Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is widely known as a musical icon of his native country Jamaica. An innovative and visionary producer, Perry contributed hugely to the expansion of the Jamaican musical art scene throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s. During that time, many …

‘Design in Conservative Times’ tackles conservatism in and around design, challenging both designer and user to actively engage with, and reflect upon their positions within our current, politically charged landscape. The focal point of this reflection …

In October 2012, a group of 10 students from the Master Art Direction course at ECAL travelled to New York for a one week workshopat the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography. This publication is the result of interviews and photographic i …

The prolific talent behind Radiohead’s iconic artwork reveals the creative process that has driven a career spanning more than 20 years. Widely regarded as one of the most important graphic artists of his generation, Stanley Donwood is the man behind R …

Seit 20 Jahren prämiert der Verein 100 Beste Plakate e. V. die wegweisendsten Plakatentwürfe aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Zu seinem Jubiläum sind der Verein und seine Mitglieder sowie Grafiker:innen weltweit mit existenziellen Fragen ko …

The shift towards digital modes of production has fundamentally changed both cartography and graphic design. The omni-present computer, the interactive possibilities of digital media and the direct exchange of visual information through networks have b …

Das Printmagazin für Kreative. Jetzt neu. Wir präsentieren herausragende Arbeiten aus den Bereichen Grafikdesign, Illustration, Corporate Design, Typografie, Druck & Papier. Alle zwei Monate.

This book focuses on infographical designs that will be used for print and computer screen media, and introduces plenty samples of excellent designs all over the world. With contributions by Saskia Rasink, Studio Nebulosa, Vy Tat, Thomas Vanhuyse, Migu …

The establishment of a large number of small independent publishing houses fifteen years ago led to a revival of risography. Artists and designers from all over the world have installed a “Riso” in their studios to produce small print runs inexpensivel …

FUKT Magazine For Contemporary Drawing No. 18 – The System Issue 

The latest issue in the publications’ 20-year history looks at the innately human desire to create systems and how artists across the world interpret this subject in the field of drawin …

‘Tokyo Papers’ comprises a collection of 41 monoprints created by Dutch graphic designer and typographer Karel Martens between 2019 and 2020. In 2018, Martens received a package from artist-curator Pierre Leguillon that contained filled-in Japanese for …

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Beauty lies in the details. Organised each year, the competition for the Most Beautiful Swiss Books recognises outstanding graphic design in the field of books, promotes and showcases high-quality production, and raises public awareness of the winning …

Presented here are the results of the annual competition to discover the most beautiful Swiss books, but published as nineteen separate issues. Designer Teo Schifferli transformed the nineteen winning books into vessels for the catalogue, with a graphi …

Teo Schifferli, whose work involves the idea of “the architecture of the book”, was responsible for the design and typesetting of this year’s roundup of the best of Swiss books. The catalogue can be viewed as a list of characteristic elements drawn fro …

Alexis Jamet is a graphic designer based in Paris. His work spans through many different forms, from unconventional graphic identities to recognizable blurry colorful illustration. Manon Cezaro is a multidisciplinary artist working in the mediums of dr …

Typographer Will Holder was commissioned by Our Polite Society to produce an ‘addendum’ to their book, The Facit Model, Globalism, Localism & Identity. From the point of view of typewriters & typewriters correcting mistakes, and how time-consuming it i …

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“Fingers Crossed” is a publication that showcases the result of research, design, and workshop processes during the ECAL/HKDI teaching residency program between September and December 2018 in Hong Kong. Published by Präsens Editionen, Luzern (CH) and w …

Jedes Jahr prämiert der Verein 100 Beste Plakate e.V. die innovativsten und wegweisendsten Plakatentwürfe aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Das Jahrbuch ist längst zum Pulsmesser für Grafiker, Designer und Werbetreibende geworden. Dabei gilt …

From Adelaide to Zürich, The Place of Birth compiles the draft and final works of the 2019 Sandberg Instituut graduates from Master programmes Critical Studies, Design, Dirty Art Department, Fine Arts, Studio For Immediate Spaces, Radical Cut-Up, Shado …

Frei nach Louis Charles Adélaïde de Chamissot de Boncourts Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte Szenen: Anija Seedler Text: Sudabeh Mohafez Gestaltung: Maria Magdalena Meyer 48 Seiten 24 Abbildungen 25 x 30 cm, Schweizer Broschur Dieses Buch ist auch …

Published by Actual Source, 536 pgs, 30 × 21 cm, Softcover, 2020, 9781733583015

Accompanying the first in-depth survey of her work in the UK, Linderism offers four new perspectives on Linder Sterling’s wide-ranging practice by James Boaden, Alyce Mahon, Amy Tobin and Sarah Victoria Turner. The essays address Linder’s early photomo …

According to the cliché, California is the place where anything goes and everyone does their own thing. Maybe that’s because everyone knows that in California there’s no terra firma: earthquakes, mudslides, fires, and the occasional civil uprising caus …

Karl Gerstner’s work is a milestone in the history of design. Designing Programmes is one of his most important works: in four essays, the author provides a basic introduction to his design methodology and suggests a model for design in the early days …

Four years after ‘Statement and Counter-Statement’ (2015), Experimental Jetset returns with their second paperback for Roma Publications. Whereas the previous publication had a more overall monographic scope, ‘Full Scale False Scale’ focuses on a singl …

Barry McGee is an artist who takes uncertainty and unpredictability as his guiding principles. Every exhibition is different. His installations have featured everything from robotic graffiti writers to entire shipping containers and automobiles. Publis …

The International Poster competition launched in 2014 and has received 22,000+ poster entries from 100+ Countries (x5 competitions 2014-2018). Over 37,000 people have attended International Poster Exhibitions (x5 exhibitions 2014-2018). 5x Internationa …

Between 1942 and 1980, Max Huber (1919-92) earned an international reputation as one of the most innovative, distinctive and significant designers of his generation. After an Arts and Crafts education and a later graphic apprenticeship in Switzerland, …

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The graphics, interiors, and products designed by Vignelli Associates are internationally recognized for their refined aesthetics, evolving modernity, and crisp execution. This landmark volume is devoted to Massimo and Lella Vignelli’s influential work …

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(RE)PICTURE is an independent magazine with the intention of reproducing the visual imagination. Featuring images by a selection of guest artists, the magazine is designed without the use of words and packaged as printed matter. In contrast to the unpr …

In „Das Kapitel“ treibt sich Stefan Marx im hochkommerzialisierten New York rum, beschäftigt sich mit den menschlichen Empfindungen und Lebensformen dies- und jenseits des Atlantiks, dokumentiert oberflächlichen Materialismus und stellt diese Schriftbi …

Karel Martens occupies an intriguing place in the current European landscape of art and design. His work is both personal and experimental, but also publicly answerable. Martens, a prolific book designer, has also contributed to a wide range of design …

FUKT Magazine For Contemporary Drawing No. 18 – The System Issue 

The latest issue in the publications’ 20-year history looks at the innately human desire to create systems and how artists across the world interpret this subject in the field of drawin …

“At a moment of tremendous technological and cultural change, David Reinfurt makes the case that graphic design is not merely a craft, but a fundamental way to understand and engage with the world. Discursive, expansive, and inspiring, this book redefi …

The Heart Director’s Cut is a collaboration project and a wild collage containing works and texts by → Bruno Nagel staged for display by Yannick Nuss.

‘Psychedelic Death Pop’ is a sprawling, large-format collection of recent visual work by Keiichi Tanaami. As one of the leading pop artists of post-war Japan, he has remained active as multi-genre artist since the 1960s, with works spanning graphic des …

Typeface Hack: Schriftgestaltung Hochschule Augsburg Maurice Göldner (Hrsg.), Studierende der HSA Projektdokumentation Juli 2019, Lab M 3.11b 2019

Viele fragten uns: Warum zum Teufel seid ihr nach Ruanda gegangen und wie seid ihr überhaupt auf die Idee gekommen? Um diese Fragen zu beantworten, ist ein kleiner Rückblick in die Vergangenheit notwendig. Bereits 2012 war Lars Harmsen in der Jury des …

Es gibt nicht den Jazz, es gibt viele verschiedene Arten von Jazz. Er ist vielfältig und lebendig – wie die Werke von Niklaus Troxler, der seit über 40 Jahren Plakate für das von ihm gegründete Jazz-Festival und seine jährliche Konzertreihe in Willisau …

Ralf Burmeister, Michaela Oberhofer, Esther Tisa Francini (Hrsg.). Ausst’publikation. Berlinische Galerie. Scheidegger & Spiess 2016. Beiträge von Christian Kaufmann, Johannes Beltz et al. Deutsch. 224 Seiten, 241 Abb. (davon 203 farbig und 38 s/w). 23 …

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