Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Plain Text is a semi-annual publication for exploratory type design, edited and designed by Lucas Descroix and Benjamin Dumond under their type foundry Plain Form. From its very first issue, Plain Text carved out a space where letters roam free from certain expectations. A place to share trials, doubts, successes and failures, and build a theory of type design that...
The Faculty of Design and Art at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts invites you to discover the Werkschau 2026—an exhibition celebrating the creative work of around 70 graduating students. Bachelor’s and Master’s projects from Digital Media and Experiment, Photography and Visual Media, Communication Design, and Fashion showcase fresh perspectives, experimental approaches, and innovative ideas from the next generation...
Na Pancada Desvairada (2026) by Grupo Anima is an album featuring compositions and arrangements based on melodies documented by Mário de Andrade during his ethnographic journey through northeastern Brazil (1928–1929), along with two pieces derived from the Folklore Research Mission organized by the author in 1938. The record is accompanied by a 120-page bilingual publication containing the group’s extensive research...
The Designpreis Rheinland-Pfalz 2026 is now open for entries. Designers, studios, agencies, companies, craft businesses and emerging talents are invited to submit their best work—provided there is a connection to Rhineland-Palatinate, whether through their place of residence, business location, university or creative partners. Eligible projects include work in communication and media design, industrial and product design, interior and spatial design,...
These are not illustrations, but existential cries. Everyone experiences moments in which a rupture becomes visible in what once felt like a unified perception of the world. This project of 80 works exists at exactly this threshold, between the self and the will of the world. Between long forgotten ideas, a sense of experimental responsibility, personal history, and an overarching...
Between 2012 and 2017, several of The Northern Block’s typefaces reached a new level of maturity. This raised a question: how could successful designs keep evolving instead of standing still? The answer became the ‘Next Series’. Its focus: to refine, expand, and futureproof the foundry’s best-known typefaces through technology, collaboration, and cultural expertise. Client feedback and the demands of the...
On June 12, 2026, the CXI – Conference on Corporate Identity took place at the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle in Bielefeld. Together with a group of students from Mainz University of Applied Sciences, we had the opportunity to attend and experience one of the most distinctive conference formats in the field of branding and design. What sets CXI apart is its unique stage...
In collaboration with Metapaper and Gallery Print we are thrilled to present a special edition of Slanted Magazine #47—Digital Tools. In addition to the magazine, this edition includes ten art prints by various artists representing the theme of the issue by showcasing diverse digital tools. The 23,5 x 15,5 cm art prints are each printed on a different high-quality Metapaper...
Tools Don’t Replace, They Are Tools. A passing glance at the history of design is enough to recall that Letraset did not replace the graphic designer. Neither did QuarkXPress. Neither did InDesign. The web leaves some room for doubt. Generative AI leaves considerably more. Every time, with every new wave of tools, the professional community has gone through the same...
Typozone is an international typography and graphic design biennale organized by the Media and Design Institute of Eszterházy Károly Catholic University in Eger, Hungary. Since its launch in 2017, the project has gradually evolved into a Central and Eastern European platform connecting universities, designers, researchers, and students through exhibitions, conferences and publications focused on typography as a cultural, conceptual, and...
The European Design Festival 2026 brought the European design community to Sofia this year. The Bulgarian capital proved to be the perfect host for a long weekend full of inspiration, encounters, and new perspectives. Between history, culture, and a vibrant creative scene, the city offered an ideal setting for exchange among designers from across Europe. The festival began with a...
In a moment when design is increasingly driven by individual authorship, speed, and finished outputs, An Ecology of Beasts proposes a different model. Developed by Common Index, the project revisits medieval bestiaries as speculative systems rather than historical curiosities. In medieval culture, bestiaries were not neutral catalogs of animals: they were tools for interpreting the world, where myth, belief, observation,...
