Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
The typeface CoFo Cinema 1909, an old-fashioned elegance and reinterpreted classic, was specially designed for the identity of the Khudozhestvenny Cinema, one of Moscow’s historical landmark attractions. The restoration of the Khudozhestvenny Cinema—one of the main symbols of the capital of Russia with more than a century of history—has been completed in Moscow. Using the original drawings of Fyodor Schechtel...
The publication Cartographies originated from a series of photos with the same name by Italian photographer Louis De Belle that portrays details of the clothes of passers-by glimpsed along the streets of Manhattan. Folds, stains, or little traces of clothing thus constitute impressions of everyday life, potential cartographies of everyoneʼs journeys. The book, devised in a newspaper format, is made...
typo/graphic posters focuses exclusively on typographical and graphical posters, those that challenge type, colors, and shapes to express a message. Each poster is reviewed to meet a standard in visual qualities and functional efforts. Created in 2008, typo/graphic posters is developed and curated by André Felipe. Currently the site features 6,500+ posters in its archive, from 42 different countries, and...
The new book Büro Destruct 4 not only presents the best of realized projects of the past twelve years, but also intermediate steps, discards, experiments, and inspiration of the Bern-based and internationally renowned design studio Büro Destruct. The Swiss, who see themselves and their studio as a kind of band, again present a skillfully composed album with this new book....
The Hometown Journal is about who we are—as creatives, as humans, as citizens. It’s where we come from and where we want to be going. Hometown investigates the work of passionate creators all over the globe, as a reflection of today’s constantly evolving zeitgeist. By digging deep into the complex dynamics of modern-day systems and their functions, they hope to reach...
The Hometown Journal is about who we are—as creatives, as humans, as citizens. It’s where we come from and where we want to be going. Hometown investigates the work of passionate creators all over the globe, as a reflection of today’s constantly evolving zeitgeist. By digging deep into the complex dynamics of modern-day systems and their functions, they hope to reach...
The project Wzory Lublina by Polish graphic designer Tomasz Smutek is a collection of patterns inspired by details of the city of Lublin. The patterns were inspired by interesting architectural details, graffiti, characteristic arrangement of windows or columns, well-known buildings, floors, architecture of v-shaped supports, store signs, facade decorations, roof shapes, benches, and sculptures. The photographs feature such buildings as...
The Shipping Container is an infographic website on the topic of containerization. The website layout is focused on creating a storytelling narrative based on a flowchart. The process of containerization is one of the main driving forces of globalization and international trade as we know them today. With the introduction of a uniformed and normed system of container transportation a...
On the occasion of Hans Hillmann’s (1925–2014) 95th birthday the idea of a Hans Hillmann Online Archive was born, which makes all of the graphic designers works accessible—from early drawings from his studies to his last works. Together with Marlies Rosa-Hillmann, the designer’s widow, new scans of objects from the estate were made. Hans Hillmann was one of the most...
SAW (audio visual-station) is an Interactive lighting installation (neon), which reacts dynamically to the intensity of sound (noise), located in downtown Katowice, Poland, situated on one of the advertising poles. The installation is a kind of membrane that resonates with the environment. The SAW neon sign fades in response to noise. The arresting and stark nature of this installation encourages silence while simultaneously provoking increased consciousness...
The publication The 41st Annual of the Type Directors Club is now available at Slanted Shop. This beautiful 384-page book, designed by Anagrama in Mexico, features over 500 full-color images of international graphic design and type design in a wide range of categories, including books, magazines, corporate identities, logos, stationery, annual reports, video, web graphics, and posters. The Type Directors Club...
The German Design Council has developed a rich digital program called All Eyes On for the presentation of the German Design Awards 2021 winners and exciting topics related to design. The highlights of the German Design Awards 2021 will be presented in a digital format from February 12th–March 12th, 2021. In addition to the presentation of the gold winners in the...
