Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
schaubau 2021 is an international summer school which takes place in the heart of Dessau—the city of the Bauhaus. A design camp, which is targeted at all creative students, pupils, craftsmen and -women, and creators of value of all designing disciplines like design, architecture, fashion, and art. This year, the schaubau Summer School of Design is dedicated to the future....
For the 20th jubilee of 100 Beste Plakate e.V., we are delighted to present the 100 Beste Plakate 20 Catalog (100 best posters of 2020), which is now available at our Slanted Shop! For twenty years the association 100 Beste Plakate e.V. has been spotlighting the most groundbreaking poster designs from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In its anniversary year, the group...
Once a year the approximately 900 students of Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design (ABK Stuttgart) present their most recent projects and assignments during the Rundgang Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design 2021 which is taking place from July 23rd to 25th in a hybrid format. The official opening of the Rundgang is taking place on Friday, July...
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been three weeks since our editorial trip to Stockholm to take a look at the city’s creative scene. We were happy that after an exciting but also exhausting day we were able to relax in the small and stylish design hotel Miss Clara. The small boutique hotel belongs to the Nobis hotel group...
We are pleased to announce that the Photo book Oktoberfest 1984–2019 by Volker Derlath is now online at Kickstarter! Take the chance and support the project now by pre-ordering. For 35 years, Munich photographer Volker Derlath has hardly missed a “Wiesn” day. With his camera, right in the middle of the action, he is capturing intimate moments, touching scenes, moments...
Inspired by early grotesque typefaces such as Akzidenz Grotesk and Venus, Werksatz – By Identity Letters is a contemporary interpretation of this beloved genre. Some things are timeless. These are the things that only get better with use. The aforementioned typefaces certainly belong into this category. Rediscovered by designers from every generation again and again, they are here to stay. However,...
We are delighted to announce that the publication Typographic Architectures — By Éditions B42 is now available at Slanted Shop! Immerse yourself in the world of Wim Crouwel, whose influence extends far beyond the borders of the Netherlands. As a major figure in contemporary European graphic design, Wim Crouwel (1928–2019) has widely influenced the history of the discipline through his extensive...
The intruiging Vrij Beton — Collective Ownership in Amsterdam campaign from Amsterdam Alternative (AA) is now online and on the streets: Together with design agency 310k and the financial support of Stichting DOEN Amsterdam Alternative (AA) has just launched a campaign to promote the Vrij Beton (Engl.: Free Concrete) project. A project that aims to liberate real estate from the...
We would like to introduce you to Momentum – Die Zeitkapsel für Design in der Krise (Engl.: Momentum—the time capsule for design in the crisis) published by master’s students at the HTWG Konstanz: What kind of working life awaits us “after Corona?” Many people are rather anxious about the future. 21 design master’s students at the HTWG Konstanz wanted to...
The Bachelor and Master graduates show their work at the Graduation Show 2021: 30DEGREES — At the Merz Akademie. The Akademie is happy to welcome you to the parcours of the Summer Semester back to the Kulturpark Berg on Saturday, July 17th, 2021. 30DEGREES: The graduates will present their work in the fields of Film, and Video, New Media, Visual Communication...
[kɔn] is an up-and-coming magazine for literature and culture. Each issue brings together essayistic, literary, and journalistic texts around a single keyword. Therefore we are pleased to present you [kɔn] Paper No. 7: HAUT — The Skin Issue: [kɔn] notations, [kɔn] texts and [kɔn] troversies of the issue are investigated—while the format explores the intersections and boundaries of text and...
The English Typographer Jeremy Tankard just published his typeface Claymore on June 21st, 2021. The typeface is a subtly modulated sans serif with an equally subtle hint of Gothic inspiration. Its striking image performs exceptionally well across the family’s range of weights. The many details have been crafted to deliver an engaging and clear image in text, with a strong...
