Creative Paper Conference 2024

The Creative Paper Conference (CPC) is set to welcome designers, creatives, and industry experts from the DACH region to the historic Alte Kongresshalle in Munich on October 24th and 25th, 2024. Under the theme Print Shows Its True Strength, this year’s conference promises an inspiring and informative event, celebrating the enduring power of print media in an increasingly digital world.

In an era dominated by digital content, print remains a vital component of effective communication. The CPC has firmly established itself as a leading event in the realms of print and design, demonstrating how these industries can work together to amplify brand messages. Attendees will enjoy a rich program featuring lectures, exhibitions, and networking opportunities that provide deep insights into creative processes and emerging trends.

The Creative Paper Conference 2024 boasts an exciting lineup of presentations from renowned experts across various disciplines, such as Sirene Design Studio’s insights on human-centered design, Chrish Knigge’s exploration of tactile brand experiences at Studio Grau, and Grit Wolany’s discussion on AI’s role in creative design. Highlights also include a behind-the-scenes look at award-winning book designs from Stiftung Buchkunst and a deep dive into visual identities in the cultural sector by Florian Lamm of Lamm & Kirch, and many more.

In addition to the compelling talks, CPC 2024 features a 700-square-meter exhibition area where leading companies in paper, printing, and finishing will showcase their latest products and innovations. Attendees can experience materials and finishing techniques firsthand and engage with industry experts about their upcoming projects.

Phoenix Publishers, the publisher behind this event, is passionate about creating memorable, tangible experiences. Since 2021, they have published Grafikmagazin, a German-language magazine dedicated to communication design. The magazine, which features outstanding works in graphic design, typography, illustration, photography, and more, is available in our shop, and now also available as an English ePaper.

More information and ticket purchases here.

reify × nomo

For this year’s Rundgang at the Offenbach University of Art and Design, Helene Hohmann and Lea Johanna Becker designed an exhibition featuring two feminist typedesign projects. reify and nomo are the results of an in-depth engagement with feminist theory, applying theoretical concepts to the form of characters and typefaces. Although they were developed independently, both address similar questions, making it fitting to present them together.

A glitch refers to an unavoidable, unpredictable disruption in digital systems. Glitch feminism takes the idea of the glitch and acknowledges that in a social system dominated by exclusionary power structures and marginalization, a glitch might not be a mistake but a systematic error. reify is a variable typeface that glitches, that can avoid the responsibility of being useful, that can disrupt, that can be an error, but doesn’t have to be.

nomo is a monospace font with variable advance width. The narrowest style is 300, the widest 900 units wide, the whole spectrum possible. This translates to the font being of the same weight within a style (mono), but in total different along this width (nomo).
This characteristic makes it possible to pursue topics not only in terms of content, but also in their form, to examine different questions. In the design of the font, but also through designing with the font.

Both typefaces will be on display from July 20 to November 24, 2024 as part of the exhibition Same Bold Stories? Type Design by Women and Queers in the 20th and 21st Centuries at the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach.

reify × nomo–When Typedesign Meets Feminist Theory

Typeface: reify
Designer: Helene Hohmann 
Release: June, 2024

Typeface: nomo
Designer: Lea Johanna Becker
Release: December, 2023

REBEL PRINTS

Poster Rex was founded in 2014 by Markus Lange and Lars Harmsen after a screen printing workshop in Cuba. In the following years, the two designers conducted numerous printing sessions and workshops around the world, inviting local designers to create experimental posters. Each session focused on predetermined themes from politics, current events, and social issues, emphasizing one thing above all: attitude! What emerged is an impressive testament to the enduring power of creativity and the deeply human capacity for hope, often accompanied by a call to take concrete action.

The poster collection of the collective Poster Rex now includes over 3,000 unique pieces. All posters are hand-printed using the screen printing technique. The exhibition features a selection of around 100 pieces chosen by Markus Lange and Lars Harmsen.

“This exhibition is dedicated to all those who live in countries where the government restricts the right to protest. There, where art becomes the weapon of choice for the brave and the bold. These poster artists are agents of dissent, challenging the very foundations of the regime. Their art is a form of resistance, a weapon in the fight for freedom, and democracy.”

A collaboration between the Neues Museum, Poster Rex, and bayern design.

Very excitingly, there is also a publication coming up about the Poster Rex project: REBEL PRINTS—The Poster Rex Manifesto will be published very soon by Slanted Publishers, giving even more insights, visually as well as conceptually, into this huge project. Pre-order the book here!

REBEL PRINTS—The Poster Rex Manifesto

July 26th, to September 22nd, 2024
Neues Museum Nürnberg

August 22nd, 2024 
Workshop: Rebel Prints: Meet the Makers

September 12th, 2024
Workshop: Be A Rebel (Risoprint)

September 14th, 2024
Workshop: Be A Rebel (Risoprint)

More about the exhibition here.

Zeitgeist Coffee Factory Flavor Museum Packaging & Branding

Zeitgeist is an independent coffee bean manufacturer. They adopted a vertical sales concept and directly packaged and mailed coffee beans from the place of origin to consumers’ homes through online sales. Since the flavor of coffee beans is inversely related to shelf life, the zeitgeist has shortened the time it takes coffee beans to get to consumers from every angle, and they hope to achieve this in packaging.

Zeitgeist Coffee Factory Flavor Museum Packaging Design

The Zeitgeist Coffee Factory Coffee Flavor Museum adopts a minimalist design concept, with typography as the main focus. In terms of packaging design, the design use different colors to convey different coffee flavors. This design is not only simple and clear, but also effectively conveys the flavor characteristics of the coffee. Additionally, the design use tin can packaging, which not only adds a vintage touch but also ensures the freshness of the coffee beans.

The Tea Tips Bag Packaging & Branding

THE TEA TIPS hopes to help consumers maintain their daily tea drinking habits, using “THE” to emphasize products, every bag of tea is worthy of being called “THE”, every bag of tea is worthy of being emphasized, and it is worthy of playing an important role appear in the daily life of consumers. The designer uses a very graphic font design to make the brand name present a neat geometric outline, so as to achieve the symbolic purpose of making the logo easy to recognize and remember.

Philosophy Orientation Dark Chocolate Packaging & Branding

A clean, modern and timeless design that challenges the norms of traditional chocolate brands. Break the convention of old pictures to express the taste and interpret the new generation of chocolate design with modern methods. PHILOSOPHY ORIENTATION is a product with a strong correlation between the brand name and the product. Dark chocolate has a bitter taste because of its high-purity cocoa content, but has a rich flavor hierarchy.

The Ring of Time Typography Calendar

The back of the calendar tends to face the wall. When trees grow, everything turns inward, and so do human beings. Trees change in four colors in a year, and one still has to look inward for answers about how one is doing this year. Maybe you have a period of colorful days, when you exercise, you use red to draw it, and when you have a good dream, you may use a blue pen. If the year is approaching, your rings will have more blue at first glance, at least you had enough sleep last year.​​​​​​​

Xiabuting: Taiwan Fried Food Brand Visual Design

To ensure easy recognition and understanding for diverse language groups, the brand has adopted a multi-language design strategy incorporating Japanese, Chinese, and English. A modular design has been implemented, dividing menu categories into different sections to allow customers to quickly find the information they need. The irregular shape of the menu breaks free from the traditional, monotonous style, offering a more experience.

PixelPlay Digital Art Festival Brand Visual Design

Digital art is rapidly transforming how we perceive the world and reshaping our interaction with art itself. The design’s core, built from pixels, creates a visually striking image, serving as a powerful metaphor for the digital realm. These pixels, akin to living cells, hold limitless potential. The pixelated pattern, reminiscent of early computer graphics, acts as a microcosm of digital art’s evolution, capturing the advancement of technology and the revolution of art.

Bouncing Languages: 109-A Universala Kongreso de Esperanto Brand Visual Design

At the core of the design lies a letter of interconnected dots, each rendered in a bold and vibrant hue. These dots, like individual voices coming together, symbolize the unity and diversity of the Esperanto community. The dots dance across the canvas, creating a sense of movement and energy, representing the dynamic nature of the event and the ongoing evolution of the language itself.

The World, Reimagined: 109-A Universala Kongreso de Esperanto Brand Visual Design

This design for the Congress presents a vibrant and playful reimagining of the alphabet, inviting us to explore a world where communication, human connection, and environmental consciousness converge. It is a visual exploration of the Congress’s theme “Lingvo, Homo kaj Medio” (Language, Human, and Environment), evoking a sense of hope and possibility for a brighter future, grounded in the universal language of childhood and the power of Esperanto.

Converging Understandings:109-A Universala Kongreso de Esperanto Brand Visual

Each dots representing a distinct voice, a unique perspective, and a different language. These dots, scattered across the canvas, symbolize the unity and diversity of the Esperanto community. The field of dots, with its seemingly random yet interconnected arrangement, reflects the adaptability and dynamism of Esperanto. The language itself, like the dots, is constantly evolving, incorporating new ideas and expressions, and enriching its capacity to connect people from diverse backgrounds.

NaN Success

Drawing inspiration from late Art-Nouveau typefaces, the likes of De Vinne and Louis Jou (alongside a healthy dash of alien goo), Jérémy Landes brought the Success Titling sub-family to life, packing the Display typefaces with an absolutely insane amount of ligatures (280 to be precise), for both the Latin and Cyrillic scripts.To that end, welcoming its own wonderful absurdity, Success embraces its role as an out-of-the-box tilting machine, doubling down on the title with the inclusion of inno

ArtPulse Festival Brand Visual Design

These lines, symbolize the interconnectedness of art and design, the collaborative spirit of the festival, and the web of creativity that binds them all. As viewers engage with the design, a subtle element emerges – the words “ArtPulse Festival” are hidden within the lines. This method encourages active participation, inviting viewers to delve deeper and uncover hidden meaning, much like they explore the depths of art at the festival itself.

NaN Tresor

In life (and in font design), we are confronted with a choice our survival depends on. NaN Tresor’s designer, Christoph Koeberlin, for his own survival, made the innovative decision to make no final decision at all. Instead, he offers an anachronous revival, side-stepping natural selection (sorry, Darwin! You snooze, you lose!), where every possible glyph variation flourishes in one font.

Artificial Type Design

Artificial Type Design explores the possibilities and impacts of AI in typography. Will algorithms soon take over the work of creative professionals? Can machines generate new creative ideas? Where are the boundaries between AI and human creativity?

A collection of 22 AI-generated fonts provides insight into the vast field of typographic possibilities with AI.

Training custom LoRA models with Stable Diffusion enables diverse fonts and future design innovations.

suffering

I`m attaching a poster on which I show my sharp font, which I tried to convey the pain, anger and rage that every person in my country feels. I wanted to convey thinner letters with a wider shape and sharp corners. Between the letters you can read the name of my country, to which this poster is dedicated

explode Font

The font conveys the idea of fireworks. Just like fireworks that spread out from a central point and become more detailed as they expand, my font is designed to provide an experience that requires patience and perseverance from the viewer. As you watch the graphical forms, you will discover the information hidden within, all while being entertained by the visual spectacle.

Slusalke Typeface

Slusalke is one of four experimental typefaces that were created with typographic apparatuses. Typographic apparatuses are experimental objects with movable parts that serve as a template for the design of typographic characters. Each apparatus was based on an everyday object, this one being headphones. These typefaces are concerned with the question of legibility in an alphabet that is not based on existing scripts.

Chelas nha Kau

Chelas nha Kau, means: Chelas my place. The entire visual identity for the film, communication supports and title design was taken from Chelas architecture, from the walls of the people who inhabit the neighborhood. Raw material to design letters, ornaments and illustration, and build a sense of belonging