Klingspor Type Archive is the new online platform of the Klingspor Museum, where the holdings of the former type foundry Gebr. Klingspor in Offenbach, Germany, are made digitally accessible. The new catalog offers interested parties expanded access to the internationally sought-after archive as well as usability that is independent of prior and specialist knowledge. Filled with historical material is additionally contextualized...
Slanted Winter Break 22/23
From December 23rd we will be taking our annual winter break to recharge our batteries and tackle many new projects in the new year full of energy! From January 4th, 2023, we will be back in person for you. Please note that from now until January 4th, 2023, there will be no support from the Slanted Shop (subscriptions included) and...
Science Notes
Each issue of Science Notes explores one topic via journalistic formats, literary texts and artistic contributions. The design changes completely with every new topic. When they started to make the women-issue they were caught in a trap: There where so many do’s and don’ts out there, that they had a hard time to envision what their approach to this largely...
FURE Conference 2023
After a break of more than two years due to the Corona pandemic, FURE Conference 2023 looks forward to welcoming you back on March 17th, 2023. There are more texts in this world than ever before. Mankind is writing and reading more than ever: books, reports, newspapers, blogs, tweets, and even WhatsApp messages. A logical conclusion therefore must be: Things...
AI as Aesthetics Imperfection
Artificial Intelligence is taking over many digital experiences, optimizing and streamlining processes, tasks, and operations aiming for a self-learning mechanism (Machine Learning) able to be trained by input in form of data and analytics. The age of co-creation has begun. In the context of art, and AI image generators, this technology opens up a new era in which humans and...
Patta
Patta was founded by Edson Sabajo and Guillaume ‘Gee’ Schmidt. Both were instrumental in the Dutch hip-hop and nightlife community in the 90’s and early 2000’s—Edson as a DJ and Gee as an MC and event host. The music minded pair also had a shared obsession with hunting internationally for sneakers and records. They soon found themselves funneling a steady...
Sans Sans
MuirMcNeil Sans Sans is an economical, robust and versatile sans serif type family. Its design is imprinted with the DNA of a number of protean sans serif typefaces from the latter half of the twentieth century, elegant late modern styles that are often referred to as ‘neo-grotesques.’ In developing this typeface, every contour, stroke, curve, and counter form has been...
100 Beste Plakate 22
100 Best Posters 22 is going into the next round and we are very looking forward to it. You can now take part and submit your work to the largest annual poster competition in the German-speaking world. Only the hundred best make it into the highly regarded traveling exhibition, starting in Berlin, the 100 best posters will be on display...
Memberful Design
Dutch design agency Momkai celebrates its 20th anniversary, and as a gift to the creative community in Europe and beyond, launches Memberful Design. This new publication shares insights to help build communities and design for belonging. First guests include Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa, global CTO of Greenpeace; Eddie Opara, Partner at Pentagram in New York; and Avery Trufelman of 99% Invisible and...
Slanted on the Docks
Slanted on the docks—a few snapshots of our office opening party at the Rheinhafen in Karlsruhe. Thanks to everyone who came for all the great gifts—especially the life ring, which we hope we’ll never need, even though the Rhine is not far away Many thanks also to the local Hafenimbiss for the delicious food and Aqua Monaco for water and lemonades....
Shape Society!
For all those who want to deal with or discuss issues of social sustainability. The conference Shape Society! Social Sustainability through Design focuses on hitherto neglected contexts of social sustainability and spans a wide range of topics such as anti-racism and decolonization, gender justice, and inclusion. All presentations are based on the question “Where is the German design industry today...
beyond tellerrand 2023
beyond tellerrand 2023, is the friendly event where design meets technology for over ten years, next year it is taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin. The affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. With 500+ attendees and speakers include Emily Anhalt, Michelle Barker, Hugh Elliott, Cassie Evans, Scott Kellum, Tobias Kunisch, Gemma O’Brien, and more each in a renowned,...



