Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
On the occasion of Hans Hillmann’s (1925–2014) 95th birthday the idea of a Hans Hillmann Online Archive was born, which makes all of the graphic designers works accessible—from early drawings from his studies to his last works. Together with Marlies Rosa-Hillmann, the designer’s widow, new scans of objects from the estate were made. Hans Hillmann was one of the most...
SAW (audio visual-station) is an Interactive lighting installation (neon), which reacts dynamically to the intensity of sound (noise), located in downtown Katowice, Poland, situated on one of the advertising poles. The installation is a kind of membrane that resonates with the environment. The SAW neon sign fades in response to noise. The arresting and stark nature of this installation encourages silence while simultaneously provoking increased consciousness...
The publication The 41st Annual of the Type Directors Club is now available at Slanted Shop. This beautiful 384-page book, designed by Anagrama in Mexico, features over 500 full-color images of international graphic design and type design in a wide range of categories, including books, magazines, corporate identities, logos, stationery, annual reports, video, web graphics, and posters. The Type Directors Club...
The German Design Council has developed a rich digital program called All Eyes On for the presentation of the German Design Awards 2021 winners and exciting topics related to design. The highlights of the German Design Awards 2021 will be presented in a digital format from February 12th–March 12th, 2021. In addition to the presentation of the gold winners in the...
We are very proud that today we can release the beautiful publication Woodcut Vibes by artist Roman Klonek. Let yourself be enchanted by this unique illustration form and be carried away into the magical world of woodcut printing. For the release of the publication we talk to Roman Klonek about his wood cut work and present the publication online. We...
The European Design Awards 2021 is now officially open for entries. Designers from around Europe are invited to begin their submissions, which can be made before February 26th, 2021. The European Design Awards is an annual event, bringing together the best examples of communication design in Europe. As a joint initiative by the major communication design magazines on the continent,...
To celebrate the 100th birthday of Aldo Novarese—Italian master of type design—Zetafonts is developing the digital revival of Stadio, a forgotten reverse contrast masterpiece designed by Novarese in 1974 and published only as rub-on transfer. Developed by Letraset in 1961, dry transfer letters have been for almost three decades an essential and beloved tool to graphic designers, architects, illustrators, and...
The publication Tonight at Merlin captures the collection of posters graphic designers Mark Bohle and Raffael Kormann designed over the course of a year, for all concerts at the music and arts venue Kulturzentrum Merlin in Stuttgart. For each of the 80 posters, some of which have been awarded internationally, the publication offers an honest glimpse into the visual making-of...
The Stiftung Buchkunst (Engl.: Foundation for Book Design) invites you to participate in two of their competitions Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2021 (Engl.: The Best German Book Design 2021) and Förderpreis für junge Buchgestaltung 2021 (Engl.: Sponsorship Prize for Young Book Design 2021). The deadline for both competitions is March 31st, 2021. Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2021 (Engl.: The Best...
Parcours are Us!—On the exhibition Parcours Winter 2021. Despite the difficulties and limitations that the current situation around Corona still brings to each and every one of us, Parcours will continue to serve as a platform for exchange, for inspiration and for the love of design this semester. Design transcends boundaries, allows us to break out of familiar thought patterns...
The TypeTech MeetUp—Second Session with the theme Multiscript and Web typography will take place on February 26th, 2021, starting at 4:30 p.m. CET for about 2.5 hours followed by a relaxing online Chill & Chat. The TypeTech MeetUp is a forum to jointly develop, discuss, and document the current state of font technology as well as create a platform for...
INDEX is a publication series, library, and collaborative community based on continual remix, input, and output from an open-source, managed library of writing, photography, drawings, and design, by Virgilio Santos, Andrew Chee, and Marc Shillum. A collaboration across three states and two time zones, Index Issue #1 FLAT explores and expresses what we observe as the flattening, flatness, and related qualities...
