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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…

10.07.2025 – designeducationpublications

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…

07.07.2025 – designeventstypography

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…

04.07.2025 – designeventstypography

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…

02.07.2025 – designeducationevents

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.…

30.06.2025 – designillustrationtypography

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…

26.06.2025 – designeducationevents

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…

25.06.2025 – designeducationpublications

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…

23.06.2025 – designeducationtypography

Werkschau Design 25 at Peter Behrens School of Arts

At the end of the summer term 2025, the graduates of the Design departments of the Peter Behrens School of Arts at…

20.06.2025 – designeducationevents

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Type Design with Historical References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…

18.06.2025 – designphotographytypography

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…

16.06.2025 – designeducationevents

100 Beste Plakate 24

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

In the yearbook, the winning posters of the competition 100 Beste Plakate 24 are presented in large-format images with detailed credits, including…

12.06.2025 – designpublicationstypography

Stadt. Land. Schluss. 2025

A Transdisciplinary Symposium Exploring How to Design “Less”

Mark your calendars for October 2025, when Marktoberdorf in the scenic Allgäu region will once again host the 5th edition of the…

10.06.2025 – designeducationevents

Recap: TypeParis Now25

A Celebration of Typography in the Heart of Paris

On Saturday, May 31st, 2025, Paris welcomed a vibrant community of art directors, graphic designers, type designers, and typography enthusiasts for the…

09.06.2025 – designeducationeventstypography

Recap: Design Month Graz 2025

From May 9th to June 1st, the city of Graz once again positioned itself at the center of global design conversations with…

06.06.2025 – designeventstypography

Berlin Print Festival 2025

Celebrating Print in the Heart of the Capital

On June 26th, 2025, Metapaper, together with co-organizers Melville Design and us, Slanted Publishers, invites designers, printers, and paper lovers to gather…

03.06.2025 – designeducationevents