Guter Osten – Böser Osten

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Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, the richly illustrated publication “Guter Osten – Böser Osten” (Good East—Bad East) was published this autumn. The Cologne-based design agency Leitwerk, together with the editorial staff of ZEIT in Osten, conceived and designed the publication for the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / bpb. (Federal Agency for Political Education / bpb)

As in many of the publications of the bpb, the diverse topics are presented in a meaningful context, informative and emotional. The history of East Germany in “Guter Osten – Böser Osten” is made accessible to a large number of people through the diverse artistic approaches found in the imagery. This way it is a lot more entertaining than you might think—even with appropriately serious content.

Over the past 30 years, East Germany needed to reinvent itself. It has changed profoundly and is still changing to this very day. The texts and debates from ZEIT in Osten collected from 2012 to 2019 show East Germany in all its ambivalence: dark ages and stories of success, the past and the future, continuities and subversion. The publication is part of the series “Zeitbilder” of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / bpb.

The publication “Guter Osten – Böser Osten” is available for 7.– € here.

Slanted in Rwanda: Moses Turahirwa / Moshions

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For our special issue Slanted Rwanda we traveled to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in February 2019 and met numerous designers and artists in their studios.

Fashion designer Moses Turahirwa established the Moshions fashion brand in 2015—it was his deep passion for making garments and his endurance that brought his company its breakthrough. Moshions is an elegant culturally inspired brand, sought after by insightful African and global customers looking for a distinctive world-class taste.

The exciting work of Moses Turahirwa can be found in the Slanted Special Issue Rwanda, additionally we conducted a video interview with Moses about his attitude and work. Take a look at our new issue and the video platform to meet a new side of Rwanda!

Photography: © Daniel Sommer, Slanted Publishers

Supported by descom Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate and the Partnership Association Rhineland-Palatinate / Rwanda (Jumelage).

TOCA ME 20

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On March 7th 2020 TOCA ME 20 design conference will take place in Munich‘s Alte Kongresshalle with renown speakers from all over the world.

Since 2003 TOCA ME design conference brings together some of the most innovative designers from around the globe. Covering all fields of analogue and digital design. From graphic design, typography and film to creative coding, virtual reality and machine learning. Past participants include legends of design such as Joshua Davis, Jessica Walsh, Seb Lester, Malika Favre, Sougwen Chung, Annie Atkins, Mr Bingo, Anthony Burrill, Brosmind, Eike König, Gmunk, Tomato and many more. Aside of a high-quality lineup, the beautiful prepared location with interactive art installations, a design books & magazines corner and additional showcases, creates a unique experience—a journey full of creativity and inspiration.

The next TOCA ME design conference will be on March 7th 2020 in Munich‘s Alte Kongresshalle. Amongst the speakers is award-winning Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu and Erik Kessels, founder of the well known communication agency KesselsKramer in Amsterdam and London. Furthermore British artist and technologist Brendan Dawes, graphic designer Ariane Spanier, new media artist and computer scientist Christian Mio Loclair, audiovisual artist Joëlle Snaith from London, and motion graphics studio Uber Eck. The talks on stage are accompanied by installations and actions of local creative heads.

Once again TOCA ME design conference will be one of the main events of the Munich Creative Business Week taking place from 7th till 15th March 2020. TOCA ME design conference is funded by bayern design and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy. The event is supported by its partners Adobe, Eventwürze, Designerdock and Mates. Organizer is the Munich-based design studio TOCA ME.

TOCA ME 2020 Artists:
Yuko Shimizu
Erik Kessels
Brendan Dawes
Ariane Spanier
Christian Mio Loclair
Joëlle Snaith
Uber Eck
Daniel Kuhnlein
Christoph Grünberger
Rosa Kammermeier
Rafael Bernardo

When?
March 7th, 2020

Where?
Alte Kongresshalle
Am Bavariapark 14
80339 Munich

Tickets and further information here.

 

Typeface of the Month: Lawabo

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Detailed technical implementation and extensive expansion in combination with playful curves make our Typeface of the Month in December a very special Sans Serif.

The original Lawabo was started many years ago by Schriftlabor founder Rainer Scheichelbauer, and lay dormant ever since. In 2017, Schriftlabor designer Miriam Surányi added bold and italic shapes, and produced an expanded family of 12 styles in total. Its minimalistic rounded shapes are reminiscent of bathroom ceramics, hence the name: “lavabo” is the word for “sink” in many Romance languages.

Small roundings pose a special challenge in modern typeface technology. In short (and sparing you the mathematical details), interpolation is likely to cause small kinks in the corner roundings, and rounding errors have an impact on curve precision. These are issues hard to solve in a rounded design, and many fonts of that genre do fail in that respect. The shapes of Lawabo, however, were rounded after interpolation rather than before, and apart from that, interpolations used a finer grid than usual. This way, both problems were tackled successfully in the construction of the typeface.

Among other things, the low cap height makes distinguishing between uppercase I and lowercase l easy. This makes words like “Illusion” or “Illustration” more legible than in most sans-serif typefaces. Each Lawabo font contains no less than 850 glyphs. So, the complete family of 12 fonts has more than 10,000 glyphs. Lawabo has combining accents, allowing you to put any accent on any letter. Yes, even the Hungarian umlaut on an x: x̋. In each style, you can activate Small Caps, choose between 9 figure styles, and typeset in more than 210 languages. This also includes the youngest letter in German’s orthography, the capital German sharp ẞ. Since almost all keyboards still lack a key for it, we opted for a solution with modern font technology. So, to insert a German cap ẞ, type the lowercase ß between or after two other caps, and an OpenType feature will automatically turn it into its cap shape.

Schriftlabor is a type foundry based in Vienna, Austria, specialized on digital punchcutting and custom type systems. Since 2017, Schriftlabor also offers retail type.

Lawabo

Foundry: Schriftlabor
Designer: Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer and Miriam Surányi
Release: 2017
Format: OTF, TTF, Webfonts
Weights: Regular, Medium, Semibold, Bold, Extrabold, Black; each upright and italic
Price: 229.– €

Purchase Lawabo at MyFonts, YouWorkForThem and Fontspring with a discount of 20 % or rent it at Fontown.

 



FURE – The Future of Reading 2019 / Review

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On the 22nd of November 2019 we were in Münster to participate in the FURE Conference. For the third time, FURE – The Future of Reading provided with a colorful mix of speakers an answer to the following questions: What new roles can print take on in times of digitalisation? What ideas and possibilities are offered through digital reading? How does this change our reading behaviour? How can reading prevail over other cultural techniques such as playing, listening, or watching?

The conference took place in the building of the MSD – Münster School of Design. The two hosts Rüdiger Quass von Deyen and Patrik Marc Sommer welcomed the approx. 200 participants and announced lectures by speakers such as Rayan Abdullah, Henning Skibbe, Malin Schulz, and Frances Uckermann.

All lectures on this day made clear the important role of typography and design in reading. Especially today’s demands on typography in the digital media represent an extreme change in reading behavior worldwide. Designers, typographers, and type designers have to react to this. With its interdisciplinary contributions, FURE – The Future of Reading continued to bring this topic closer to today’s designers and to increase sensitivity for details. Because designers play an important role in modern knowledge transfer and the responsibility is growing.

We’re hiring: Trainee Marketing (focus on Online) and Distribution at Slanted Publishers (m/f/d)

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To support our team, we are looking for a trainee in Marketing and Distribution with very good English and German language skills.

With you we want to explore our potential in the field of online marketing even better and develop modern strategies for the implementation of our business goals. This includes the conception, implementation and control of cross-channel online campaigns in the areas of social media, performance and content marketing.

A further focus of our activities is distribution, in particular the maintenance of the online shop, expansion of the existing sales network and the development of subscriptions.

Start of traineeship: as soon as possible
Duration: two years
Payment: 1.650,- Euro brutto + ad commission in 2nd year
Working time: Full-time (40 h/week)

We are a small team and offer you a varied, extremely challenging job during your two-year traineeship and insights into all areas of work of an independent publishing and media house with flat hierarchies. The goal of your training with intensive supervision is to take you on afterwards.

Increasing personal responsibility is important to us in the following areas: Marketing & Advertising, Internet Research & Press Relations, Sponsoring & Acquisition, Sales & Office Organisation, Preparation and Implementation of Events and Trade Fairs, Editing & Proofreading.

You should already have some practical experience in online marketing and/or publishing, show above-average motivation, flexibility, passion, stress stability and high motivation, be self-confident, communicative, able to work in a team and interested in design as well as organisational skills and creativity. You should also enjoy international communication. You show enthusiasm in dealing with the publishing team, customers and business partners.

We require a good university degree in economics, marketing, media as well as good computer skills (Mac; Office, first application knowledge in Adobe Photoshop). As an internationally operating company, you will also be able to express yourself confidently in English and German, both spoken and written.

Please send your complete application documents (informative cover letter/reason, curriculum vitae, certificates, etc.) by 07.01.2020 by email to Mrs Julia Kahl, [email protected].

We will review your application after the application deadline and then get back to you.

We are looking forward to your application!

Metamorphosis. Brazil 1998

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The exhibition “Metamorphosis. Brazil 1998” in the Weltmuseum Wien is the first time the series of photos “earth from my river” and “Rainforest deforestation” by the photographer Andrea Altemüller are shown side by side. It opens a reflexive space of thought in which creative and destructive forces of mankind meets.
The series “Earth from my river” describes in a poetic way the work of the ceramic artist Izer Campos and the mystical world of the Amazonas and the people living there.

The series “rainforest deforestation” documents this subject and the situation of the charcoal workers in Paragominas, Brazil 1998. Sadly, this subject is much more relevant today. President Jair Bolsanaro‘s controversial environmental policy poses a massive threat to the fragile balance of the rainforest as well as the survival of the indigenous population.

Andrea Altemüller was born in Stuttgart and studied photography and graphic design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her works can be found in renowned collections such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, the Daimler Art Collection , the Banco Espirito Santo Collection in Portugal, Eric Franck Fine Art in London and the Bibliothèque National in Paris. Andrea Altemüller currently lives in Vienna and works on her photographic projects all over the world.

When?
December 5th, 2019 until March 24th, 2020

Opening Hours:
Every day except for wednesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Last Friday every month: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Where?
Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna
Austria

Tickets for 12.– €, reduced price 9.– €
More information here.

Slanted in Rwanda: Mihir Bhatt / Creative Communications

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For our special issue Slanted Rwanda we traveled to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in February 2019 and met numerous designers and artists in their studios.

We met Mihir Bhatt the art director at Creative Communications, the first full service integrated advertising and marketing agency in Rwanda, with an experienced blend of local, regional and international resources. Since it has been founded in 2002, they conceptualize, design, and propose communications strategies based on clients needs and goals. Their aim is to enhance their clients’ image, prestige, and profitability of their business.

The exciting work of Mihir Bhatt can be found in the Slanted Special Issue Rwanda, additionally we conducted a video interview with Mihir about his attitude and work. Take a look at our new issue and the video platform to meet a new side of Rwanda!

Photography: © Daniel Sommer, Slanted Publishers

Supported by descom Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate and the Partnership Association Rhineland-Palatinate / Rwanda (Jumelage).

The Monocle Travel Guide Series

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Founded in London in 2007, Monocle magazine is at home all over the world. Thanks to its network of international offices (London, New York, Toronto, Zurich, Istanbul, Tokyo, Singapore) and more than 30 correspondents worldwide, the team always delivers valuable first-hand information.

The Monocle Travel Guide Series is aimed at travellers who do not see themselves as tourists, but want to move around in a foreign city like locals. With an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of the metropolises, the Monocle team puts together the best insider addresses that are indispensable for a city trip off the beaten track. We’d like to introduce you to the latest travel guides:

The Monocle Travel Guide Series / Mexico City
Quesadillas sizzling on street corners outside cosy coffee shops; mariachi in sequined sombreros serenading late-night revellers; tower blocks casting long shadows over baroque churches and Aztec ruins studded with cacti. Mexico City simultaneously conforms to every stereotype and challenges every preconception with shameless self-assurance. We push past the colorful chaos and Frida Kahlo merchandise (although, naturally, we drop by her cobalt-blue home) to find the city’s tastiest tacos and the retailers breathing new life into classic crafts. We lead you to our favorite mural-splashed buildings and the best places in which to practise your salsa—ending up in a dimly lit mezcal bar or two for good measure. There’s never been a better time to visit the Mexican capital so dust off your dancing shoes and join the fiesta. Órale, amigos!

Monocle Travel Guide Series / Zürich, Geneva + Basel
In this guide we delve into three Swiss cities and uncover what makes them tick. We tour the spotless streets of Zürich, highlighting its distinguished commercial-gallery scene, glistening lake, inviting swimming spots and burgeoning set of top-notch restaurants and bars. Next, we head west to explore Geneva, with its luxury retailers, independent chocolatiers and curious collection of architecture. Finally, we finish with a jaunt around petite Basel and admire its robust offering of contemporary structures and world-class museums. The Monocle Travel Guide to Zürich, Geneva + Basel celebrates the richness of these three cities and dives beneath the surface to bring an unexpected mix of creativity, entrepreneurialism and design.

The Monocle Travel Guide Series / Athens
Think of Athens and the first things that spring to mind are ancient ruins and camera-toting crowds. But there’s much more to the Greek capital than temples and tourists. We’ve looked beyond the admittedly awe-inspiring Parthenon and explored the city’s modernist marvels. For now, though, strap up your sandals and allow us to introduce you to this chaotic but ever-so-charismatic city.

The Monocle Travel Guide Series / Helsinki
Helsinki is a tale of two cities. Arrive mid-winter and you’ll find a frosty wonderland of snow-caked streets, with the residents holed up in cosy cafés. Come in summer, when the sun refuses to set, and you’ll catch locals partying into the early hours and leaping gleefully into the Baltic Sea. Whatever the season, Helsinki’s streets, forests and islands are ripe for exploring. So pull on your snow boots—or your sandals—and join us for a tour of this confident and cultured city.

The Monocle Travel Guide Series / Hamburg
If Berlin is Germany’s clubbing capital then Hamburg is the dinner party that’s as raucous as it is refined—and the guests are a varied bunch too. Stroll around this port city and you’ll brush shoulders with local fishermen on the banks of the River Elbe, world-renowned gallerists hosting cutting-edge exhibitions, and independent retailers flaunting wares that are either “Made in Hamburg” or exotic. Pull up a chair and meet the lot of them.

The Monocle Travel Guide Series

Publisher: Gestalten 
Format: 14 × 22 cm
Volume: 148 pages
Workmanship: hardcover
Language: English

Mexico City
ISBN: 978-3-89955-949-1
Price: 18.– €
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Zürich, Geneva + Basel
ISBN: 978-3-89955-958-3
Price: 18.– €
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Athens
ISBN: 978-3-89955-959-0
Price: 18.– €
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Helsinki
ISBN: 978-3-89955-960-6
Price: 18.– €
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Hamburg
ISBN: 978-3-89955-970-5
Price: 18.– €
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EVERYDAY ORNAMENTS Calender

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For three years now, the Black Matter publishing house and the Risography Studio Herr & Frau Rio have been publishing colourful calendars presenting the work of changing artists from the fields of graphics and illustration, sculpture and painting. After humorous meat and cheese calendars, the theme of this year’s Everyday Ornaments Calendar is on ornaments that provide a personal glimpse of each designer’s culture and which inspire their creative work.

Essence and excess. Political and private. Romantic and radical. Edgy and Old school. Everything next to each other. A festival of diversity. The ornament is a time capsule of our society and culture, a snapshot of artistic forms of expression and working methods. And whenever times change, artists create new images and symbols that accompany this change.

The result is two calendars, an annual calendar with 12 changing motifs and a 3-month calendar with 4 different motifs + cover. Printed in 2 colours on the risograph, the calendars are a real eye-catcher, which you can enjoy for a whole year!

EVERYDAY ORNAMENTS Jahreskalender
Publisher: Black Matter + Herr & Frau Rio
Creative Direction: Philipp Polder
Volume: 13 sheets
Format: 29.7 × 42 cm
Edition of 50
2-color, risograph
Paper: Metapaper rough
Design/Processing: Silver ring binding with hanger
Price: €45.–

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EVERYDAY ORNAMENTS 3-month calendar
Publisher: Black Matter + Herr & Frau Rio
Creative Direction: Philipp Polder
Volume: 5 sheets
Format: 29.7 × 42 cm
Edition of 50
2-color, risograph
Paper: Metapaper rough
Price: €15.–

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Interview with Shimrit Elkanati

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In this series with illustrators from Israel we have introduced you to the most exciting Israeli creatives in the fields of graphic design, animation and illustration. We have interviewed Rutu Modan, Amit Trainin and many others. One of the last artists we want to introduce to you in this series is the book illustrator and fun person Shimrit Elkanati.

Shimrit graduated from Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art in Ramat Gan, Israel. She works in children’s books illustration, digital animation and editorial illustration. One of her major creations is the children’s book A Tale of Two Cats, written by Ayin Hillel. After much success in Israel it appeard just now, in September, in English language at the independent comic publisher Fantagraphics Books. The story: Two cats, one black, one white, are squabbling over which one is prettier. One day, they jump into buckets of paint to change color and experience the other one’s life. It was first published in 2015 by Noah Books, a publishing project by well-known comic book illustrators Rutu Modan and Yirmi Pinkus to create contemporary comics for young children based on modern Hebrew literature. Yirmi said: “We wanted to work with young illustrators, certainly also with former students. In my opinion Shimrit is one of the greatest talents in the contemporary generation of Israeli illustration, and besides, she is a very fun person to work with.” Shimrit also works on assignment for The New York Times, takes part in group exhibitions in Israel and abroad and received an Honorable Mention from the Israel Museum Ben-Yitzhak Award for the Illustration of Children’s Books.

Where are you teaching right now?

For the past two years I’ve been teaching comics to school kids from the ages of 6-8. It’s sometimes challenging but a very rewarding experience. Comics is a great tool for telling stories and children sometimes draw more freely than they write so this comes naturally to them. Sometimes children share such great stories and it really stays with you and inspires you. There is also a lot of death and poop in their stories which they find hilarious, but I feel it’s all part of the process, so I let them go wild.

How was working with Yirmi Pinkus and Rutu Modan on A Tale of Two Cats?

Working with Yirmi and Rutu was a very unique experience. I have worked on other children’s books but it was different breaking down the visual elements of the A Tale of Two Cats with both of them because they are so “comics-driven”. They are the first editors I have worked with who are also illustrators, so the discussions were as much about line and composition as about the narrative.

Did you have to change the page layout for the English version?

Other than a few minor adjustments the illustrations have not changed. The Hebrew version had all handwritten typography, so I was working on redoing it in English which I enjoyed a lot.

Do you also work for advertising agencies or big companies?

Regarding work with large companies – I don’t know if I feel a difference in the way I approach projects for different clients. The briefs vary, I can get artistic freedom from a big company as much as from a small one. I do feel more invested in children’s books, I spend time working on each one because they are complex projects and also because I really love books. Still different is the work for the dance company I’ve worked with on a few large projects, the Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company. Working with them is close to a personal project because of the way they approach creation and collaboration.

In an interview with Yuval Saar, you have said that you enjoyed watching the dancers for developing your theater videos.

Music is a big inspiration for my work, from that comes the love of movement and rhythm. Just before working on A Tale of Two Cats I worked on a production called Dust, with the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company. I spent a lot of time observing rehearsals and fell in love with the dancers, as I am sure anyone would who spends time with dancers. Working on the book I looked for a dance reference for the cats to style their shape and movement and came upon a classic performance by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, two “cats” who act out a love/hate relationship. They became the main inspiration for the characters, I even used their hats. I believe dance and movement influence all of my work, it helps me the most with expressions of mood and reactions.

Is there an illustrator you would like to express gratitude for?

Tomi Ungerer, who passed away recently, is a big inspiration. There is something wild, hilarious and scary in his children’s books, this uncontrollable ride that is somehow put into book form with genius compositions and lively characters. Can anyone imagine a more lovable snake than Crictor? Or a better friend than Emil? I would be content for Tomi to just be a brilliant illustrator, but he is also a great storyteller, and the best part is that my 4-year-old son loves his stories as much as I do.

The children’s book A Tale of Two Cats is available at Fantagraphics.

 

Illustrations: Fantagraphics
Photography: Shimrit Elkanati, Yuval Saar

Structuring Design

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In visual communication, contents are arranged, organized, and presented. Design laws and principles that are inherent to every medium ensure that from a distance a novel looks like a novel, an art catalog like an art catalog, and a magazine like a magazine. Structuring Design – Graphic Grids in Theory and Practice offers a compact mix of explanations, practical tips, and background information on the topic.

At its center is the grid as the most important design principle, whose function and application are thoroughly discussed. The grid allows a consolidated approach to a structured design like a blueprint that supports not only faster and easier reading but also better comprehension of information. In a second part, Ulysses Voelker discusses the design process itself with answers to seemingly simple questions of what to observe when designing and the sequence of steps. Another chapter focuses on relevant theoretical aspects such as how method and intuition are correlated. The final section contains an extensive glossary.

Structuring Design – Graphic Grids in Theory and Practice

Publisher: Niggli
Author: Ulysses Voelker
Release: August 2019
Volume: 176 pages
Format: 17.5 × 25 cm
Workmanship: hardcover, 150 images in red and black
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-7212-0994-5
Price: 35.– €
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Mondaine Wall clocks in Gold, Silver and Copper

Posted on by Julia Kahl

Swiss tradition meets modernity—the new Mondaine wall clocks captivate with glamorous, metallic colours and the well-known, minimalist design of the Swiss station clocks. They are contemporary and bring a timeless elegance to every room.

The Mondaine wall clocks are available in the three metallic colours gold, silver and copper and, with a diameter of 25 cm, fit perfectly on the wall. The matt brushed aluminium case and the hands are tone-in-tone. The red second hand with the red trowel is the trademark of the Official Swiss Railway Station Clock and underlines the unmistakable character of this reinterpreted classic.

Slanted will raffle a wall clock in gold, silver and copper for a total value of €657. To take part in the raffle, write an email to [email protected] by December 01, 2019, 11 a.m. (UTC+2) with the subject “Mondaine Wall Clock” and indicate which colour you would like and to which address you would like the clock to be sent if you win. After the deadline, the winners will be drawn and contacted by email. Who participates in the raffle, agrees to receive news from Slanted and accepts the privacy policy. Legal recourse is excluded. We wish you good luck!

Short information about the new models of the Mondaine Official Railway Clocks

Body:
Round aluminium housing, scratch-resistant mineral glass

Functions:
Display of hour, minute and second / Analogue display

Clock face:
Round plastic dial in typical Swiss station clock design, white background, complete minute and hour hands, classic red second hand. With a diameter of 25 cm and the large white dial, the time of the analogue wall clock is easy to read.

Warranty:
2 years Mondaine manufacturer warranty

More at mondaine.com

100 beste Plakate 2019

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In about 4 weeks the competition “100 beste Plakate 2019 Deutschland Österreich Schweiz” will start, the exact dates are yet to be published, the invitation will be sent to the electronic and print distributor and all information will be available on the website. The deadline (online registration with upload of the designs) is January the 20th, 2020, followed by an online pre-selection. At the end of February 2020, the selection of the 100 best posters will be done by the jury consisting of Michel Bouvet (Paris), Benjamin Buchegger, (Studio Beton, Vienna) Götz Gramlich,  (gggrafik, Heidelberg) Julia Kahl, (Slanted, Karlsruhe) and Isabel Seiffert, (Offshore Studio, Zurich).

The procedure is the same as it was in the previous years: Designers, clients and print shops from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are invited to submit posters covering all topics, formats and printing techniques designed and printed in 2019. The participation is not free of charge (Starting from 50 €, depending on the number of posters—all details in the invitation), students and members of the “100 Beste Plakate e. V.” get a discount of fifty percent. Starting with Berlin, the “100 beste Plakate 2019” will be shown on an exhibition tour at several locations in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Information about the competition as well as the online archive of all posters since 2001 here.

The Visuals for the new competition were designed by Lamm & Kirch (Leipzig/Berlin).

Forward Festival Berlin 2020

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Interdisciplinary and diverse just like the city itself: The Forward Festival Berlin as a forum for the city and its people.

This year, the well-renowned Forward Festival is finally coming to Berlin! Within six years, the Vienna-based festival for creativity, design and communication has become an important platform for the entire creative industry of the German-speaking area, and now it is finally coming to Germany’s most creative city. The Forward Festival Berlin unites both industry-leading and aspiring creatives with its talks and workshops and yet it is more than just another creative happening. Forward is inspired by its hometown’s vibrant history of Viennese Modernism, where diverse disciplines influenced each other. By bringing this idea into the present, the festival is all about connecting, exchanging and being part of an exciting experience.

Past speakers of the festival include the likes of names as Oliviero Toscani, Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister, Kate Moross, Erik Spiekermann, David Carson, Wieden+Kennedy, MOMA New York, FC St. Pauli and many more.

The festival design for the new season (as always by design studio Zwupp, who does a new series of artworks for the festival every year) is still a well-kept secret. Same goes for most of the lineup of the Berlin festival, which is to be revealed soon.

When?
May 29th, 2020

Where?
Babylon,
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30,
10178 Berlin

Tickets from 75.– €

Othmar Motter

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Tektura, Ombra, Corpus and Femina. While these fonts are world famous and widely popular, the man behind them, Othmar Motter (1927–2010), is only known to a few. By and large, his great international reputation—according to Anita Kern, “probably the Austrian graphic designer with the strongest international presence worldwide”—has been restricted to specialist circles, and even within those, his designs are better known than the graphic designer and person himself.

Motter was a graphic design pioneer from Vorarlberg, a passionate typeface designer and co-founder of the Vorarlberger Graphik studio in Hard, which can be regarded as a precursor of modern co-working space. His Motter Tektura would long define the brand design of Apple and Reebok. He also designed logos for Vorarlberg’s industry which are still present in the streetscape today. In the post-war years, important assignments came, above all, from the regional textile industry. His career as a typeface designer reached an all-time high when his Motter Corpus was issued by the International Typeface Corporation in New York.

Essentially, the teachings of Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger and Günter Gerhard Lange were a major source of inspiration for Motter’s work. The latter once told Motter that it was a waste of creative time to draw all the letters himself … however, working by hand can rather be seen as a sign of quality. Being ever modest, Othmar Motter preferred to work at night when the hectic bustle of big business subsided.

Slanted is giving away 3 × 1 of “Othmar Motter—Meister der Extrabold.” To take part in the lottery, please send an email with the subject “Extrabold” to [email protected] until November 25th, 2019, 11 a.m. The winners will be drawn. Legal ways are excluded. By taking part you are accepting the privacy statement of Slanted. Good Luck.

Othmar Motter–Meister der Extrabold

Publisher: Triest Verlag
Autor: Elias Riedmann
Format: 18.4 × 27.5 cm
Volume: 352 pages
Language: German
Typeface: With download code for 5 Motterfonts
ISBN: 978-3-03863-033-3
Price: 47.40 €
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Slanted in Rwanda: Niyonkuru Canda und Manzi Jackson / Kuuru Art Space

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For our special issue Slanted Rwanda we traveled to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in February 2019 and met numerous designers and artists in their studios.

During our journey we also visited the Kuuru Art Space which is an artist collective and physical space founded in 2017 by Rwandan artists Niyonkuru Canda, Manzi Jackson, and Moses Izabiriza. Having passed through Ivuka Arts, an artist incubator founded in 2007 where they experienced their artistic birth, Kuuru Arts was the next logical step for them to grow further. In Kinyarwanda “Kuuru” means growth, greatness and wisdom.

The exciting works of Niyonkuru Canda, Manzi Jackson, and Moses Izabiriza can be found in the Slanted Special Issue Rwanda, additionally we conducted a video interview with them about their attitude and work. Take a look at our new issue and the video platform to meet a new side of Rwanda!

Photography: © Daniel Sommer, Slanted Publishers

Supported by descom Designforum Rhineland-Palatinate and the Partnership Association Rhineland-Palatinate / Rwanda (Jumelage).

ADC Design Experience 2019 Stuttgart

Posted on by Clara Weinreich

On November 13th, we visited the ADC Design Experience 2019 Stuttgart which took place in the New Palace, to get one’s inspiration from the latest developments in the fields of design and social media, from prominent voices from all over the world.

How is design and communication changing in the age of social media? Who sets tomorrow’s trends? Is it the Instagram code? Or is it because of the new requirements of the industry? These were the questions that speakers such as Oliver Dering (MUTABOR), David Carson, Cécile Dormeau, and many others answered through their projects.

Throughout the event, two programmes were offered in different areas of the castle. While the lectures in the castle’s white hall on the Inspirational Stage were dedicated to the great visions of the future, the Interactive Stage on the ground floor provided the direct exchange of experience and workshops with experts from the creative sector.

The programme was opened by Andrea Thilo. After she had introduced Ines Aufrecht, the director of economic development of the state capital Stuttgart and explained the importance of social media for a cities alike, she brought the first speaker on stage.

Prof. Achim Menges, professor, institute director, and architect, presented amazing new construction methods that he and his institute are developing in order to save building materials, energy and space in a modern world and to use sustainable raw materials as far as possible. He uses state-of-the-art robot technology which ensures high precision and speed.

On the Interactive Stage, Claudio Wolfring, Creative Director at ARNO GmbH, made sure that the participants of his workshop got an insight into his work in the conception of shops. From design to installation, ARNO offers international shop and online concepts for customers such as Daimler, Rossmann, and Stuttgart Airport. In addition to the live experience for customers, he believes that social media presence is more important than ever for a store. At this workshop, Claudio Wolfring conveyed his approach to a good online campaign for his customers.

The importance of social media in the design industry and its customers was reflected in all presentations of the day. The speakers tried to show how Instagram and other platforms were integrated into their work and how they have an impact on customers.

French illustrator Cécile Dormeau is particularly interested in the responsible use of social media. With her media reach she tries to use her influence and posts humorous and intelligent illustrations, which especially call women to authenticity and self confidence with their bodies.

The graphic design legend David Carson, who became famous for his work on the Rock ’n’ Roll magazine Ray Gun, also presented his work for a nature protection campaign to stop the murder of sharks because of their fins and to express the cruelty of the killing methods. Kill the Fin Trade is also communicated through social media.

The event ended with a Get Together, which was organized together with Raumwelten, a platform for scenography, architecture and media. Prof. Dr. Braungart and Bruno Maag also had the opportunity to speak on this occasion.

The ADC Design Experience 2019 was a special opportunity to experience different trends, developments and points of view in today’s design and its handling of social media. Each speaker from the fields of architecture, design, illustration, or advertising made the topic of the conference (INSTA vs. INDUSTRY – What will shape tomorrow’s design?) experienceable and comprehensible on the basis of his or her projects.

In our opinion, the event was a complete success and we are looking forward to being inspired again next time.

Medienhaus Lectures – Don’t Mention Brxxxt!

Posted on by Constanze Hein

Under the title Don’t Mention Brxxxt! the UDK Berlin invited three designers from the United Kingdom to come to Berlin and share their perspective on British design and visual culture.

Nov. 18th
The first lecture is by London based designer, writer and educator Anoushka Khandwala.

Anoushka’s talk will focus on design, diversity and decolonisation. Starting from her own experience as a British Asian, she will recount her journey to art school, her quest for better diversity of peoples and how this research evolved into exploring the decolonisation of design. Interwoven throughout this story are questions of British identity, culture, and politics as well as the relevance this holds to the design industry.

Dec. 10th
The second lecture is by designer, writer and curator Lucienne Roberts.

Jan. 13th
The third lecture is by graphic designer Fraser Muggeridge.

Medienhaus Lectures—Don’t Mention Brxxxt!

When?
November 18th, 2019
7 p.m.

December 10th, 2019
7 p.m.

January 13th, 2020
7 p.m.

Where?
Aula
Medienhaus
Grunewaldstraße 2–5
10823 Berlin

Free entrance

H-O-T Histories of Tomorrow #1 – Spaltung

Posted on by Julia Kahl

At first glance, publishing the Internet as a magazine sounds somewhat unconventional in times of digitalization. But hand on heart, the Slanted Magazine also followed the blog founded in 2004 in 2005 in order to counter the fast pace of the online channel with something long-lasting and profound. H-O-T Histories Of Tomorrow now presents only texts and images from the World Wide Web in its first issue on the topic of “Spaltung” (translated as splitting)—it’s about the radical power and its boundless freedom to make new and unusual ideas more comprehensible and of course also to make the whole thing a bit easier to read. Who likes to read long texts on the screen?!

The publisher of H-O-T Raban Ruddigkeit says: “We believe that there are countless voices out there that deserve to be heard. Also or especially because they challenge our habits, question our certainties and shake our minds. But when we take a closer look, we find that there is always more that unites us than that separates us. And also what we can really do new, different and better with it.”

With Hatice Akyün, Melissa Akyıldız, Salomé Balthus, Ben de Biel, Dirk Büchsenschütz, Ina Busch, Thomas Chudalla, Esther Czaya, Yennifer Dallmann Villa, Finsterwalder, Bürgernetzwerk, Mirna Funk, Peter Glaser, Svetlana Gradetchieva, Katharina Großmann-Hensel, Esra Gülmen, Luetfiye Güzel, Lars Harmsen, Jessica Jurassica, Behzad Karim-Khani, Jürgen Kasek, Guillaume Kashima, Hasnain Kazim, Andrian Kreye, Markus Lange, Michael R. Ludwig, Christian Nürnberger, Alan Posener, Susann Rehlein, Raban Ruddigkeit, Mark Scheppert, Alexandra A Schulz, Kuku Schrapnell, Ralf Schwartz, Johannes Staemmler, Dasa Szekely, Chris Tille, Ingeborg Trampe, Justine Turbine & Ewald Wildtraut

H–O–T Histories Of Tomorrow
Editor: Raban Ruddigkeit
Designer: Lars Harmsen
Volume: 100 pages
Format: 16 × 24 cm
Softcover with adhesive binding
Price: 9,80 Euro

Buy here

Praktikum bei Slanted Publishers 2020

Posted on by Julia Kahl

Slanted Publishers hat ein 6-monatiges Praktikum im Bereich Redaktion/Grafik ab März 2020 zu vergeben: Wir suchen eine(n) engagierte(n) Studierende(n) mit großem Interesse an Typografie und redaktionellen/organisatorischen Aufgaben, der/die Lust hat zu erfahren, wie wir arbeiten und für 6 Monate Teil des Slanted-Teams zu sein.

Wir bieten: 


  • Einblicke in unsere Verlagstätigkeit (Konzeption, Redaktion, Organisation, Vertrieb, PR etc.)
  • Redaktionelle und grafische Mitarbeit am Slanted Magazin und anderen Verlagspublikationen
  • Redaktionelle Mitarbeit in unseren Onlinekanälen (Blog, Social Media)
  • Studiofotografie und Reportagefotografie
  • Verantwortungsvolle, selbstständige Arbeit und unter Anleitung
  • Organisatorische und administrative Aufgaben
  • Mögliche Teilnahme an Designkonferenzen im Rahmen unserer Medienpartnerschaften

Das sollte der/die BewerberIn mitbringen:

  • Abgeschlossenes Grundstudium im Bereich Grafikdesign (o. Ä.)
  • Sehr gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse
  • Sichere Anwendungskenntnisse in InDesign und Photoshop
  • Interesse an neuen Strömungen in den Bereichen Design, Kunst und Kultur
  • Begeisterung für Typografie, aktuelle Strömungen im Typedesign
  • Redaktionelles Interesse
  • Selbstständigkeit, Weitblick, Flexibilität, Kreativität und Ideenreichtum
  • Organisationstalent und Kommunikationsstärke
  • Gewissenhaftes und genaues Arbeiten
  • Das Praktikum erfolgt im Rahmen eines studienbegleitenden Pflichtpraktikums

Das Praktikum bei Slanted Publishers findet vom 02.03.–04.09.2020 in Karlsruhe statt und wird vergütet. Bewerberinnen und Bewerber sollten erklären, warum sie ihr Praktikum bei uns machen möchten. Bitte richtet Eure vollständige Bewerbung als aussagefähiges PDF-Portfolio ab sofort bis spätestens 24.11.2019 an Julia Kahl: [email protected]. Die Bewerbungsgespräche finden anschließend ab 26.11.19 in Karlsruhe statt.

Wir freuen uns sehr auf Eure Bewerbung!

Bild: SPACE TYPE GENERATOR

Munich Pop Art

Posted on by Munich Pop art

The Munich artists Matthias Edlinger, Josephine Kaiser, Laura Piantoni, Eliot von Bummtschack, Matt Wiegele and Steve Glas are showing their current works under the title “Munich Pop Art”. The exhibition will be shown from 21 to 24 November 2019 at Köşk, Munich. Special guests are Johannes Brechter (Munich), Coco Wasabi (Vienna) and Paul Larricart (London).

Munich Pop Art is an annual exhibition of artists from Munich in the field of Urban Art. The works shown here are thematically and technically from the tradition of Pop Art: Collages, stencils, graffiti, silhouettes and hand-printed serigraphs invite you to rediscover popular culture.

When?
Vernissage with DJs, drinks and party afterwards:
Thursday, November 21st from 6 p.m.

Exhibition:
November 22nd to 24th, 2019

Opening hours:
From 12:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Where?
Köşk
Schrenkstraße 8
80339 München Westend

U4/U5 Stop “Schwanthalerhöhe”
Tram lines 18/19 Stop “Schrenkstraße”

Free entrance.

More information here.

Tÿpo St.Gallen—Balance

Posted on by Slanted editors

For the fifth time already the Tÿpo St.Gallen took place on the weekend of the 8th to the 10th of November, this time under the subject of balance. Balance between work and leisure, between text and white space, between freedom and rules. What is a good balance, how do you achieve it, what are its characteristics, successful ways of achieving it and what does all this have to do with typography? The numerous speakers tried to answer these questions and shared their own experiences with about 300 guests at the Schule für Gestaltung St.Gallen.

Clemens Theobert Schedler, who moderated the entire event in an experienced, highly entertaining and interesting manner, also introduced the guests to the upcoming three days. Sabine and Hans Bockting presented their own “Laws of the Jungle” in the first lecture of this years’ Tÿpo St.Gallen and discussed their many years of working together. Christopher Burke presented his research on the typographer Gerard Unger, who had designed typefaces for the signage of the Amsterdam Metro, and provided a good overview of Unger’s work. Monika Malsy let us participate in her personal balancing act between intimacy and professionalism and talked about her work for and with the photographer Elgar Esser, with whom she published ten books. Sebastian Bayer, Andreas Hänggi, Pascal Hartmann and Vera Kaeser, who met during their studies at the ZHdK, presented their bachelor thesis, “Plakat 9:16 10s”. The classic Swiss tourism poster was translated into a moving poster. The evening was rounded off by Jost Hochuli, who presented his publication about his long-time friend, the recently deceased typographer Max Koller. In addition, each of the participants was allowed to take one of these books home. Thank you Jost Hochuli!

The start of the second day were four short lectures of fifteen minutes each. Kurt Dornig spoke about “Lork/Wife—the impossibility of separating work and life” and thus perfectly sums up the core theme of this year’s Tÿpo St.Gallen. Nina Paim and Corine Gisel let us participate in their comprehensive research on the history of Niggli. Judith Holly’s lecture “Pashkevilim in Mea Schearim: Innovation vs. Tradition, Concept vs. Improvisation, Production vs. Reflection” presented her research results on the medium of the Pashkevil, a flyer or poster. Novelle Noire originally wanted to perform as a whole, but due to illness it became a balancing act between only one person and the audience. The focus was on the work with a typeface design by Jost Hochuli, which they edited and digitized. Verena Panholzer from Studio Es in Vienna spoke under the motto of “Id, ego, super-ego” about the balance between external perception and herself. The young designers Lilo Schäfer and Anika Kunst talked in detail about their personal experiences in starting working as designers. Hans-Peter Kaeser spoke about type history, type designer Jacques Le Bailly about the transformation of the Nunito Sans into a variable font and Mireille Burkhardt from Studio BOB in “London—Zurich” about balance in her profession. Andreas Uebele concluded the lectures with an equally entertaining and informative presentation on the work of Büro Uebele under the topic “Consistently inconsistent.” A workshop with Clemens Schedler, Anika Kunst, Lily Schäfer and Sonja Frick was the last step before the evening’s end.

Most of the participants spent the Sunday morning together in the Sitterwerk in St.Gallen gaining an insight into the impressive library, material library and an exhibition of the works of Jost Hochuli, with a concluding lecture by Angela Kuratli, Roland Früh, Corina Neuenschwander, Martin Leuthold, Jonas Niedermann, Roland Sieger and Jost Hochuli. A successful balancing act.