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Linguhacks / Typohacks

The topic of gender-sensitive language for designers and in design discourses often still represents a major challenge. Even these days we are lacking a fair and sensitive understanding for non binary typography and language. Linguhacks / Typohacks is a book showing an approach of gender-sensitive language and typography. It deals with hacking methods for a non-binary use of typography in...

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Slanted in L.A.: Jeffery Keedy

In a town like L.A. and on a production like Slanted’s, which brings together the material for a magazine, not everything has to work out. Often, the best things happen when they’re not planned, just as they did when we went to this gleaming city in fall 2019. We were happy to meet the luminaries from the local creative scene...

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Typ/o

Most typefaces can be classified into one of four basic groups: those with serifs, those without serifs, scripts, and decorative styles. Over the years, typographers and scholars of typography have developed various systems to define those categories, subsequently some of these systems have scores of sub-categories. In order to bring light into the typographical maze, to make classifications possible for...

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Wolfgang Tillmans. four books.

The works of photographer Wolfgang Tillmans have always had a unique visual language that shapes our perception of the world. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of TASCHEN, where he has already published four books in the course of his career, the book Wolfgang Tillmans. four books. has now been published, which presents overlapping perspectives from his previous books...

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Secret Societies

Attention to detail and creative design, with that certain something that makes a print publication special today—Secret Societies invites you to take a trip to New York at the beginning of the last century and immerse yourself in its pages. Much is popularized of the Mafia in film, literature, music, and urban legend. Some stories are inspired by and respectful...

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Arcade Game Typography

It’s been a while since I listened to Toshi Omagari’s talk at TYPO Berlin about his research on 8 pixel fonts. Growing up with video games, there are of course many fond memories of the colorful letters flickering animatedly across the screen telling us WON or GAME OVER. It was only a few years ago that Toshi came across the...

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Neuwerk #7

Neuwerk #7 magazine has just been published by the MA students of design studies at Burg Giebichenstein at a time when each of us is more than ever concerned about the topic of the current issue. Neuwerk #7 deals with contact in terms of design, because: Design creates contact. According to Gui Bonsiepe—a german designer and theorist—by linking an acting...

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Papaik

Designing a typeface can be a long journey, there are numerous fundamental choices to make before and defining the letterforms often starts physically by drawing, sketching or cutting. Papaik’s story began with one single brush stroke. Originally, existed in one tiny version, but since last year it was modulated and polished. It may seem delicate at first glance, but with getting...

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Breakout—100 Posters Book

As it is a common habitat in the graphic design branch, starting to build a business can be tough, especially while being a student. Cihan Tamti is a self initiative design student who had a clever solution, with starting to treat Instagram like a graphic design gym and worked on poster design on a daily basis. Without the constraints of...

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Lottery: Freshly Printed Paper Swatch by Europapier

There is no way around Europapier when it comes to producing print products that meet the criteria of sustainability and high-quality results. Their newest Design Papers Collection from 2020 is diligently curated, with great dedication, and addressing all those who realize the importance of using quality paper as a medium, awakening pure feelings in exceptional print products and bringing out...