29LT Okaso & 29LT Oskura

Posted on by Nina Steimel

We are very pleased to present you today the two typefaces 29LT Okaso & 29LT Oskura — By 29LT (29Letters), a type foundry based in Madrid, specializing in Arabic and Latin typography.

Abstracted from handwritten Aljamiado texts, Okaso and Oskura are one-of-a-kind typefaces: seeking to retain the spirit of the Andalusian Maghribi style, they embody a free and simplified interpretation that gave birth to unique letterforms absent from traditional calligraphic styles.

Exploring the manuscripts illustrates the link between the simplified geometric handwritings and the cursive rough writings. This spectrum is represented with Okaso and Oskura, placing Okaso on the geometric side and Oskura on the cursive side. They are vibrant typefaces that incorporate a carefully studied balance between solid forms and dynamic contours, giving them a lively feature within a corporate and serious existence.

The low-contrast design approach, with short medial heights, long ascenders and descenders, and energetic letterforms draws the Arabic and Latin scripts together. The Latin script emulates the vitality of the Arabic script with uncommon contextual alternates and stylistic sets that allow the switch between short and long letters, straight and round glyphs, or shifted capitals besides the extended set of ligatures.

In Okaso, the interplay of square or round letterforms echoes the diverse straight and curved outlines existing in the Arabic glyphs. While the shift between short or long Latin letters reflects the horizontal width change existing naturally in Arabic letters, the Kashida notion is also taken into account.

Oskura exists as a typeface on its own and can act as a companion to 29LT Okaso. In the Latin, it can be used as an upright Italic, especially when the stylistic set three is activated. In the Arabic, it can be used as the cursive or freehand version of Okaso. A change of typographic voice can be achieved between the two, and interesting typographic combinations can be achieved. The typefaces share common typographic parameters making it easy to switch between one and the other within a project.

29LT Okaso & 29LT Oskura

Foundry: 29LT (29Letters)
Designer: Pascal Zoghbi (Arabic Script) and Linda Hintz (Latin Script)
Release: 2020 (Okaso), 2021 (Oskura)
Styles and Weights: Extra Light, Light, Regular, Medium, Bold, Extra Bold, Black, and Variable
Formats: OTF, TTF, OET, WOFF, WOFF2 and VF (Variable Font)
Price Single Style: $ 50.–
Price Full Family: $ 275.–

Buy Okaso and Oskura at 29LT or Fontstand 

Praktikum bei Slanted Publishers 2021/22 – jetzt bewerben!

Posted on by Julia Kahl

Slanted Publishers hat ein 6-monatiges Praktikum im Bereich Redaktion/Grafik ab September 2021 zu vergeben: Wir suchen eine(n) engagierte(n) Studierende(n) mit großem Interesse an Typografie und redaktionellen/organisatorischen Aufgaben, der/die Lust hat zu erfahren, wie wir arbeiten und für 6 Monate Teil des Slanted-Teams wird.

Wir bieten:

  • Einblicke in unsere Verlagstätigkeit (Konzeption, Redaktion, Organisation, Vertrieb, PR etc.)
  • Redaktionelle und grafische Mitarbeit an unseren Publikationen
  • Redaktionelle Mitarbeit in unseren Onlinekanälen (Blog, Social Media)
  • Studiofotografie und Reportagefotografie
  • Verantwortungsvolle, selbstständige Arbeit und unter Anleitung
  • Organisatorische und administrative Aufgaben
  • Mögliche Teilnahme an Designkonferenzen im Rahmen unserer Medienpartnerschaften

Das sollte der/die BewerberIn mitbringen:

  • Abgeschlossenes Grundstudium im Bereich Grafikdesign (o. Ä.)
  • Sehr gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse
  • Sichere Anwendungskenntnisse in InDesign und Photoshop
  • Interesse an neuen Strömungen in den Bereichen Design, Kunst und Kultur
  • Begeisterung für Typografie, aktuelle Strömungen im Typedesign
  • Redaktionelles Interesse
  • Selbstständigkeit, Weitblick, Flexibilität, Kreativität und Ideenreichtum
  • Organisationstalent und Kommunikationsstärke
  • Gewissenhaftes und genaues Arbeiten
  • Das Praktikum erfolgt im Rahmen eines studienbegleitenden Pflichtpraktikums

Das Praktikum bei Slanted Publishers findet vom 01.09.21–04.03.2022 in Karlsruhe statt und wird vergütet. Bewerber*innen sollten erklären, warum sie ihr Praktikum bei uns machen möchten. Bitte richtet Eure vollständige Bewerbung als aussagefähiges PDF-Portfolio ab sofort bis spätestens 01.06.2021 an Julia Kahl: [email protected]. Die Bewerbungsgespräche finden nach Sichtung aller Bewerbungen anschließend statt.

Wir freuen uns sehr auf Eure Bewerbung!

Visual by Nina Steimel

Im Dschungel wird gewählt & The alphabet is not a planet

Posted on by Julia Kahl

The lion has re-routed the river in the jungle and built a large swimming pool directly in front of his cave. The other animals are angry, they have no more water and feel betrayed. They start a demonstration and decide to elect a new jungle leader. But what is an election? And what exactly does democracy mean? Who stands for election and how exactly does it work? These are precisely the questions addressed in the children’s book »Im Dschungel wird gewählt« (original title “Eleicao dos Bichos”), which encourages dialog about living together.

It is based on workshops held with children in Brazil and is written with children for children. The illustrations and texts by Larissa Ribeiro, André Rodrigues, Paula Desgualdo and Pedro Markun are to the point and easy to understand. At the end of the book there is an appendix that briefly summarizes and explains the most important terms. A must-have for all parents who want to explain to their children at an early age how decisions can be made in a community for the good of all.

Prestel Junior (pub.), hardcover, 48 pages, 24 × 24 cm, 48 color illustrations, ISBN: 978-3-7913-7469-7, € 15.– From 5 years.

The Alphabet Is Not a Planet—a Crazy Reading Adventure in Two Languages

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, what kind of ABC is that? Was astronaut monkey Anton really in space with Buzz Aldrin? Was the Donutosaurus Rex one of the most legendary dinosaurs of all time? Are there narwhals that fit into a nutshell? Or is it all just nonsense? The fact is: This universe is teeming with curious creatures and strange symbols. Page by page, little ABC explorers can navigate through the cosmos of letters as if with a compass and get to know the whimsical creatures from A to Z illustrated by Alex Hanke. Alphabetastic reading fun!

Verlag von Wegen (pub.), hardcover, 58 pages, 20 × 23 cm, ISBN: 978-3-00-068175-2, € 19.–. From 3 years.

Slanted Magazine #37—AI

Posted on by Nina Steimel

The impact of Artificial Intelligence on design and how these technologies can change our lives can now be found in one comprehensive publication: Slanted Magazine #37—AI is out now!

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)  has become—besides being an over-hyped buzzword across industries (that the design world is no exception to)—a reality. We debate about the impacts of A.I. and its subsets, machine and deep learning, and consider everything from virtual to augmented realities, and how these technologies may change our lives, jobs, and social relationships altogether.

We live in times where decisions about what we want are no longer under our control. While we believe to be free (at least in our western world), algorithms dictate our lives, hopes, and dreams. We are the parents and children, gods and slaves of the technology we invented: although it’s a masterpiece, there is a great dependence. If “algorithms will liberate themselves entirely from us,” Peter Weibel proposes, dystopian science fictions may help us clarify what we desire and do not want.

At Slanted, we are “hands on.” We love the human spark, provoke happy accidents (scratches and glitches), explore edges, and consistently enter unknown terrain. So yes, although this is a printed issue, it could very well have been transported to a neural chip. And we definitely figured out some ways to bring the issue to another dimension: A unique motif by CROSSLUCID has been printed for each cover of the entire edition—the aesthetics between portrait, still life, and expressionist topography, alien to our comprehension of what is human, natural, artificial, and digital.

More than ever this issue made us adventurers: looking with doubtful eyes at this new world of computation, numbers, and transhumanism, where (OMG!) machines are in many areas smarter than us and, occasionally, even encoded with higher ethical and moral standards than we will ever have.

Alongside the issue, a limited Special Edition has been published, a high-quality and 100% recycled bag by LOQI with a design by artist Sofia Crespo.

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all participants of the issue who made a significant contribution to the result. Many thanks also to all supporters and sponsors, without whom the magazine would not have been possible in these special times. Thank you very much!

Slanted Magazine #37—AI

Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Cover Images: CROSSLUCID
Release: May 2021
Volume: 288 Pages
Format: 16 × 24 × 2,3 cm
Language: English
Offset Printing (Inside): Stober Medien
Digital Printing (Cover): Limego
Cardboard Cover: CONSTELLATION Snow E/E06 Tela for HP Indigo, 280 g/sm by Fedrigoni
Paper: ARENA Smooth Extra White, ARENA Rough Natural, 120 g/sm by Fedrigoni
Bookbinding: Swiss brochure
Introduction texts: Tom Barbereau & Jack Dignam
ISSN: 1867-6510
Price: € 18.–

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Designing With Artificial Intelligence

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We are happy to announce that the Proceedings of the First Conference on Designing With Artificial Intelligence by Marc Engenhart and Sebastian Loewe is downloadable for free now!

The Proceedings cover theoretical papers on the impact of machine learning on design and its principles, practical research on how machines can be used to create design and art, and essays on the discourse of the creative nature of artificial intelligence. Machine-intelligent systems and processes are no longer simply science fiction. Users are now surrounded by an overwhelming amount of digitally intelligent applications. These applications, while running seamlessly in the background of customer-centered products and hence going unnoticed by users, become deeply influential in the design of digital products’ user experiences. This pervasive implementation contrasts starkly with the absence of digitally intelligent applications in the critical academic discussion of applied AI-based design practices.

The conference raises the following questions that result from designing both with and for machine learning algorithms and assist systems: How do designers’ traditional understandings of their practices change when the machine makes fundamental and far-reaching design decisions in the blink of an eye and ceases to be merely a passive design tool? How do design practices change when predictions become a major part of the user experience? What ramifications do these changes have on the notion of creativity? Also, how can designers (re-)design human-machine participation and what kinds or levels of agency do designers retain? Lastly, how does machine learning alter strategic design, corporate identity, and the idea of personal design aesthetics?

To address these questions selected experts from the fields of design, science, art and industry have been invited to present their visions in four separate keynotes. Additionally, the conference is scheduled to provide an inspiring program of discussions, paper talk sessions, case studies, workshops, as well as enough time to engage in dialog and network with participants.

Designing with Artificial Intelligence in 2020 aims to bring together a diverse audience of design practitioners, design managers, design theorists, design leaders, and interdisciplinary thinkers interested in the pressing questions raised.

Proceedings of the First Conference on Designing With Artificial Intelligence

Publisher: Applied AI (TUM)
Editors: Marc Engenhart & Sebastian Loewe
Contributers: Jennifer Heier, Patrick Hebron, Qian Yang, Rebecca Fiebrink, Andreas Refsgaard, Gerhard Anger, Andreas Muxel, Elias Naphausen, Jan-Henning Raff, Anika Meier, Manuel Rossner, Klaus Neuburg, Simon Nestler, Sven Quadflieg, Marc Engenhart and Sebastian Loewe
Design: Marc Engenhart
Volume: 159 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-00-068634-4
Price: free of charge

Download here

Graphic Days® Eyes On the Netherlands

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Graphic Days® Eyes On the Netherlands is launching an international event in collaboration with Graphic Matters and the Embassy and Consulate General of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Italy to present the best of Dutch visual design in Turin.

Graphic Days® is a cultural project dedicated to international visual design. Since its first edition, Graphic Days® has hosted a different guest country in an exhibition named Eyes On. The project aims at presenting the excellence of the visual culture of a selected nation through artworks and designs made by some of the most relevant studios and professionals. After Spain, Poland, and Romania, this year the Netherlands becomes the protagonist of the dedicated exhibition.

From May, 14th to 30th, a program of free online events, workshops and exhibitions will showcase the highlights of Dutch visual communication and the contamination among European trends and influences in this field.

A vast exhibition itinerary guides visitors to discover the visual landscape made in the Netherlands. The project Alphabet of Cases of The Palace of Typography Masonry is presented for the very first time in its complete: An imaginary museum dedicated to the abundance and diversity of visual communication techniques, born from the idea of the Dutch graphic designer Richard Niessen, in collaboration with Dennis Elbers, founder of Graphic Matters. An utopian palace that brings together Niessen’s graphic experimentation and his research aimed at creating an interdisciplinary cultural history and a new theory of typography.

Graphic Days® Eyes On the Netherlands — Best Of Dutch Visual Design

When?
May 14th–30th, 2021

Where?
Online and at Toolbox Coworking, Turino

Get your Ticket for free online events here or book a workshop of your choice. You can also find further information here.

 

BRASILIA #7 TOGETHERSEPARATE

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BRASILIA #7 TOGETHERSEPARATE is now available at Slanted Shop!

BRASILIA is a monothematic magazine made by design students at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover. The seventh issue was released in March 2021 and is dedicated to the topic togetherseparate. to|geth|er|sep|a|rate (to drift apart; to relate remotely); BRASILIA traces collective and collaborative practices for design and living, making them the focus of attention. What happens when ingrained forms of togetherness are suspended? When algorithms, filter bubbles, and right-wing conspiracy propaganda suggest proximity, but actually separate us from each other more than ever? Brasilia sheds new light on topics that move us, yet leads us to persevere in demanding flexibility from ourselves when we seek security.

Philine Dorenbusch investigates the human-made underwater noise, that endangers marine life. Khadra Farah writes about the casual racism she encounters everywhere as a black woman. In his contribution, Friedrich Weltzien assesses the everyday routines of an intellectual during the coronavirus lockdown. Nora Depner wonders how we could possibly speak with extraterrestrials when we would have to develop a message that we ourselves are not able to conceive.

The creation of this magazine is inherent proof that togetherseparate forms of cooperation are possible. The texts and images compiled here will arouse longing for a return to life beyond Zoom tiles, self isolation, and discount-store purchases. And even if the Duden dictionary distinguishes between joining words together or separating them, the current crisis has reinforced our impression that, as formulated by the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, we are actually “singular plural.”

BRASILIA #7 TOGETHERSEPARATE

Publisher: Department for Design and Media at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hanover
Publishing house: Blumhardt Verlag, Hanover
Designers: Vivian Dehning, Nora Depner, Max Heinemann, Patrycja Kopinska & Gesa Krieter
Authors: Nora Depner, Philine Dorenbusch, Khadra Farah, Fabian Fiechter, Prof. Ute Heuer, Alina Holze, Prof. Hans-Jörg Kapp, Patrycja Kopinska, Bernd Linde, Verena Lobert, Jens Mahlstedt, Luise Schlütsmeier, Ole Spata, Prof. Gunnar Spellmeyer, Katharina Stein, Figen Ünsal, Jonas Vietzke & Prof. Dr. Friedrich Weltzien
Editors: Vivian Dehning, Nora Depner, Max Heinemann, Patrycja Kopinska & Gesa Krieter
Release: March 2021
Volume: 132 pages
Format 22 × 28.5 cm
Language: English and German
Printing House: Gutenberg Beuys Feindruckerei, Langenhagen, Germany
ISBN: 978-3-932011-98-6
ISSN: 2367-2064
Retail price: 8.– Euro
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Junge Grafik Award 2021

Posted on by Nina Steimel

From now on, projects from young graphic talents can be submitted to Junge Grafik until June 14th, 2021, for the Swiss competition Junge Grafik Award 2021!

Great graphic work is being made in Swiss schools and universities—the makers of the Junge Grafik Award 2021 (Engl.: Young Graphic Award 2021) are certain of this. That’s why the association has created an award for Swiss graphic talents in training. The idea is simple: Young graphic talents should be able to show their works outside of school, university or apprenticeship. The award is therefore aimed at all students and trainees of graphic arts throughout all parts of Switzerland. In addition to small cash and non-cash prizes, the 30 winners can look forward to an exciting audience: “The winning works will be presented in a traveling exhibition at various schools and published in a special publication. The winning works can also be seen on our website,” explains board member and graphic designer Loana Boppart. “Above all, it is also important to us to offer the young talents the opportunity to network with each other and with important people in the scene. The award night and after-party offer them a great way to do that.”

The winning works are selected by an illustrious jury of Swiss graphic artists. In addition to big names such as Felix Pfäffli, Marion Fink, Jonas Vögeli, Valeria Bonin, Demian Conrad, Dennis Moya, and Larissa Kasper, two young graphic artists, Lena Ruppen and Audrey Fleur Ljubenovic, will also have their say in the selection process. The association behind the Junge Grafik project consists of eleven mostly young representatives and experts of the Swiss graphics scene. As simple and necessary as their project may sound, the journey from the initial idea to the award was challenging: “Since the award should to be supported by all institutions and will remain a non-profit cause, we had to convince all schools and partners of the idea and worked closely with the two professional associations SGV and SGD,” says board member Remo Stahl. “At the same time, we had to find benefactors and foundations to finance the expenses.”

The association has mastered both—and so the only thing standing in the way of the Award Night on October, 9th may be the pandemic. But Meret Fischli is convinced that even this hurdle will be overcome: “We are broadly positioned in a variety of areas—from web and print to events, social media, and travelling exhibitions. So we are more flexible than long-established events.” On March 15th, the call for entries of the Junge Grafik Award 2021 was launched. “We are looking forward to the many great works that will hopefully arrive—after all, we have been working towards this moment for almost two years!,” says Meret Fischli.

Junge Grafik Award
Call for Entries

Deadline: June 14th, 2021
Initiators: Junge Grafik
Jury: Felix Pfäffli, Marion Fink, Jonas Vögeli, Valeria Bonin, Demian Conrad, Dennis Moya, Larissa Kasper, Lena Ruppen, and Audrey Fleur Ljubenovic
Award ceremony and afterparty: October 9th, 2021
Start of traveling exhibition: October 9th to 16th, 2021 in Lucerne, Switzerland
Number of winning entries: 30
Contribution per project: CHF 20.– (≈ € 18 Euro)
Accepted work: 20 Students from across Switzerland. All years of study and training. Work completed within the last two years: school year 2019–2020 and 2020–2021.

Submit your work here or find further information about the call for entries and the submission process on the website Junge Grafik 

Latinotype

Posted on by Nina Steimel

Today, we would like to present you Latinotype, a Chilean independent type foundry:

The power of letters combining to form words to communicate thought is monumental. From scribbling on cave walls and stone tablets, to writing on paper and typing them out, words have been a fundamental part of life as we know it for thousands of years. Words tell our story, evoke emotion and action. They are essential. 

And so Latinotype formed, a group of graphic designers, type designers, account managers, translators, and programmers dedicated to making the most out of words. Based in Chile, the foundry began in 2008 as the first typeface distributor in Latin America. Since then, they have grown into a dynamic team of typography lovers with more than 200 original fonts, and they distribute many more. If their library does not have what you’re looking for, they will create the font you need to make each word of yours carry the meaning it deserves. 

Fonts like Abstract, created during a pandemic, a contemporary and eclectic serif typeface with a generous family, including a true italic variant that has a personality of its own.

Straight lines combined with curves and triangular shapes, Águila and its set of more than 400 characters supports over 200 Latin-based languages. Another singular font in Latinotype’s portfolio. 

The foundry prides itself on creating and distributing fresh fonts, and Apparel is a testament to that. Apparel is the perfect blend of class and freshness. Times New Roman meets Caslon.

In case it’s not yet clear, their library is extensive and varied. Offering superfamily fonts such as Galeana, a flat-sided san serif typeface that features a closed aperture, representative of their Latin American roots. Top-sellers such as Juana, based on the Jazmín typeface that offers an extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes for balance and poise. 

Kenac, distinct yet practical, particularly fit for headlines, headers, anything to accentuate brand identity. And then a whiplash to Winden, a slab-serif typeface that wants to be seen, giving off a modern feel. 

Add a varied library like theirs to an array of customization options and it’s clear why Latinotype has grown to become a well-known and trusted source for fresh fonts. Modifications, customizations, and all the options in-between, this foundry is a household name when it comes to making words stand out.

For more details, the “finer print,” visit the Latinotype website. The main purpose as of now is that this foundry formed by Luciano Vergara and Daniel Hernández is now on your radar, if it wasn’t already. Ample options and services make Latinotype a source to bookmark.

Limited Special Edition A.I. LOQI Bag

Posted on by Julia Kahl

On the occasion of our upcoming issue Slanted Magazine #37—AI (end of May), a limited special edition of 200 pieces has been produced. We teamed up with Berlin-based brand LOQI to create a water resistant bag of high-quality presenting the artwork Neural Zoo by Sofia Crespo.

Neural Zoo is an exploration of the ways creativity works: the recombination of known elements into novel ones. These images resemble nature, but it is an imagined nature that has been rearranged. Our visual cortex recognizes the textures, but the brain is simultaneously aware that those elements don’t belong to any arrangement of reality that it has access to.

Computer vision and machine learning could offer a bridge between us and a speculative “natures” that can only be accessed through high levels of parallel computation. Starting from the level of our known reality, we could ultimately be digitizing cognitive processes and utilizing them to feed new inputs into the biological world, which feeds back into a cycle. Routines in artificial neural networks become a tool for creation, one that allows for new experiences of the familiar.

Can art be reduced to the remapping of data absorbed through sensory processes?

Artist: Sofia Crespo
Brand: LOQI
Format: 50 × 42 cm / 11.5 × 11.5 cm (zip pocket)
Handles: 27 cm
Material: Polyester, STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified
Weight: 56 g
Load Capacity: 20 kg
Edition: 200 pieces
Price: 11.99 €

BUY here or SUBSCRIBE to Slanted Magazine until June 30th, 2021, and receive the bag as a gift for free!

Kapsel Magazin

Posted on by Nina Steimel

Today is a perfect day to browse our Slanted Shop and discover new publications. Therefore we would like to present you Kapsel magazine, which is worth a look:

Kapsel is dedicated to science fiction from China. Each issue presents a short story that has never before been published in Germany. At the same time, the issues start a conversation about the future, China and literature.

The story in the third issue is entitled 绝对诊断 Kapsel 03 – Die perfekte Diagnose (Engl.: The Perfect Diagnosis) and was written by Jiang Bo from Shanghai. In it, the computer scientist shows the limits of Big Data and artificial intelligence. Nothing is as it first seems in this short narrative, which was first published in China in 2018. With contributions by Ken Liu, Chen Qiufan, A Que, Josefine Rieks, Wolfgang M. Schmitt, Tim Holland, and Nathaniel Isaacson. Illustrated by Martha Burger, Malte Euler, Robert Löbel, Jul Quanouai, Katharina Reinsbach, Christoph Köster, and Julius Wagner.

In Kapsel 04 – Träume (Engl.: Dreams), a special issue, new ideas of the future are sought and discussed. How do we want to live? What do people in China and Germany dream of? Baoshu, Anja Kümmel, Tim Holland and Anna Wu have each written their own positive vision of the future. These are discussed and illustrated by the authors Hendrik Otremba, Josefine Rieks and Ann Cotten, the researcher Jiang Zhenyu, and the artists Ruohan Wang, Julia Krusch, Robert Löbel, Christoph Köster, Haojun Pan, and Wang Yuan.

Kapsel Magazin Issue 03 and 04 

Publisher: Fruehwerk Verlag
Editing: Lukas Dubro, Felix Meyer zu Venne, Frederike Schneider Vielsäcker & Chong Shen
Design: Marius Wenker
Language: German
Format in cm (w × h × d): 29.7 × 19.4 × 0.5 cm
Volume: 72 pages
Release: September 2020 (Kapsel 03) & February 2021 (Kapsel 04)
ISBN: 978-3-941295-20-9
Buy Kapsel 03 and Kapsel 04

Echoing Exhibition Views

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When the exhibition enters the digital realm, as it is increasingly happening now when the display of art and culture can be enjoyed individually behind screens, then how does the exhibition view diffuse optically, technically, and culturally? And how does this transformation echo the new understanding of subjectivity?

Echoing Exhibition Views — Subjectivity in Post-Digital Times explores the different medialities and intersubjective shifts that follow the moment of seeing a physical exhibition today. It takes the digitized exhibition view as starting point for artistic and theoretic reflections on post-digital culture, hyperreality, and its relation to subjectivity.

With images from João Enxuto and Erica Love, Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff, New Noveta/Yair Oelbaum, SANY, Hanna Stiegeler, Jasmin Werner, and Jonas Paul Wilisch, as well as texts by Melanie Bühler, Erika Landström, and Agnieszka Roguski, this publication gathers artists, curators, and writers who frame these questions through a variety of practices and media. The book and its manufacturing parameters play a significant role in this, as the reproduction in the book adds another level of transformation. To include this in our debate, we deviate from the production standard, instead of CMYK we print RGB (only with red, green, and blue). But of course the web color space cannot simply be transferred to print. This results in subtle color shifts that are irritating. It thus addresses a self-reflexive and critical approach on medium and format—understanding the exhibition as a fluid and diverse view.

Echoing Exhibition Views — Subjectivity in Post-Digital Times

Editing and design A.R. practice: (Agnieszka Roguski and Ann Richter)
Publisher: Onomatopee
Release: 2020
Format: 17 × 24 cm
Volume: 80 pages
Edition: 900 copies
Language: English
Paper: Invercote G 280 g/m²,  arctic volume white 130 g/m², offset 100 g/m² bulk 1.2
Color: Three spot color printing (RGB). For the 3-color print it is Pantone Blue 072 + Red 032 + 354. For the 1-color print it is Pantone Blue 072.
Image specs: 45 images in full color (respectively in three colors), 22 images in one color
Details: UV spot varnish on cover
ISBN 978-94-93148-23-9
Price: 14.– Euro
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Making of Slanted Magazine #37—AI

Posted on by Julia Kahl

Slanted Magazine #37—AI (Artificial Intelligence) is in production and will be out soon! The cover was digitally printed by Limego, no two are alike, each magazine has a unique design by the artist duo Crosslucid. The content was offset printed by our longtime partner Stober Medien on Fedrigoni’s wonderful papers.

Available for preorder at a discounted price for a short time only or subscribe to Slanted Magazine until June 30th and receive the limited special edition bag by LOQI with an artwork by Sofia Crespo for free!

The Absurdity of the Moment

Posted on by Nina Steimel

We would like to invite you to visit the poster exhibition The Absurdity of the Moment — Letterpress Posters by Dafi Kühne which will take place at the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich until August 1st, 2021. In addition to the exhibition in the museum, there is also the possibility to view the posters online.

In early 2020, the new, highly contagious Coronavirus began to spread across the globe. Even Switzerland, an affluent country with little experience in dealing with crises, has been affected. One year after the lockdown, Swiss designer Dafi Kühne is showing a series of ten handmade letterpress-printed posters that serve as a visual diary. They convey his own changing state of mind, reflecting both the collective feeling of insecurity, and powerlessness, as well as experiences of a new form of deceleration and lived solidarity.

The Absurdity of the Moment

When?
April 22nd–August 1st, 2021

Where?
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Ausstellungs­strasse 60
8005 Zurich
Free entrance

Limited complete series of the posters as well as single prints are available for purchase by appointment at the studio in Näfels or on Dafi Kühne’s website. 

Science Notes Magazin

Posted on by Sandra Teschow

We are happy to present you the sixth issue of the Science Notes Magazin—Das Magazin für Wissen und Gesellschaft. 

Science Notes Magazin is “The Magazine for Science and Society,” as the subtitle translates. Which summarizes the magazine’s mission quite nicely: It wants to present science as an integral part of modern societies, as both inspired by and beneficial for these societies. Many science magazines concentrate on showing mere scientific outcomes, either with some kind of educational purpose or simply for entertainment. Science Notes Magazin wants to tell the whole story, however: It wants to report on the (long and often bumpy) processes that lead (or do not lead) to scientific results; it wants to show the people behind these processes and their ideas, ideals, and motivation. It wants to let readers take part in science and get a feeling for how scientists work and what science can do—and also, equally important, what science cannot do.

With this more holistic approach, they also want the graphic design to be an integral part of science communication. The magazine wants to experiment with photography, illustration, and art as means to communicate science—and wants to give photographers, illustrators, and artists the possibility to develop their own visions in this respect. Each issue of Science Notes Magazin is monothematic. The sixth issue was published on April 1st, 2021, dealing with “Wilderness.” Together with Illustrator Janik Söllner, Art Director Sandra Teschow has designed the magazine. Janik has provided each page with a colorful variety of illustrations—a true wilderness that romps about from cover to cover.

Science Notes Magazin—Das Magazin für Wissen und Gesellschaft

Publisher: Science Notes
Editors: Olaf Kramer & Thomas Susanka
Art Direction, Illustration, and Design: Sandra Teschow & Janik Söllner
Volume: 104 pages
Format: 22 × 28.5 cm
Paper: Circle Offset
Printing: Offizin Scheufele, Stuttgart
Edition: No. #6: 5,000 copies
Language: German
EAN: 13_419138790600_2_06
Price: € 6.–
Buy online or in train station bookstores and selected bookstores

Typeface of the Month: Albula Pro

Posted on by Nina Steimel

We are happy to present our new Typeface of the Month: Albula Pro by the young type design studio Serpentype based in Zurich, Switzerland. 

Albula Pro is a contemporary geometric sans with a charismatic and elegant touch. Inspired by geometry and enhanced with unique form-details. The shapes are optically corrected in order to ensure an excellent reading experience and a broad professional use. Albula Pro is an ideal choice to make your design and layout stand out. It performs perfectly in headlines as well as for branding purposes. When designing Albula Pro, great importance was attached to legibility, so that a good reading experience is guaranteed regardless the text length, which makes it an excellent option for editorial content.

Name/Story:
The Albula region of the Swiss Alps has lent its name to this typeface, with its alpine pass whose serpentines wind up to 2,315 m. The famous Albula–Bernina railroad line, with its imposing constructions from the pioneering period of infrastructure buildings, leads through this region. The mountain crossings are the gateway to the Engadin, a remote valley of captivating beauty. Since centuries geometry is deeply rooted in the local culture, most evident in their houses that have been decorated with geometric shapes so-called sgraffito for generations.

Process:
Silvio Meier created the first drafts of Albula Pro during his communication design studies at the Zurich School of Design in the Type Design module. Over the years and in creative exchange with various type designers, the typeface gained in finesse and quality. In recent months, Silvio Meier finalized the typeface together with type designer Barbara Bigosińska.

Typeface of the Month: Albula Pro

Foundry: Serpentype
Designer: Silvio Meier
Release: January 2021
Styles and Weights: 18 weights from Thin to Extra Bold and matching Obliques
Price Single Style: $ 40.–
Price Full Family: $ 272.–
Price  Basic Set: $ 80.–
Albula Pro Bold is available for free
Buy at Serpentype or MyFonts

GLYPHS—The Alphabetic Perfume Collection

Posted on by Autobahn

We would like to introduce you to Autobahn’s and Mark Buxton’s launch of GLYPHS—The Alphabetic Perfume Collection on Kickstarter from May 1st, 2021. Support the project now.

We can see, hear, and even feel letters, but how would it smell if our alphabet were available in scent? Rob Stolte of design agency Autobahn and master perfumer Mark Buxton have investigated this. It resulted in the first three unique and wearable to share perfumes that represent the historical origin of the letters A, B, and C. Autobahn and Buxton call it GLYPHS – The Alphabetic Perfume Collection and it is available on Kickstarter from May 1st, 2021. “Everyone who can write must know the origin of our alphabet,” says designer Rob Stolte from Autobahn, an internationally-awarded design studio specialized in typographic designs. When Stolte grew up, he had difficulty reading and writing. He would rather draw something than write it down. It frustrated him and he started to wonder where the shape of letters comes from. When Stolte discovered that letters are abstract images, this all changed. Take the historical origin of our letter A: it is actually the head of an ox. Turn the letter A upside down and you can still see the horns and head. “It offered me the opportunity to turn my weakness into a strength: express myself through typographic images and letters,” says Stolte. “Now we know where our letters come from, we also know how they smell.”

Capturing the scent of letters is no easy job. Autobahn and Buxton decided to go back to the origins of our alphabet, about which Autobahn made the acclaimed book A is van Os. It explains the history of our letters, which originated almost 4,000 years ago in the Sinai desert and come from images cut in stone: the A was an image of an Ox, the letter B stood for House, and the C for Boomerang. Perfumer Buxton has 25 years of experience and has designed perfumes for the largest luxury brands, including: Cartier, Comme des Garçons, and even a perfume for the film The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson. “Every perfumer in the niche perfume industry is looking for a project like GLYPHS. It is bigger than just a perfume, you tell a story with it. History is in the making.”

GLYPHS is a series of works of art captured in perfume. Each perfume is presented in a unique, handmade stone holder and a roller ball, to write directly onto your skin. The makers of GLYPHS looking for backers. On Kickstarter you can contribute to the realization of the project in different ways.

GLYPHS—The Alphabetic Perfume Collection

Concept & Design: Rob Stolte/Autobahn & Mark Buxton
Price set of three perfumes (A,B & C): € 225.–
Price single 15 ml: € 75.–

Support the project now on Kickstarter and find more information on their website 

TIMELINE

Posted on by slanted-api

The work TIMELINE commissioned for the exhibition Fiume Fantastika: Phenomena of the City presents a turbulent history of the city of Rijeka. From 1868 to the present day, Rijeka has been part of nine different states. Fifty illustrations deconstructed the rules, values and aesthetics inscribed in the most symbolic form of the society – 17 historic city and government flags. The front displays information on architecture, infrastructure, politics, economy and culture that shaped the city for the past 120 years. The illustrative back used the original color codes to suggest that we should not take the past literally, but analyse it, re-imagine and inscribe with new meaning.

Isolation

Posted on by slanted-api

How artificial has our world become? Is there still room for our desire for nature and originality? Are houseplants an expression of the desire to return?
How much care and attention do they need by being taken out of their “natural” habitat? Is it possible to bear this responsibility? In our living world, we create sterile germ-free spaces in bright colours. It is too clean. Mud and dirt have no place here, only the beautiful bright colours. But can living beings survive in the artificial worlds we have created? Or do they long too much for jungle, mud and nature?

TIMELINE

Posted on by slanted-api

Can we rethink our construct of time? And if so, can it be visualised and understood?

Timeline is a time-experiment inspired by the time models of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. His thoughts on the subject can be read on a folded map and can be internalized experimentally.