Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
at the edge of knowing will take place on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, from 10 am to 6 pm at LUX Pavillon in Mainz. This fourth edition of the readOn conference, organised by the Master’s programme in Communication Design at Mainz University of Applied Sciences, is dedicated to the unknown: to gaps in knowledge, the limits of understanding and the...
Unlearned is a new editorial project by Readymag that explores the gap designers and artists often encounter between academic training and professional life. Unlearned consists of short essays by 13 designers and artists who share lessons that became clear only after completing their studies. Among them are internationally renowned figures like Stefan Sagmeister, Shantell Martin, and Erik Kessels, as well...
The A–Z Gallery in Berlin invites visitors to a special edition of its Counter Sessions: Play the System. The evening is dedicated to parametric design and explores how rules, systems, and variation shape creative processes in graphic design. The starting point for the event is the book Play the System. Parametric Approaches in Graphic Design by Heike Grebin, published by...
As the new school year kicks off, a groundbreaking initiative is tackling the menstrual inequity that keeps many young girls from attending school consistently. The recent design project by Serviceplan Innovation brings this vision to life with ingenuity and care: in collaboration with Colombian sustainable intimate-care leader Somos Martina and supported by the Vice Minister of Education, period protection has...
Maurizio feels like Italian bellezza as the evening sun accompanies the second glass of strong red wine on the shores of the Mediterranean. Maurizio is a display typeface suitable for large screens and big stages—the bigger, the better. Only at large sizes do its design features fully reveal themselves: razor-sharp serifs, open lobes in the “g”, twisted dots on “i”...
This special edition of The Old Man and the Sea, developed as a hypothetical commission for Éditions B42, explores the role of the printed book in an age increasingly dominated by digital reading. In the 21st century, much of our engagement with text has shifted to screens, reducing print to a secondary medium for the distribution of information. Yet the...
Our Get Together celebrating the collaboration between NINO Druck, Fedrigoni, and Slanted Publishers on the production of the latest Type Directors Club New York Yearbook was truly something special, and we are still buzzing from the inspiring conversations and the community that gathered there. The evening kicked off in the best possible way: with great music, good drinks, and delicious food, creating...
You can see type, but can you also hear it? A sound can move, irritate, connect. Typography? Can do that as well! For its 30th anniversary, Leipziger Typotage is dedicating itself to the exciting connection between writing and sound—the Sound of Type. Because typography is more than just form: it has rhythm, tempo, volume, and pauses. What does typography actually...
Arch Type is a sans-serif typeface inspired by the enduring forms of ancient European architecture. Its design draws from the structural elegance of arches—shapes that have defined buildings and public spaces for centuries. From the monumental curves of ancient Roman and Greek architecture to modern landmarks such as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the arch serves as both a...
Check out the new Typeface: FOL 10! Fol 10 is an experimental typeface family that celebrates Fol’s 10th anniversary by rethinking pixel aesthetics through a refined system of lines and dots. Built from a disciplined grid, its forms feel systematic and intentional—yet never static. A decade of typographic exploration informs the project. Its construction reinterprets classic bitmap logic through contemporary...
The Yearbook of Type is back—call for entries #8 is officially open! Submit your typeface and be part of a global showcase of fresh, standout designs. Building on the proven concept of previous editions, we continue what has successfully shaped the publication so far. Yearbook of Type #8, set to be published in autumn 2026, will once again showcase a...
Is Polish design polished—or is polish the design? PLOP—Polish Design Revue explores the tension between Polish identity, global aesthetics, and the endless act of polishing. Through sharp questions and critical perspectives, this quarterly revue investigates what happens when Polish design becomes polished, overpolished, depolished—or something entirely new. Published by Slanted Publishers in collaboration with Three Dots Type Foundry and the...
