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Designing with Artificial Intelligence

How to Design When Design (Re-)designs Itself. Artificial Intelligence in Design, Interaction and Design Theory

From September 17th to 19th, 2020, the online conference Designing with Artificial Intelligence will discuss how new technologies can change the world…

03.09.2020 – designevents

Spitzkant

Typeface by Julien Fincker

Spitzkant is a serif typeface family that is characterized by strong contrasts. Pointed, sharp serifs and edges contrast with round and fine…

02.09.2020 – typography

Walzstipendium 2021

Scholarships, awarded by the Verein für die Schwarze Kunst

In the 550th year of Johannes Gutenberg’s death, the Verein für die Schwarze Kunst (En: Association for the Black Arts) therefore initiated…

02.09.2020 – designtypography

Indiecon 2020

Independent Publishing Festival

This weekend from September 5th to 6th, Indiecon 2020 will take place in Hamburg. There is still the possibility to register for…

01.09.2020 – designeventspublications

Collection of Research on Chinese Typography

The Type

As the earliest and leading research & culture project about typography & graphic design culture in the Chinese speaking world, The Type…

31.08.2020 – publicationstypography

Slanted in L.A.: Benjamin Woodlock / Abstract Office

Slanted Magazine #35—L.A.

In a town like L.A. and on a production like Slanted’s, which brings together the material for a magazine, not everything has…

28.08.2020 – designinterviewmiscellaneous

FCK RCSM PSTR

Poster Platform against Racism

FCK RCSM PSTR is a poster platform to support the Black Lives Matter movement. You can download these posters for free to…

27.08.2020 – designfeaturednewstypography

Slanted in Rhineland-Palatinate: Monika Debus

Slanted Special Issue Rhineland-Palatinate

The newly released Slanted Special Issue Rhineland-Palatinate deals with regional design as well as arts and crafts. The German federal state has a…

26.08.2020 – designmiscellaneous

Approach Mono

By Emtype Foundry

Emtype Foundry introduces Approach Mono, the fixed width version of Approach. A utilitarian low contrast font, a bit mechanical but plenty of…

25.08.2020 – designtypography

Posto giusto per

An Italian project of urban regeneration involving citizens through street art

Streets become a magic board inviting the community to share its hopes and dreams: this is the concept of “Posto giusto per”—which,…

24.08.2020 – designmiscellaneousnews

Cercle Magazines #7 & #8

Two New Cercle Magazines

The Cercle Magazines #7 & #8 are now available in the Slanted Shop. Cercle is an independent and thematic magazine published once…

21.08.2020 – designpublications

Fontwerk

International Type Design and German Font Engineering

In July, the new type foundry Fontwerk was founded by Ivo Gabrowitsch in Berlin. They advertise with modern fonts and innovative type…

20.08.2020 – newstypography

PHOTODARIUM Classic & Private 2021

The classic and nude photo-tear-off-calendars

This year again, the most beautiful and exciting 365 instant photos were selected from over 2,000 submissions to create the PHOTODARIUM Classic…

18.08.2020 – designmiscellaneousphotography

Automated Type Design

Artificial intelligence & type design

Daniel Wenzel works in the field of graphic and type design, specialized in utilizing animation-tools and code. For his Bachelor thesis at…

18.08.2020 – educationtypography

Extraset

New Independent Swiss Type Foundry

We are pleased to introduce you to Extraset, an independent Swiss type foundry established in Geneva, jointly led by Alex Dujet, Xavier…

17.08.2020 – typography

The Natural Enemies of Books

A Messy History of Women in Printing and Typography

The Natural Enemies of Books is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication Bookmaking on the Distaff Side, which brought together contributions…

14.08.2020 – designpublicationstypography