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Sense of Space – Preposition of Place

We go inside first, decide what kind of world we want to experience and then project that world outside making it the truth as we experience it.

This book attempts to explore how people locate themselves vis-a-vis others, objects and things within a time-space continuum. Furthermore, it contextually sheds light on the correlation between space embedded meanings and the sense of place. In this book, the preposition of place takes a closer examination of the relations between objects and things through the lens of meaning reconfiguring moves and interactions in time and space. The relations between entities/objects/things offers bi-directional insights into orientations as is impacted by emotional, perceptional and preferential state of worlding among other attributes that direct people‘s positioning within contexts. The project Prepositions of Place that emerges as key within this book follows and attends to questions of how people, structures and landscapes spatially affect one another? What relations and meaning emerge and submerge within space–be it natural or artificial? In the process, visual signs, the (re)emergence of infrastructures and contextual speech reshape the building blocks for place making.

Through artistic works and lens, the project metaphorically and figuratively express how personal senses from sight, touch and hearing collapse and combine to orient individuals in space and time. The relation of individuals through the space-time continuum also offers external stimuli to contrive and build an immersive spatial experience.

Solidaritäten transformieren. Praktiken und Infrastrukturen in der Migrationsgesellschaft

Our present is marked by upheaval, crises, and challenges. Pandemics and wars are challenging our societies. Climate change and digitalization are fundamentally altering the way we live together. The reality of global mobility and migration societies requires us to rethink democracy and belonging. The global wave of disengagement calls on everyone to redefine their relationships with one another. But what practices and infrastructures are necessary for a migration society? Since 2021, the Transforming Solidarities research project has been investigating this question in the fields of work, health, and housing. The Migration Society Laboratory in Berlin examined how solidarity can provide the necessary answers to these challenges. And: how these are negotiated, enabled, or prevented. This volume presents the results of the research project, theoretical considerations on solidarity, forms of desolidarization, reflections on methodological and solidarity practices, investigations of infrastructures of solidarity, and suggestions for developing new solidarity practices. Thirty-five concise essays examine solidarity as a transformative force from different perspectives.
With contributions by Moritz Ahlert, Moritz Altenried, Konstantin Atanassow, Céline Barry, Alexander Behr, Asita Behzadi, Manuela Bojadžijev, Wendy Brown, Robin Celikates, İlker Eğilmez, Anujah Fernando, Stefan Gosepath, Sabine Hark, Janno Himpel, Judith Holz, Rahel Jaeggi, Jennifer Kamau, Bernd Kasparek, Ulrike Kluge, Stephan Lessenich, Catherine Lu, Sowmya Maheswaran, Paul Mecheril, Hanna Meißner, Sandro Mezzadra, Mihaela Mihai, Brett Neilson, Llanquiray Painemal, Simone Penka, David Permantier, Patrice G. Poutrus, Christian Schmidt, Kirsten Schubert, Stefanie Schüler-Springorum, Susanne Schultz, Antonia Sieler, Anna Steigemann, Andrea Steinke, Ronja Wagner, Antonia Welch Guerra, Veronika Zablotsky.

The Water Runs Through Us. Experimental Water Filtration Systems and Practices

Think back to an experience in your life you shared with water. Were you caught in the rain? Swimming in the ocean? Walking on a frozen lake?
Technology is only part of the answer to our challenges with water. What’s missing is our relationship with water. How will life change as our relationship to water transforms? How might our participation in urban hydrology nudge society toward an ecological balance? How can we be radical dreamers of utopia while keeping our feet on the ground, or in the water, as it may be?
This book shares the story of organic water filtration systems and other practices relating to water at Floating University Berlin. The manuscript flows through strategies and manuals, oral histories and infrastructures concerning the four main types of water filtered on site: rainwater, basin water, blackwater, and the many shades of greywater. Embedded in the literary representation of Floating University’s public pedagogy, this text collection includes artifacts of seminars, workshops, performances, practices, and discussions that ruminate on our position in the water cycle.

Queer Horses

Stef Mosebach describes themselves as a former horse girl and queer person. In this work Queer Horses, Stef combines vintage horse postcards with codes and slang from the queer community. Sounds curious? It is!

The result is a postcard book with a good pinch of self-irony and a proper wink at the elitist habitus of both scenes. A declaration of love to queer culture—and horses!

Propaganda nutzen!

Finally being able to talk like Donald Trump? The manual Propaganda nutzen! provides an introduction to the techniques of political agitation by means of exercises, checklists, and online coaching. Learn how to devalue your opponent, divide society, distort the opinions of others, and distract from your own problems and failings.

Political protagonists try to influence public opinion in their favor through targeted media manipulation. In doing so, they use various propaganda techniques which the public often does not recognize without professional research or sufficient background knowledge. The result is deliberate disinformation.

Designed by Yannik Schäfer, this book deftly traces the fine line between irony and bitter seriousness by instructing readers on how to become propagandists themselves with the help of practical exercises. The aim of the manual is to allow us to unmask such manipulation in everyday life, by increasing our understanding of the underlying methodology and argumentation techniques.

Laura Gaiser: Animal

With her artistic practice, Laura Gaiser establishes fluid, collective, queer and eco-feminist narratives. Her works understand the world not from a human-centered approach, but from multiple perspectives of biodiversity. Through symbolism and juxtapositions, her authentic visual language speaks of the depth of human psychology and appeals to the subconscious of its viewers. The unspeakable, the unexpected, the desired and the undesired merge into a half-real, half-dreamed reality. Portraying non-humans, humans, animals, and species blending together mostly in public spaces, her body of work is creating contemporary mythologies.

Further 04

The Fotobus Society, founded by Christoph Bangert, is a network comprising of over 1,300 photographers studying at German, European and international media and photography schools. The society offers its members an extensive range of cultural and social activities. At the heart of the community is a 30-year-old bus that regularly takes members to photo festivals, symposia and specialist events, and also doubles as a mobile photography school.

The book is the fourth volume in a series that showcases selected works by the members and thus provides a fascinating insight into the world of young photography. Creating images is a means of discovering one’s surroundings, raising awareness of social problems and questioning one’s own personality. The past two years have severely unsettled some of the certainties of the Global North that were thought to be unshakeable. Now more than ever, the members of the Fotobus Society have found it pressing to network with each other and seek community. The selected works celebrate the power of storytelling while underscoring the responsibility that storytellers have in so doing.

With works by: Aaron Leithäuser, Ali Zaraay, Amelie Sachs, Anne Braune, Arne Piepke, Aslı Özçelik, Calvin Hein, Calvin Thomas, Carlotta Steinkamp, Cynthia Ruf, Daša Geiger, Edith Geuppert, Eyad Abou Kasem, Fabian Niebauer, Fabian Schwarze, Finn Winkler, Hugo Hilpmann, Jan Richard Heinicke, Jan A. Staiger, Lasse Branding, Lea Greub, Lukas van Bentum, Magdalena Vidovic, Magnus Terhorst, Malte Uchtmann, Manu Gruber, Margarita V. Beltran, Marie Schwarze, Markus Heft, Massimiliano Corteselli, Mathis Bauer, Nalani Knauss, Nick Jaussi, Nikita Pohlan, Nora Schwarz, Paul Stender, Ragna Arndt-Marić, Raquel Gandra, Sarah Johanna Köster, Saskia Stöhr, Solveig Eichner, Stefan Nieland, Tamara Eckhardt, Tanya Tkachova, Tizian Machtolf

Carlotta Guerra: Like we could almost live forever

With her project Like we could almost live forever, Carlotta Guerra (*1976) invites us on a visual and emotional journey. The photographs, taken in Italy and North America, draw on her family heritage and create a tapestry of personal memories, experiences, impressions, and emotions. Aware that our limited time in life makes our encounters precious and unique, Guerra collects photographic moments, which she arranges like tiny pieces of a vast puzzle into a narrative full of expressive and associative power.

This collection encourages us to explore the magic and the sorrows of life, from the simplest to the most significant moments of everyday existence.

Flexible Visual Systems

Also available as an ebook in bookstores and on all common platforms.

Flexible Visual Systems sums up 10 years of research at the University of Barcelona, 20 years of developing systems at TwoPoints.Net and 18 years of teaching systems at over 10 design universities throughout Europe on 320 pages.

Flexible Visual Systems is the design manual for contemporary visual identities. It teaches you a variety of approaches on how to design flexible systems, adjustable to any aesthetic or project in need of an identifiable visual language.

To learn how to design flexible systems is not just learning another craft, it is going to change the way you think and work entirely. It is an approach, how to design. If you would place system design into a curriculum it would be the foundation course, putting you in the right mindset. You can apply the systemic approach to any discipline you will later specialize in, from corporate design, communication design, user experience design to textile design.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part is a richly illustrated theoretic introduction (82 pages) explaining the past, present and future of flexible systems. It describes how they were used in the past, how they are used today and why they should not just organize formal solutions, but the way how we work.

The second part is a hands-on, almost purely visual, description of how to design flexible systems on form, starting with a circle, triangle, square, pentagon and hexagon. Lots of instruction manuals and examples on how to use them on 148 pages!

The third part explains how transformation processes can become flexible systems for visual identities. Especially creative coders, motion designers and people who love to experiment will have a lot of fun with this chapter!

“It is a reference work for systematic and flexible visual work. And at the same time, it speaks of a great much of practical experience.[Es ist ein Basiswerk zu systematischen und flexiblen visuellen Arbeiten. Und gleichzeitig spricht daraus sehr viel praktische Erfahrung.]”
TGM-ONLINE.DE, Rudolf Paulus Gorbach

Awarded with ADC Award Germany (Bronze)
6th revised edition

Moments of Meaning-Making – On Anachronism, Becoming, and Conceptualizing

Moments of Meaning-Making – On Anachronism, Becoming, and Conceptualizing by Mieke Bal (1946), a Dutch theorist, video artist, well-known writer and feminist. She has been a Professor in Literary Theory (University of Amsterdam). In 1994 she was a co-founder of the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA). Bal has been teaching at many institutes and universities in Europe, US, and beyond. She is known for her specific ways of ‘deep-reading’ artworks (e.g. Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Louise Bourgeois, Nalini Malani), and intertwining her research with various disciplines, such as contemporary and nineteenth-century literature, psycho-analysis, gender studies, philosophy, bible studies. Bal also works as a video artist, which she approaches as a specific form of cultural analysis.

Now that Mieke Bal is getting older —being very active and involved in many art and research projects— she has been ruminating on how to reflect on a full life with different roles and experiences. She did not want to write a navel-staring autobiography and came up with an ABC of Memories, and the concepts these have generated: key terms that have a specific value to her, that interlink as a mesh of meaning, weaving together daily experiences and teaching, her know-how to art making, to the core concepts of her analytical work.

Supported by: Jaap Harten Fonds

Poster »Open Doors«

Open Doors—a hinzkunst poster designed by burkhardthauke, a multidisciplinary design studio founded in 2009 by Ralph Burkhardt and Daniel Hauke. The office has since been honored with numerous national and international awards.

Grafikmagazin 03.25

As the name indicates, Grafikmagazin is a print magazine focusing on all things graphic design. Primarily it’s aimed at professional creatives and design students from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and beyond. Grafikmagazin presents outstanding work from graphic design, typography, illustration, photography, design theory, research, paper, and printing every two months. The editorial team of Grafikmagazin created a variety of sections and categories but selected focus themes for each issue, like “Festivals & Events.” The topics portray how imaginative, eclectic, and playful graphic design can be while featuring successful branding concepts and niche ideas.

The extensive “Showroom” section lets readers know other creatives and the stories behind design studios worldwide. The “Design and Research” category presents interdisciplinary projects that show how science and research can benefit from creative solutions and play an active role in graphic design. In the “Production and Publishing” section, everything revolves around print. You will find exquisite books, sophisticated annual reports, and high-quality embossed greeting cards. Also, the cover artists of each issue are interviewed or get to highlight their ideas.

Each cover is printed on a different paper, and the design interprets the particular Grafik+ theme more broadly or shares a fresh perspective on a unique design technique. The Grafikmagazin team, its correspondents, and freelancers are bound and driven by the firm belief that print is not dead. With the will to prove just how alive it is, and the motivation to start something fresh yet deeply traditional, they strive for nothing less than to create another print magazine that makes history.

Generative KI und die Künste

Since the surprising breakthrough of generative AI models, the old debate about artificial intelligence has been on everyone’s lips, although the associated discussion is often surprisingly undifferentiated; the talk is then of ’the’ AI and what its emergence means for ’us’ – and of course also of ‘its’ (many) dangers. It is not surprising that phrases such as ‘AI is the future’ are not too far off the mark, usually accompanied by a warning not to miss out. What to do with a ‘stochastic parrot’ that can paint, write poetry and compose?
Based on the observation that ’AI is the present’, Merz Akademie lecturer Jürgen Riethmüller attempts to remedy this deficit a little from a cultural theory perspective in Generative KI und die Künste by focussing entirely on the question of the future role of generative AI models in the arts. Surprisingly, the strengths of these applications seem to lie particularly in the fictional area of (transmedial) ‘invented images’.
Book in German language.

Des Dodos neue Territorien – Potenziale der Illustration in Zeiten der KI

We are experiencing an upheaval in the visual arts that has rarely been seen before: artificial intelligence is becoming the catalyst for a creative renaissance that is both expanding the possibilities of artistic design and redefining the role of the artist and copyright. Prof Florian Bayer examines this profound change in Des Dodos neue Territorien – Potenziale der Illustration in Zeiten der KI.
In the second volume of edition orange, edited by Barbara M. Eggert, Florian Bayer explores the boundaries between critical discourse and visionary thinking for illustration at the interface between individual artistic creation and collectively available AI technology. The professor of illustration defines the ability for ‘adaptive transformation and strategic repositioning’ as another key skill for designers.
Book in German language.

100 Beste Plakate 24

In the yearbook, the winning posters of the competition 100 Beste Plakate 24 are presented in large-format images with detailed credits, including brief descriptions of content aspects and the context of their creation. This is supplemented with a contact register of all designers and listings of clients and printing companies. The introduction of the jury, featuring their own works and statements about the selection process, along with forewords from the association president and the jury chair, completes the publication.

Additionally, an essay or interview contribution addresses related topics in current poster design, development trends, and analyzes. The current book concept takes the actual highlight at the end for the designers involved in the winning posters as its basis: the certificates awarded by the organizer as an honorary tribute give rise to ironic questioning on the borderline between seriousness and benevolent mockery.

Tristesse from Basel, a trio of two graphic designers and a filmmaker / photographer, came up with the idea so that the ensemble of layout, typography and photography could be produced entirely in-house. The 100 Best Plakate as the leading actors on a stage—rich in elements that are true to the style of the Swiss studio: fresh and cheeky.

we work because we love this shit. Formdusche – A Berlin Design Studio from Scratch

With we work because we love this shit. Formdusche – A Berlin Design Studio from Scratch, formdusche presents a luxurious 416-page retrospective just in time for its anniversary: snazzy typography, spot color to the max, filled to the brim with gems from the archive.
A lively mixture of backstage information, heard blood, workflow and project show provides an insight into the last 15 years and the formdusche spirit—a declaration of love to graphic design.
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Extra: »Kind of Magic« A2 Poster!

Ephemeral Echoes

Between movement and standstill, the camera freezes a fraction of a second that would otherwise pass unnoticed. In a restless, digitally networked world, Simon Gerlinger’s photos in Ephemeral Echoes invite us to pause and turn our attention to the quiet moments. The images do not provide any big answers, but rather raise questions: What was yesterday? What is today? And what could be tomorrow?

Gerlinger’s photographs spark something in us: They make the viewer fall into a deep sense of nostalgia. The people and places in his photos become projection surfaces for our own memories, which we encounter again and again in everyday life. The photographs are not just projections, but also documentation of a search—for what, actually? A search between Denmark, Berlin, Dortmund, New York and the south of France that spans the photographer’s last eight years: it doesn’t matter where the images are located in the real world. They show the photographer’s innermost self—his everyday perception. Between studying, finding one’s way in the world, falling in love and forgetting time for a moment. Photography not only as an exercise in seeing, but also as an act of preservation—perhaps as a brief distraction from the realization that everything will one day come to an end.

Hallo Kopenhagen

Rediscover Copenhagen – through curated recommendations, literature, and local flair.

Hallo Kopenhagen (it’s written in German language) is not your typical travel guide, but rather a beautifully crafted city book – blending photo essay, art project, interview collection, and literary portrait.

With personal conversations, atmospheric photography, and excerpts from contemporary Danish literature translated into German for the first time, this book opens up fresh perspectives on Denmark’s capital.
It invites you to explore unique places, discover voices from the local literary scene, and dive into curated tips on culture and cuisine—perfect for anyone looking to experience Copenhagen in depth.

– sustainably and climate-neutrally printed in Hamburg
– independently published with love and care
– a visual gem: open thread binding
– ideal as a gift or for armchair travel

Brain on Fire matches game

This fresh take on the classic matchstick puzzles will set your brain on fire. Kids will love the set of 6 different matchboxes, each featuring a different neon orange and black illustration of renegade matchsticks, brains, flames, and explosions.

Follow the instructions in the tiny booklet to lay out the matches in progressively more complex puzzles and solve.

Graphic Languages—A Visual Guide to the World’s Writing Systems

Graphic Languages is a vibrant visual journey and guide through the world’s most influential writing systems—brought to life by Oliver Häusle in collaboration with leading international type designers and script experts. At its heart lies the unique visual DNA of each script: its striking forms, cultural significance, and enduring power as a cornerstone of human communication. With a bold focus on design, Graphic Languages is an inspiring introduction and celebration of of the incredible diversity of global writing systems.

But this is more than just a presentation —Graphic Languages is a dynamic resource for designers of all kinds, from students and educators to seasoned professionals. Packed with expert insights, curated reading, and cultural context, Graphic Languages invites you to dive deeper into the fascinating histories, meanings, and creative potential of writing systems worldwide. It’s a powerful reminder of how writing doesn’t just communicate—it connects.

A visual guide to the following Writing Systems:

Adlam, Arabic, Armenian, Bangla, Chinese (Hanzi), Cyrilic, Devanagari, Ge’ez, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hangul, Hebrew, Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji), Kannada, Khmer, Latin, Malayalam, N’Ko, Odia, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tifinagh

Graphic Languages isn’t just another typography book; it’s a visual celebration of human ingenuity.
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By presenting the deviations, convergences and aesthetics of how and what we write, Graphic Languages invites engagement that goes beyond the act of reading.
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Slanted Magazine #45—Sex

Slanted Magazine #45—Sex embarks on a thought-provoking journey through themes of gender, body image, and sexuality, created in partnership with Munich’s Archive Artist Publications (AAP), directed by artist and archivist Hubert Kretschmer. This edition draws from one of the world’s most extensive private collections of artist publications, home to over 89,988 rare zines, booklets, posters, and other printed matter collected since the 1980s.

From contemporary and historical perspectives, this issue showcases zines, booklets, posters, and publications that engage with body politics, self-image, and identity. As visual narratives shape norms, marginalized bodies—non-binary, queer, disabled, racialized—are often underrepresented or portrayed in tokenized ways. Slanted Magazine #45—Sex invites readers to question these conventions and encourages a critical look at the media‘s role in representing bodies.

Through provocative visuals and diverse stories, Slanted Magazine #45—Sex opens the door to a deeper, multifaceted dialogue on bodies and belonging.

The cover artwork was designed by Guillaume Kashima.

Explore the special edition and get 4 beautiful art prints by Guillaume Kashima, created exclusively for #45—Sex!

Limited Special Edition Sex: Art Prints + Slanted Magazine #45—Sex

In collaboration with Berlin-based artist Guillaume Kashima, we are thrilled to present a special edition on the occasion of Slanted Magazine #45—Sex. In addition to the magazine, this edition includes four beautifully designed art prints by Guillaume Kashima, capturing the theme of the new Slanted issue in a wonderfully playful way.

The art prints are real eye-catchers: vibrant blue spot color printed on luxurious Chromolux cardboard, refined with partial matte varnish—creating a stunning contrast that adds depth and a unique tactile experience. Carefully cut to size and perfectly suited for framing, these prints are the ideal way to adorn your space with bold, captivating art and make a stylish statement.

About Guillaume Kashima

For over 20 years, Guillaume Kashima has explored illustration, printmaking and ceramics with a unified vision: embracing each medium’s unique traits ans limitations. From bold DIY-inspired zines to the refined gradients of risoprints, his prints celebrate simplicity and resourcefulness. In ceramics, Guillaume channels clay’ natural character, creating raw, expressive forms like planters and masks. Across all his work, he transforms constraints into creativity., finding beauty in the unexpected. guillaumekashima.com – @ffwg

About Slanted Magazine #45—Sex
Spring/Summer 2025

Mothering Myths – An ABC of Art, Birth and Care

Motherhood is a theme that stands at the core of life, but has nevertheless been kept in the private sphere for a long time, haunted by clichés, stigmas and myths. Motherhood has always been seen as trivial, not as a subject for real art. At the same time, artists with a womb have faced the cliché that they had to decide between making art or having a child, as both would take up all the mother’s time and energy.

Mothering Myths unravels these clichés, stigmas and myths, through the lens of art, and a transhistorical and intersectional perspective, while being very playful and open to many interpretations. It breaks through the perspective of the individual mother figure and makes space for collectivity, different forms of ‘mothering’ and political questions surrounding self-determination. Mothering Myths presents the emancipatory nature of the artist-mother, the voluntarily childless woman, the non-female mother and the ‘raven mother’, through concepts such as kinship, revolutionary parenting, womb consciousness and reproductive justice.

Contributors: Rosemarie Buikema, Laurie Cluitmans & Heske ten Cate, Trudy Dehue, Babs Gons, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Camille Henrot, bell hooks, Bart Rutten, Lisa Smit, Lily van der Stokker, Taka Taka, and many others.

Partners: Centraal Museum Utrecht (Exhibition: “Good Mom/Bad Mom: Unraveling the Mother Myth,” 29 March–14 Sept. 2025) Nest, The Hague (Exhibition: “Thanks, But No Thanks,” Spring 2026)

Support: Mondriaan Fund, Cultuurfonds, HORIZON EU/RE-WIRING, MOED

Design Basics. From Ideas to Products

Design Basics offers a professional yet compact introduction to industrial design, written by specialists in the field with years of experience as product designers and design educators at various universities. The book is aimed at enquiring users as well as committed entrepreneurs, interested technicians and aspiring designers from a great variety of fields.

The central theme is product design, taking the conflicting interests of consumers, manufacturers and designers into consideration. All factors of planning and design of industrial products are considered and presented clearly. The authors cover the entire field – from the historical roots to the outlook in the near future, from a comprehensive look at product functions to analysis of the complex design process, from theoretical foundations to descriptive case studies.