?”...
This year, we had the chance to participate online in the 26. Leipziger Typotage—Turn by Turn. Typography and Navigation, which took place in the Museum of the Printing Art in Leipzig from June 4th to 6th, 2021. The event presented the speakers’ findings and research to an interested group live and online. Particularly exciting was the variety of topics discussed...
schaubau 2021 is an international summer school which takes place in the heart of Dessau—the city of the Bauhaus. A design camp, which is targeted at all creative students, pupils, craftsmen and -women, and creators of value of all designing disciplines like design, architecture, fashion, and art. This year, the schaubau Summer School of Design is dedicated to the future....
For the 20th jubilee of 100 Beste Plakate e.V., we are delighted to present the 100 Beste Plakate 20 Catalog (100 best posters of 2020), which is now available at our Slanted Shop! For twenty years the association 100 Beste Plakate e.V. has been spotlighting the most groundbreaking poster designs from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In its anniversary year, the group...
Once a year the approximately 900 students of Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design (ABK Stuttgart) present their most recent projects and assignments during the Rundgang Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design 2021 which is taking place from July 23rd to 25th in a hybrid format. The official opening of the Rundgang is taking place on Friday, July...
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been three weeks since our editorial trip to Stockholm to take a look at the city’s creative scene. We were happy that after an exciting but also exhausting day we were able to relax in the small and stylish design hotel Miss Clara. The small boutique hotel belongs to the Nobis hotel group...
We are pleased to announce that the Photo book Oktoberfest 1984–2019 by Volker Derlath is now online at Kickstarter! Take the chance and support the project now by pre-ordering. For 35 years, Munich photographer Volker Derlath has hardly missed a “Wiesn” day. With his camera, right in the middle of the action, he is capturing intimate moments, touching scenes, moments...
Inspired by early grotesque typefaces such as Akzidenz Grotesk and Venus, Werksatz – By Identity Letters is a contemporary interpretation of this beloved genre. Some things are timeless. These are the things that only get better with use. The aforementioned typefaces certainly belong into this category. Rediscovered by designers from every generation again and again, they are here to stay. However,...
We are delighted to announce that the publication Typographic Architectures — By Éditions B42 is now available at Slanted Shop! Immerse yourself in the world of Wim Crouwel, whose influence extends far beyond the borders of the Netherlands. As a major figure in contemporary European graphic design, Wim Crouwel (1928–2019) has widely influenced the history of the discipline through his extensive...
The intruiging Vrij Beton — Collective Ownership in Amsterdam campaign from Amsterdam Alternative (AA) is now online and on the streets: Together with design agency 310k and the financial support of Stichting DOEN Amsterdam Alternative (AA) has just launched a campaign to promote the Vrij Beton (Engl.: Free Concrete) project. A project that aims to liberate real estate from the...
