Ken Ishii: Tilt Anomaly

Metodiq Records is an independent label specialized in Techno music.
They needed a rebranding for their new releases and asked for something fresh and provocative.

This cover illustrates Ken Ishii’s “Tilt Anomaly” EP, a futuristic disaster on the dancefloor. Humans are gliding in lights and colors, and the underground becomes as vast as the cosmos.

Los súper-carteles de Studio Mut

This poster is part of the development of the visual identity of the exhibition “Los súper-carteles de Studio Mut”, as part of the events of the MADRIDGRAFICA design festival.
The visual identity of this exhibition is based on the deconstruction of Studio Mut’s posters made abstract by highlighting only the basic geometric shapes.
The use of only two predominant electric and powerful colours has accentuated the minimalist concept developed for this project.

MAAE · Change is a Process

Metodiq Records is an independent label specialized in Techno music.
They needed a rebranding for their new releases and asked for something fresh and provocative.

This cover illustrates MAAE’s “Change Is A Process” EP, an energetic chaotic, yet perfectly rhythmic music, a riot that bursts unexpectedly.

BSAS

Between Spectator, Actor and Space

Don’t think! Just generate graphics trough a performance or a process. in the course “Between Spectator, Actor and Space” by Tamara Knapp we concentrate on these working progress. Sometimes it is harder not to think than to overthink.

spectrum

a spectrum describes the distribution of colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) produced when white light is dispersed by a prism or diffraction grating – also it is the range between two extreme points.
In this series I show which colors can be found in a color spectrum defined by me and how many variations there are within each color. The photos are taken from my archive.

SOFT SOIL, poster campaign

SOFT SOIL was a discursive format within NGbK (Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst) in Berlin. SOFT SOIL describes the ambivalence of the sandy ground Berlin is built on: both the attrition of urban structures through privatization and speculation, and the malleability of urban space through everyday practices and resistance. The format addresses colonial continuities, and questions relating to the neoliberal transformation of the city since 1990. What ideals shape the production of so-called public space, and what might »Stadt für alle« (»city for all«) mean? This poster represents the final stage of this format bringing together critical voices over the course of 2020.

Ar/KATE Mannheim

We are very excited to have been given the opportunity to publish this excitingly designed skate book today. Ar/KATE Mannheim is now available at Slanted Shop!

Ar/KATE Mannheim is a specific guidebook connecting architecture and skateboarding. The pocket guide contains ten different urban locations with photographs and a map where a variety of skate spots can be found. Short additional texts inform the interested viewer about both the architecture and the skate spots which also convey new perspectives on existing architecture. Thus, both skaters and those interested in architecture can use the guide equally.

The architecture influences and shapes the creativity and type of skating. It creates the backdrop and at the same time is part of the action. It is both environment and obstacle. Skateboarding itself transforms and reinterprets the built environment and its architectural elements. Skaters’ perceptions of urban structure are also different from the urban impressions that non-skaters have—because skaters are always looking for new skate spots. Thus, every architectural or street structure object is scanned for its “skateable” potential.

Skateparks try more and more to imitate these architectural elements, but often it is nothing more than an attempt. The true character of street skating takes place in real confrontation with real architecture in real urban situations. The architecture influences the scene, the vibe, and the feeling while the skaters are there. The act of skateboarding is deeply connected to the built environment.

Mannheim, a medium-sized city in southwestern Germany, is located between Frankfurt and Stuttgart and is known for its square city layout, its Baroque castle and its buildings from the Brutalist period, such as the Collini Center and the “Neckarbebauung” (Neckar Building). On the other hand, Mannheim is also characterized by its large and networked skateboard scene. No other place shows this more than the “Mezz,” the “old Messplatz” in Neckarstadt, a district of Mannheim. It is the local spot par excellence. And it is the starting and end point for spot explorations within Mannheim.

A smart pocket guide about the famous skate spots of Mannheim and the architecture behind them!

Ar/KATE Mannheim

Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Release: April 2021
Author & Design: Florian Budke
Volume: 144 pages
Format: 10.5 × 14.8 cm
Bookbinding: Othabind
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-948440-17-6
Price: 15.–
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CHROMA I-X

IT’S SHINY, IT GLIMMERS. IT’S TRANSPARENT, BUT FULL OF COLORS.
KEEP THINGS FRESH AND HOLDS SO MANY THINGS TOGETHER THAT WE USE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IT SURROUNDS US IN OUR MODERN LIFE IN MANY WAYS, BUT AS WE NOW KNOW: IT’S A TRAP.

THE SERIES “CHROMA I-X” DEMONSTRATES THE MYSTICAL, COLORFUL EFFECT OF PLASTIC – WHICH IS ONLY VISIBLE IN A CERTAIN LIGHT SITUATION THAT WE DON’T SEE IN ITS DAILY USE.

Photography: Tobias Bärmann
Styling: Steffi Bühlmaier
Postproduction: Studio Wolfram

sauna

-Summer Of Love-

dedicated to the gay cruise I was attending in October 2018, Mediterranean Sea.
With my art I want to promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality. Regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

I <3 men and the open sea.

gym

-Summer Of Love-

dedicated to the gay cruise I was attending in October 2018, Mediterranean Sea.
With my art I want to promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality. Regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

I <3 men and the open sea.

look up

Acrylics + digital editing

-Summer Of Love-

dedicated to the gay cruise I was attending in October 2018, Mediterranean Sea.
With my art I want to promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality. Regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

I <3 men and the open sea.

jacuzzi

Acrylics + digital editing

-Summer Of Love-

dedicated to the gay cruise I was attending in October 2018, Mediterranean Sea.
With my art I want to promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality. Regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

I <3 men and the open sea.

I always got your back

Acrylics + digital editing

-Summer Of Love-

dedicated to the gay cruise I was attending in October 2018, Mediterranean Sea.
With my art I want to promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality. Regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

I <3 men and the open sea.

boys

Acrylics + digital editing

-Summer Of Love-

dedicated to the gay cruise I was attending in October 2018, Mediterranean Sea.
With my art I want to promote healthier, more tolerant attitudes about sexuality. Regardless of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual identity, medium of expression or any other censoring criteria.

I <3 men and the open sea.

Go with your own Flow

2021 seems to be another incredibly uncertain year for many of us. Nevertheless, there always seems to be the “right” or “reasonable” way to choose for our lives, the job and love. How much better would we feel if we only relied on ourselves and our own decisions?

HKU Architecture Program Admission

The series of posters for admission promotion of several programs of the architecture school, The University of Hong Kong, features different gradients of bright and vibrant hues, creating a sense of spectrum to celebrate the diversity and versatility of the school and projects a hopefulness to the prospective students.

Abc Cards

Educational cards created to strengthen the learning of the abc for kids. The cards have a fun and typographical approach, the design use repetition as a form to memorize the forms of the characters and display different words to enrich the kids vocabularies.