Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975

Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975 brings over a century of visual culture to life through a rare collection of printed matter, textiles,…

Up and Coming 2025

Exhibition of the Sponsorship Prize for Young Book Design

It’s that time again—einBuch.haus and Stiftung Buchkunst are teaming up to present the Up and Coming 2025—Sponsorship Prize for Young Book Design…

Buchstabenmuseum

20 Years of Letters, Stories, and Urban Culture

After two decades of preserving Berlin’s typographic heritage, the beloved Buchstabenmuseum will close its doors on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Housed in…

Tracing

Yichen Wang’s Emotional Take on Packaging and Type

Tracing is a packaging and type design project that reimagines tracing paper as more than just a utilitarian material. Created by Yichen…

Walzstipendium

Learning Letterpress on the Move—Apply Now!

If you’re passionate about the traditional crafts of letterpress printing, typesetting, and typecasting, this opportunity is for you! The Verein für die…

Play On Ground

A Playful, Emotional, and Immersive Take On Classical Music

In her bachelor thesis project Play On Ground, Maritza Lapeira Neyra reimagines classical music for a younger generation—free from academic rigidity and…

Dutch Design Week 2025

Nine Days of Design, Innovation, and Cross-Disciplinary Thinking in the Heart of the Netherlands

Dutch Design Week (DDW) is the leading design event in Northern Europe, spotlighting the design of the future and the future of…

Print Ist

A Multi-Sensory Design Thesis Celebrating the Materiality of Print

In Print ist, Selina Pfeil—graphic designer and graduate of Hof University of Applied Sciences—makes a compelling case for a medium often underestimated…

Flexible Visual Systems E-book

Our bestselling book Flexible Visual Systems by Dr. Martin Lorenz is finally available as an e-book—ready to go wherever you do (on summer…

Piece Together!

Werkschau 2025 Hochschule Mainz

It’s that time of year again: the Communication Design Department at Hochschule Mainz invites you to our annual Werkschau. Under this year’s…

Rundgang 2025: KIOSK

HfG Karlsruhe Opens Its Doors

From July 24 to 27, 2025, the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG) invites the public to its annual Rundgang—the open-house…

Forward Festival 2025

Two Days of Creative Inspiration, Bold Ideas, and Global Voices in Berlin

Mark your calendars for August 28–29, 2025! Forward Festival returns to Berlin for another inspiring edition, taking place at the iconic Haus…

Hamburgerfonts

A Mix-And-Match Type Specimen for Better Font Pairings

Hamburgerfonts takes its name from a well-loved typographic test word—one that packs a range of letterforms into a single, oddly satisfying phrase.…

Recap: European Design Festival 2025

Spending the weekend in Ljubljana for the European Design Festival was nothing short of inspiring. From the great talks and exhibitions to…

komma 30 – Aus Dem Verborgenen

Magazine of the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim

With its 30th issue, komma—the design magazine of the University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim—didn’t just mark a milestone. It unearthed one. Entirely…

Playing with Order

A Comparison of Japanese and German Posters

Have you ever looked at designs from foreign cultures and wondered, what exactly it is that makes them different from what you're…

Sampling Type

Type Design with Historical References

Sampling Type is a website and a series of risograph-printed posters by Franzi Häußner that explores how contemporary type design is created…

Recap: CXI Conference 2025

On June 6th, 2025, the CXI Conference once again opened its doors to the design and branding community in the beautiful Rudolf…

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