Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
This month’s Typeface of the Month: South East by Copenhagen based type foundry Playtype. South East is a sans serif type family loosely inspired by the shapes and compositions seen in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. The typeface includes a wide range of stylistic sets, allowing the user to choose between three different center heights and a good number of alternate...
The 25 Schönste Deutsche Bücher 2023 (25 Most Beautiful German Books of 2023) have been announced. The Stiftung Buchkunst (Book Art Foundation) honors the best-designed books of the year. 603 submissions competed for these coveted awards. In the competition for the Schönste Deutsche Bücher, two expert juries carefully selected the 25 most beautiful books of the year. Fourteen jurors deliberated...
Those who regularly follow our channels have surely come across articles about Amsterdam’s design scene (and more will follow). In November 2022, we embarked on an editorial trip to the Dutch capital for Slanted Magazine #41—Amsterdam, where we had the incredible opportunity to meet brilliant minds. After long and exciting days, we were delighted to find tranquility in the elegant...
Unleash your inner font designer with How to Design Fonts, the ultimate guide for crafting exceptional typefaces. In the ever-evolving world of typography, crafting exceptional typefaces is an art form that requires skill, creativity, and a deep understanding of design principles. For those looking to embark on a journey of font design mastery, How to Design Fonts is the ultimate...
The Forward Festival has been a significant yearly event for the creative industry in the DACH area. It connects the leading creatives, local heroes, and uprising young creatives from all the different fields of the industry. The festival offers a wide range of topics, from graphic design, typography, and animation to advertising, creative entrepreneurship, photography, and film. Furthermore, it supports...
Taiwan-based independent arts magazine White Fungus returns to print for the first time since the pandemic with the release of its 17th issue. The new edition will be out in early June. The issue features in-depth articles on bats, avant-garde jazz group The Art Ensemble of Chicago, plus an exploration of the world of Taiwanese folk religion and its connection...
In celebration of Neubad Lucerne’s 10th anniversary, The Neubad Plakat, a comprehensive book featuring every poster created for Neubad over the past ten years has just been published. This remarkable collection has been brought to life by the Neubad graphic pool, which has grown to include over 100 talented designers from across Europe. In the last decade alone, they have...
Getty Images and Dove have announced today the launch of the #ShowUs Grant focused on women’s health. The #ShowUs Grant supports diversity in creative advertising photography and videography by providing two prizes of $ 5,000.– each, along with an extensive mentoring program. It aims to amplify the voices of women, femmes, and non-binary artists. The recipients will have the opportunity to...
From July 21st to July 23rd, the annual Rundgang at Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design 2023 will take place. The Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design (ABK Stuttgart) transforms its campus into a large exhibition space where the academy’s approximately 900 students present their recent works and projects. During the Rundgang, students from the Architecture, Art/Art Education,...
Exploring Amsterdam’s vibrant design scene was an absolute delight for our 41st issue of Slanted Magazine! We had the incredible opportunity to meet some of the brightest minds in this charming capital of The Netherlands. One such encounter was with Gijs van den Berg from KesselsKramer—we paid a visit to their inspiring studio, engaging in captivating conversations on all things...
The exhibition of the 100 Best Posters 22 was inaugurated last Thursday at the Kulturforum Berlin, marking a momentous occasion in the world of poster design. This exhibition showcases the 100 winning posters from this year’s prestigious competition, the “100 Best Posters Germany Austria Switzerland.” Since its inception in 2001, this annual competition has been organized by 100 Beste Plakate...
We are glad to introduce to you our publication The Neubad Plakat—A Contemporary Design Phenomenon, which is out today! In the Swiss province, at the foot of picturesque mountains, on a quiet lake, a biotope of avant-garde design has formed. The self-proclaimed “Poster Town” Lucerne has managed to merge the boundaries between art and design, creating a contemporary design phenomenon in...
