Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
The Anfachen Award IX addresses a critical fracture point in democratic societies: privilege. The unequal distribution of opportunities, power, and resources ignites debates, shapes political party platforms, and threatens social cohesion—particularly in free societies. The award invites engagement with personal and collective experiences of privilege and prompts reflection on its implications in everyday life, political decision-making, and the global context....
The students and Faculty of Design and Art at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts warmly invite you to the 2024/25 Werkschau exhibition! Around 40 graduates will proudly present their Bachelor’s and Master’s projects, showcasing creativity and innovation in Digital Media and Experiment, Photography and Visual Media, Communication Design, and Fashion. Come celebrate with us, and gain insights into...
The Forward Festival, the renowned annual gathering of the creative industry, will focus exclusively on Berlin and Vienna in 2025. After hosting four stops across Europe in previous years, the festival is honing in on these capitals with tailored programs and deeper integration into local creative scenes. Featuring over 80 speakers from fields such as AI, digital art, graphic design,...
Did you know that approximately 1 in 12 rams is gay? Unfortunately, these animals often face a grim fate since they cannot be used for breeding. Openly gay farmer Michael Stücke and the creative agency Serviceplan have found a way to support both gay sheep and the queer community: Rainbow Wool—the first gay textile fiber, for queer rights worldwide. The...
Preorder Support Independent Type II and Get a Free Font Family Worth €239.–! Celebrate the vibrant world of independent type design with Support Independent Type II, the highly anticipated continuation of the successful 2020 book Support Independent Type I. As a special bonus for preordering, you will receive the exclusive typeface family Tor Grotesk Mix, designed by Marian Misiak of...
At the end of the winter term 24/25, the graduates of the Design and Architecture departments of the Peter Behrens School of Arts at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf will present their projects during the Werkschau Design & Architecture 24/25. Around 250 young designers and architects specializing in Architecture, Interior Design, and Civic Design as well as Communication Design,...
From December 21st, we’ll be taking our annual winter break to recharge and start the new year full of energy to tackle exciting new projects! We’ll be back in person on January 7th, 2024. Please note: Until January 6th, 2024, there will be no direct support from the Slanted Shop (including subscriptions). Orders will still be processed by our fulfillment...
We are in love with these colors: the weekly Color Combination Calendar is now in its fifth year. Each week, the calendar provides a new seasonal color combination for inspiration; in this edition, two shades meet each week in a reduced composition reminiscent of folded paper. From delicate pastel shades in January to bright, summery colors in July and muted, darker...
On December 16th, 2024, the competition 100 Beste Plakate 24 Deutschland Österreich Schweiz (100 Best Posters 24 Germany Austria Switzerland) kicks off. All details will be published on their website, via newsletter, and on their Instagram. Preparations are underway to send out information to those registered in the postal mailing list. The selection of the 100 Beste Plakate 24 will once...
The first sentence of this book reads: “The poster world is in crisis.” It was written by Angelina Lippert, Chief Curator and Director of Content at Poster House in New York City, the first museum in the United States dedicated to the art and history of the poster. But is the poster truly in crisis? Dafi Kühne is one of...
In April 2017, leserlich.info launched as a digital guide for designing texts accessible to both people with and without visual impairments. The site now features updated content, a refreshed design, and an English translation to increase its reach and impact. Leserlich.info offers practical tools and advice on factors like fonts, font sizes, spacing, layout, and contrast—elements that improve text readability....
High Noon #82 Special with Daniel Eatock will take place on December 17th, at the Faculty of Design in Darmstadt. At 7 p.m. you are invited to meet up in the auditorium! Daniel Eatock’s (1975, UK) specialism is lateral thinking, resolving the complexity encountered in the world with reductive poetic logic. He intertwines commercial and cultural practice: responding to the...
