I have searched faces in a free image bank. The names of the photographers and the geolocation of the photo. The images were beautiful and highly defined, but I extremely narrowed the definition down to almost bit-code-like. We are in different places, with different aspects (determined by our race), but we live together on the planet and we are 99.99% genetically identical.
Un-polarized
Religion, corruption, greed and polarized society personified in a high-contrast format. The approach itself rather emphasizes the the message instead of showing off design as such.
Recovered
Coexistence is a macro-issue. But reconciling our inner fragments – our particles – is the first fundament for clearing the path to harmonic coexistence: in human relations, in society, in nature, as a tiny part of the universe. Recognizing and embracing those pieces as part of ourselves play a role in how we perceive light and darkness within and around us. When we account the multitude of shades in the space between two extremes we find the ground to leave positive impressions. In those intermediate shades we coexist.
INNEN
INNEN is the Bachelor thesis of graphic designer Laura Pauline Bockel at Münster School of Design. It is dedicated to women in graphic design.
For those who are interested in design, it shouldn’t matter if the work was created by someone female, male or of other gender. Even though equal opportunities officially exist, there is clearly a discrepancy between the larger number of female graduates and their later professional careers. Only about 11% of management positions in graphic design in Germany are occupied by women. This disparity is also reflected in in the area of design history, the participants of design conferences and teachers at universities. Where do the many female graduates go? What experiences, goals and wishes do they have?
INNEN sees itself as a platform that represents female German graphic designers: Women, regardless of their age, who work in management positions, who are self-employed or employees. INNEN showcase their life paths and make their work more visible, and so present creative role models and show which career paths can be taken. It is not only about the “professional success,” but also about personal satisfaction. So that everyone, even those who are not working yet, can be certain to find their place in this very varied professional world.
INNEN
Editorial, concept and layout: Laura Pauline Bockel
Bachelor thesis, Münster School of Design
Content: 19 female graphic designers presented using interviews, photos, text, biography and a particular exemplary work + data & facts chapter
Release: 02/2020
Print: Druckerei Kettler, Druck & Verlag Kettler GmbH
Language: German
Volume: 188 pages
Format: 26 × 19cm
Production: Bookazine, Softcover
Edition: 50 (sold out)
Price: 25 Euro
on the same road
Atlas of circles
Atlas of circles (2020) by République Studio, curated by Slanted Publishers.
From natural elements to invented objects, solid or liquid, huge or microscopic, things that makes us strong or vulnerable, scared or joyful, this way of depicting the links between nature and culture is based on the Mnémosyne Atlas of Aby Warburg. By playing with scales and circles, it reinforces the uniformity and the connection than can happen between items that compose our day-to-day life. Because everything is in constant dialogue, we need to re-evaluate our relationship with the planet and with others.
Together
Collectivism
Together
Together
Together
Regularity
Regularity? Regularity.
A treaty that will be imposed on us if we ourselves do nothing to change.
Regularity is not, the reduction of wages, the layoffs, the economic and psychological uncertainty, the social isolation and the concentration of wealth, only for the few.
After the pandemic the questions are many, but there are answers.
Το be human, to think, to act.
Slanted Magazine #35—L.A.
Los Angeles is the opposite of our old metropolises. The sprawling multi-dimensionality is alien, and for many, gets on our nerves: the tangled network of highways and the constant driving around, the emphasized nonchalance and never ending optimism of everyone, the sunny weather, the ingenious modernist architecture, the film industry, the tourists, and the shitty art museums … perhaps, just perhaps everything about this city gets on our nerves. Despite, or maybe because of all of this, L.A. is a fucking awesome city, both in the Biblical sense and the slang sense. This staggering awesomeness is fucking undeniable!
The Slanted team wanted to meet Ed Ruscha to talk about his mysteriously seductive and motionless-looking reductive paintings. Unfortunately it didn’t work out, but his piece “Hollywood is a verb” inspired the three different titles/cover variations of this issue. They would also have liked to see David Hockney, who fled the austerity and gray oppression of England (an early Brexit) to Los Angeles to discover a sunny and hedonistic city. No dice there, either. But hey!, in a town like L.A. and on a production like Slanted’s, not everything has to work out. Often, the best things happen when they’re not planned, just as they did here.
They hung out with the wonderful actor Udo Kier and learned a lot about Hollywood and his life. They spent a superb evening with Sarah Lorenzen and her husband, photographer David Hartwell, who meticulously restored the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences, the home of architect Richard Neutra, and a number of other luminaries.
Slanted’s partner-in-crime Ian Lynam introduced the team to tons of great designers, artists and teachers, who all—really, all—when asked where their allegiance lies: with N.Y. or L.A., yelled “L.A.!!!” without batting an eyelid. You can find their brilliant works in the new issue, and a deeper look at their opinions and views through video interviews that can be watched online on our video platform for free.
Illustrations, interviews, essays, and a huge appendix with many useful tips and the best Californian typefaces complement the issue thematically.
Slanted Magazine #35—L.A. comes along with contributions by Abstract Office, Another Human, Benjamin Critton Art Department, Caleb Boyles, Brand New School, BUCK, Burning Settlers Cabin, Kat Catmur, Counterspace, ELLA, Emigre, Raymundo T. Reynoso a.k.a. Eyeone, Ed Fella, Folder Studio, Forth + Back, Jens Gehlhaar, Shawn Ghassemitari, Ella Gold, Denise Gonzales Crisp, Green Dragon Office, Escher GuneWardena, Jamal Gunn Becker, Happening Studio, David Hartwell, Headline Records, Hennessey + Ingalls, Inventory Form & Content, Bijou Karman, David Karwan, Mr. Keedy, Udo Kier, Kevin Kim, Knowledge Design Lab, Lux Typographic + Design, LSD, Ian Lynam, MCKL, Maria Menshikova, National Forest, Kali Nikitas, nohawk, Hyu Oh, OH no Type Co., OOG Creative, Ara Oshagan, Hrant H. Papazian, Alex Pines, poly-mode, Robo, Zack Rosebrugh, Brian Roettinger, SEEN, Justin Hunt Sloane, Some All None, Still Room, Stink Studios, Studio BLDG, Daniel Sulzberg, Gail Swanlund, TOLO Architecture, Use All Five, Dameon Waggoner, Jiaqi Wang, and Yours Truly Creative.
In addition to this exciting publication, a limited special edition has been published and is exclusively available in the Slanted shop. It contains an enamel pin showcasing your love for a good read, and a super glossy notebook to write down all your ideas. If you subscribe to Slanted Magazine until May 31st, 2020, you’ll receive the special edition for free 😉
Last but not least: Thanks so much to everybody we met and who is part of this issue! Many thanks also to our supporters and sponsors, without whom the magazine would not have been possible in this form. Thank you very much!
Slanted Magazine #35—L.A.
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Release: May 2020
Volume: 256 pages
Format: 16 × 24 × 2 cm
Language: English
Offset Printing: Stober
Silkscreen Printing: Seismografics
Paper: PERGRAPHICA® by Mondi Group
ISSN: 1867-6510
Price: € 18.- (DE) / € 21.- (International)
COEXISTING, COUNTING, REFLECTING
COVID UFO
This poster is actually a part of a short animation where about a week ago, The Pentagon released a U.F.O. video that confirms extraterrestrial life yet the government isn’t so sure what that is. While watching the video, I automatically linked it to COVID-19 as me & many others coped with the virus as this unorthodox being taking over. I coexist with COVID-19 just like a UFO.
The Nation Is In Ruins
“The nation is in ruins – yet still there are mountains and rivers” • Du Fu c/775
Naite kurasu mo issho, waratte kurasu mo issho
“Naite kurasu mo issho, waratte kurasu mo issho” • “It is the same life, whether we spend it crying or laughing”
Ichi-go ichi-e
“Ichi-go ichi-e” — “One lifetime, one meeting”
A Japanese four-character idiom that describes a cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term reminds people to cherish any gathering that they may take part in, citing the fact that any moment in life cannot be repeated; even when the same group of people get together in the same place again, a particular gathering will never be replicated, and thus each moment is always a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Coexist
All the people, whatever their race, origin, coexisting together.
Coexist
All in harmony of planet earth
The Inferno – Canto I
Smile to others
NO PROBLEM
The graphic design studio OOOZ Club and graphic designer Tanja Geltsch designed the Magazin NO PROBLEM with works from BAM Photographers.
Shot in Barcelona over a weekends time, the easy-peasy fashion & automotive related images portray Noé, Irina, and Frederic. The whole series entailed cruising around and shooting with the clique and the collectors car BMW M6 from 1986.
The aim was to create a bubble, an environment where people would feel such a “NO PROBLEM,” peer-to-peer interaction on set. The limited edition magazine includes the legendary extraterrestrial ALF that was hanging from the rearview mirror of the shooting car, wearing his most famous quote “NO PROBLEM” from the TV shows that aired on NBC in 1986 too.
To fit the visual language, OOOZ Club and Tanja Geltsch created a a unique and timeless design, added fresh colors and experimental layouts, which transfer exactly the vibe Ben and Martin of BAM Photographers created back in Barcelona.
Limited Edition
If you want to get the splendid Limited Edition, you have to follow the good ol’ALFER with some simple rules:
– Donate 35 Euro to “Learning Lions,” which is a non-profit organization in Eastern Africa and supports its ICT Education program that helps young adults to live a life full of better opportunities: www.learninglions.org/donate
– It’s easy, helps people, and you’re doing something really good … Plus, you will get a nice magazine instead of spending your bucks on another round of frozen pineapple margaritas on a Friday night. Or just do both. 🙂
– Send a copy of your gracious donation receipt and your shipping address to: [email protected]
– Receive the BAM ~NO PROBLEM~ L94 Limited Edition Magazine fresh out of the press.
NO PROBLEM
Title: BAM – NO PROBLEM – L94
Designers: OOOZ Club together with Tanja Geltsch
Authors: BAM Photographers
Editors: BAM & OOOZ Club
Publishers: Self Published
Release date: December 2019
Volume: 124 pages
Format: 210 × 297mm
Language: English
Production/Finishing: F&W Druck- und Mediencenter GmbH
Retail price (in €): Donation
Less Go
This work is about a feeling we all have. We are less able to go anywhere. But we’re also starting to recognize it may be better to go less and that super-fast growth may bounce back at us.
During quarantine, I’ve realized that doing less can be a positive thing.
Screenprint on paper (65×50 cm)