Moria, Corona bonds, sea rescue — the Corona crisis shows the EU’s limited ability to act. Let’s stand up for those organizations who help and support refugees, sick people and children in need.
Visual Identity for Tobia Scarpa’s exhibition
The Italian graphic designers Giulia Bardelli and Andrea Guccini created the typographic system and visual identity for Tobia Scarpa’s exhibition “Dall’arte della misura silenziosamente.” Designer Tobia Scarpa is dealing with architecture, restoration, set-ups, industrial design, graphics, and teaching. The exhibition is presented by Paradisoterrestre on the occasion of Arte Fiera, which took place in January 2020.
The show defines itself as an uncritical interpretation of the enigmatic artwork “Melencolia I” by Albrecht Dürer (1514). Since its birth the engraving has obsessed many literati, intellectuals, and artists repeatedly. Among these, Tobia Scarpa focuses on two specific geometric elements of Dürer’s work—the polyhedron and the magic square. Researching hidden sides and identifying symmetries the designer created three limited edition artworks for Paradisoterrestre (two sculptures, Festuca Lapis in marble and Scudo Magico in iron and brass and Geometrie Nascoste, a print in a limited edition of 100).
Without breaking the conceptual continuity with the mathematical field, the exhibition identity silently strengthen its title. Through a meticulous typographical approach each letter’s position as well as each empty space is measured without leaving anything to chance and eventually reshaping the appearance of the chosen words.
Visual Identity for Tobia Scarpa’s exhibition
Designers: Giulia Bardelli and Andrea Guccini
Leaflet and poster (the folded posters become the leaflet): offset printing on Fedrigoni X-Per 140 g
Invitation: black on black bas-relief offset printing on Fedrigoni X-Per 140 g + Fedrigoni cardboard 2 mm
Typeface: Helvetica
born in the USE
we need global home for everyone to feel “in place”, to feel welcome, to be loved, to live… (more in e-mail)
USE
USE, united states of enlightenment (rest in e-mail)
Co-Exist
This is a poster with a list of all the countries in the world, with a visual of the earth and a small glass drop in the middle that represents humanity. It shows that we can co-exist, at least on a poster, so there is hope.
Tax Evasion
Dear Slanted crew,
This is part of a visual art work about tax evasion. I normally work within the documentary field but as tax evasion is a topic that’s hard to capture, though extremely important, I looked at different ways to address the issue.
Especially now in times of crises all flaws of societies are out there, bare. The lack of funding for science, crippling health care systems etc. I believe there is a solution to most of the above: world wide tax agreements that abolish tax heavens and let the rich and multinationals oblige to pay their fair share!
I make work related to tax evasion cause I’m afraid it’ll take, our visually minded society, more imagery before change will happen.
This Way!
This Way! As a type foundry, threedotstype is obsessed with arrows—all their fonts contain additional sets of navigation symbols. This inspired them to go beyond typography and put together broader presentations: type specimen focused on arrows and an exhibition* guide where you can find fascinating stories behind navigation tools that we use every day.
From the specimen introduction: Have you ever thought where the cursor came from? Or why the oldest arrow ever created was showing the way to a brothel? The answers to those questions are part of those publications. The project aims to explain the historical background of arrows and exciting phenomena related to them. Understanding the context of those signs can help clarify the development of human perception. The spectrum of interpretation is broad: the arrow could have been a tool for killing (as in the case of Robin Hood), it could be an indicator of directions or even a symbol of love (Cupid’s attribute). “This way!” initiative will not set a course for your life, but it might explain some of the stories behind arrows which are an active, but often hidden part of our everyday life.
*The exhibition was part of the Weltformat Graphic Design Festival, Luzern, Switzerland, 2019.
This Way! Navigation tools in visual communication—Exhibition guide
Publisher: threedotstype
Volume: 60 pages
Language: English
Format: in cm (w × h × d) 23 × 12.5
Colors: Pantone 032, Pantone 354
Paper: Stora Ensoro: Creamy HiBulk 53 g/sm
ISBN: 978-83-954954-0-3
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This Way! Explore special arrows in all our fonts—Type specimen
Publisher: threedotstype
Volume: 80 pages
Language: English
Format: 23 × 12.5 cm
Colors: Pantone 032, Pantone 354
Paper: Stora Ensoro: Creamy HiBulk 53 g/sm
ISBN: 978-83-954954-1-0
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Pandemic Architecture
As the world faces new globalized health threats, there is a need to design the home / the city of tomorrow, living in times whereas pandemics and viruses will be part of our everyday life. Pandemic Architecture International Ideas Competition attempts to open up a dialog and create a think tank, looking for ideas from the architectural and design community about the future of the living, the workspace, the public space, and the tourism industry. Submission Deadline will be on May 31st, 2020. Get more information about the competition here.
There is a strong connection between health and architecture. Since ancient times, health care has been associated with the construction and use of specialized medical buildings and structures. Architecture helps shape the quality of our environments and can contribute to health and wellbeing.
By designing for the needs of a pandemic reality, architects act as guarantors and guardians of the Public Health of a community. Virus outbreaks have their impact on urban space as well as on the living of millions of people.
The Athens based AG Design Agency was invited to design the visual identity for Pandemic Architecture, an International Ideas Competition curated by the Design Ambassador for Archisearch.
Pandemic Architecture
Competition:
Registration Deadline : May 20
Submission Deadline: May 31
Get further information about the competition
Design:
Agency: AG Design Agency
Creative Director: Alexandros Gavrilakis
Art Director: Anna Trympali
Animation: Senone
Curation & Program management: Design Ambassador for Archisearch
Copy: Tina Marinaki
co-exist
Does it make sense to fight for toilet paper?
Smile connects us all.
Smiling is a universal language that everyone knows and can understand. No matter where they are from or how old they are. Smile unites us all and helps us connect with positive energy, which we really need right now in the current state of the world.
ONLY UNITED WE CAN MAKE A CHAGE.
“WE can change the world for the better, only if WE all united and come together”
“WE strong when WE think as one and even stronger when WE love and share as one”.
Die Later
Technology and Research in Art and Design
The book Technology and Research in Art and Design reports on the latest research projects at ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne dealing with technological issues. It features a synopsis of research projects and a selection of project descriptions, accompanied by conversations on design and artistic research between ECAL professors and scholars in these fields.
The corresponding symposium, on which occasion the book was launched, took place in November 2019. The event included Keynote speeches, conversations, exhibitions and concerts from and with various artists, designers and scholars in these fields from all over the world, in discussion with ECAL faculty members.
Technology and Research in Art and Design
Published by: ECAL / Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne
Edited by: Davide Fornari
Texts: Various
Language: French / English
Graphic design: Federico Barbon
Print and lithography: Musumeci
Pages: 174, softcover
Photographies: Various
Images: 61 (color)
Dimensions: 1.5 × 16.3 × 24.4 cm
Release: November 2019
ISBN: 978-2-9701356-0-9
Price: CHF 20.–
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ANXIETY ‘TIL INFINITY – THE INITIAL SIX (PT 3)
‘ANXIETY ’TIL INFINITY’ – THE INITIAL SIX’ is a series of 3 artworks acting as a visual essay contextualizing the nuances around the layered states of anxiety. As a type of anti-collage, the works all reference gestures and collateral around anxiety as a subject by bringing together disparate artifacts and visual gestures that create an introspective environment–asserting hints and references that compete for harmony. Artifacts such as the serial numbers and barcodes guiding the compositions are lifted from Xanax packages. Each piece carries the narrative while varying in visual grammar; continuously negotiating the value of time, place, and the internal dialogue overlaying peace with noise.
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Please forget the previous entry for this one; this is a new file with some iterations.
Treasure
Recently we have seen shift in values.
With a bit of humour, I celebrate change. The Toilet paper roll represent change of values in a short period of time.
Change from “what we want” to “what we need”.
Change towards looking and seeing value in simplicity. There are many layers to it for interpretation.
The paper roll, became an “icon” that everybody came to understand, without long explanatory words.
We also learnt how the preconditioned values in our heads, can just disappear into the air, and made us rethink “which values we want to keep, and which ones we want to adopt moving forward”
ALONE or ALL ONE?
Stay Cultured
DATA
mEND THIS FUTURE
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Limited Special Edition L.A.
On occasion of the upcoming release of Slanted Magazine #35—L.A. (May 2020), we just published the Limited Special Edition L.A., which 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.
Attention: If you subscribe now to Slanted Magazine til end of May 2020, you’ll receive the special edition for free! No code at checkout needed 🙂
HOLLYWOOD, VENICE, ETC.
You are definitely making a statement and not raising questions. This high glossy, neon-colored notebook in a handy format gives you the space you need to write down your ideas and thoughts on 176 pages of premium paper. The pages have a fine dot grid and a light purple bookmark to help you find your way.
Production: nuuna by brandbook
Format: 10.8 × 15 cm
Volume: 176 pages
Paper: Munken Polar, 120 g/sm (endpaper 200 g/sm)
Cover: Glossy Artificial Leather, neon-orange
Printing: Silkscreen printing
Workmanship: Flexcover with rounded corners, lilac bookmark
HUSTLERS, SUCKERS, JERKS
This hard enamel pin not only shows your love for a good read 😉
Format: 3.17 cm / 1.25″
Color: White & Yellow
Plating: Black Nickel Metal
Limited Special Edition L.A.
Publisher & Design: Slanted Publishers
Release: May 2020
Edition: limited to 250
Price: € 19.–
Our Time
What makes modern societies tick? Who owns our lifetime? Is efficiency good for luck? What is the rhythm of life? Is the Accelerating economic development dynamics still healthy for us? What are the wishes and desires of modern People in terms of time, money and work? Our Time is concerned with these and countless other questions and tries this in an artistic, philosophical way to process and interpret it visually in a suitable form. Essentially, the work deals with four contradictory aspects of time with the development of modern working environments and social structures accompanied. Using abstract sketches and visual worlds to describe the effects between time and money, between of course and artificially, between outside and internal time, between acceleration and standstill and between efficiency and waste.
The artistic interpretations of the above-mentioned time aspects were shown on 50 time cards and supplemented with philosophical texts. The accompanying artistic texts can be found in a 138-page book.
This project is the master thesis of Visual Communication graduate Michael Ehrenbrandtner at the Art University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz. He is a creative strategist and multidisciplinary concept maker. His work links different areas of knowledge from the areas of communication and marketing. The core of his work mostly focuses on the brand-identity and its visual positioning.
Our Time
Editor, Concept and Design: Michael Ehrenbrandtner
Supervisor of the master thesis: Tina Frank
Support: Martin Ross
Font: Radikal
Release: 2016
Book:
Volume: 138 pages
Language: German
Format: 17 × 21 cm
Workmanship: Hardcover / Thread binding
Cardset:
Volume: 52 Cards
Language: German
Format: 8.2 × 16.1 cm
Spring in Isolation
Spring is suppose to signify the end of winter & hibernation, the blooming of flowers and the awakening of life. But with the global pandemic, even the season of new beginning has to be isolated and kept its social distance.