Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
In February 2024, a daily commute to work by bicycle became the starting point for an ongoing photographic and design-based exploration. What initially began as a practical shift in routine gradually evolved into a structured way of observing and documenting everyday movement. Through photography, every reason for being late was recorded. Beyond the obvious delays, the work captures the subtle...
In an era where connection is effortless, intimacy often feels distant. Surrounded by countless digital voices, we may find ourselves more isolated than ever. Hiroshi Imaeda is a Japanese graphic designer and art director whose practice spans brand communication and experimental visual research. After working at agencies in Nagoya and Tokyo and later at Interbrand Japan, he founded PENETRATE in...
On 22 May 2026, the second edition of the Nobody Reads This Art Book Fair opens at the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw. Following last year’s strong debut, which drew over 5,400 visitors, the fair returns with an expanded and more international focus. Over the course of three days, Nobody Reads This will bring together more than...
The task: create a poster in just two hours—without knowing the tools, without prepared content, and without even a headline. The only starting point: CONSUMERISM. Under the guidance of Prof. Lars Harmsen, this intense short workshop took place at the Design Department of National Taiwan Normal University. Before the hands-on session, Marian Misiak and Lars Harmsen gave a lecture introducing...
Bremen, 2000. Ingo Krepinsky and Stefan Krömer launch Die Typonauten. Desktop publishing is coming of age. QuarkXPress dominates layouts. Apple computers are standard. Digital workflows replace montages and traditional typesetting. Designers finally control the entire production process. The stage is set for a new generation of creatives. Fast forward 25 years. The industry is shifting again. AI is reshaping workflows,...
For the first time, the see-Conference took place under the guiding question: What does design have to do with democracy? On Saturday, April 25, the 20th edition of the conference once again transformed the grounds of the Schlachthof Wiesbaden into a dense field of ideas, images, and discussions. Designers, artists, architects, filmmakers, and theorists came together to explore how deeply...
Published at irregular intervals since 1997 by the Department of Design and Art at Hochschule Bielefeld, GUM is a magazine dedicated to conceptual design. Its first digital edition addresses the future of design practice through a question that is both formal and conceptual: How can an analog magazine be translated into a digital editorial form? GUM #14 presents itself as...
App Sans is a contemporary typeface with six weights and matching italics. Designed for both print and user interface (UI) applications, it adapts seamlessly to the needs of modern digital products. Whether used in mobile applications, websites, or interactive displays, App Sans provides the clarity and legibility expected from a UI typeface. Its nearly monolinear letterforms create a clean and...
Deception starts in front of a screen, after a passing comment from a teacher or a colleague, with conflicting agendas. All of a sudden, it is all a bit too much. Design does not have its own identity—it is shaped by designers, academics, politicians, the tech industry, popular culture. Yet, since the moment students set foot inside a design school,...
ShaderGPT is an experimental tool created by the Scandinavian design and technology agency 14islands that explores how artificial intelligence can assist in building generative visual systems through natural language. The project investigates whether large language models can translate simple text prompts into working GLSL shader code used for real-time graphics. Shaders are a powerful technique for producing dynamic visuals in...
Can type be heard? With this question, the 30th Typotage at the Museum für Druckkunst Leipzig opened a weekend that approached typography through listening. Under the title Schrift und Klang. The Sound of Type, the focus shifted to the acoustic, musical, and linguistic qualities of type, and to the idea that typography can touch, irritate, and connect. The opening performance...
Lars Harmsen successfully combines theory and practice in the world of design. As the co-founder and publisher of Slanted Publishers, as well as partner and Creative Director at Melville Brand Design, he brings extensive experience, which he passes on to his students as professor of Typography and Editorial Design at Fachhochschule Dortmund–University of Applied Sciences and Arts. What motivated you...
