Under the influence of migration and financial crises, we are experiencing a renaissance of rationing—the limited dispensation of goods and services that are not paid for with money. In Germany too the “refugee crisis” has put “cashless billing” (vouch …

Nomas Magazine is a biannual edition for the wanderers of this world. Walking the city streets or roaming the country side, Nomas gazes at people and places with the curiosity, the joy and the longing of a Nomad, the desire to belong, even for a while, …

_ Featuring exclusively women graphic designers _ Promising newcomers and established studios _ Each presented by brief introduction followed by selection of works _ Includes interviews on the topic with 22 notable women from the design scene As a resp …

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The Beach Bum follows the outrageous misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious burnout who only knows how to live life by his own rules. Complete with an all-star cast including Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, Jimmy Buffett, Mart …

With „Reflections“, Eatock explores the physical form of the book, by using photographs of reflections, which line of symmetry are aligned with the pages binding. The turning of the pages echoes and adds depth to the two dimensional plane of each photo …

You ever read the back of a book and blah blah blah words and more words, and function. Poets depend on the emotional character of words. Manuals depend on the instructiveness of words. Yet words can be pronounced backwards or cut up and given new mean …

Jerry Hsu is a photographer and professional skateboarder based in Los Angeles, California. As a photographer, he is noted for his early blogs, NAZI GOLD and Table for One. His work has appeared in publications including The New York Times Magazine, Vi …

Migrant Journal is edited by Justinien Tribillon and Catarina de Almeida Brito, co-edited and designed by Isabel Seiffert and Christoph Miler. Migrant Journal is a six-part magazine series examining how people, goods, information, fauna and flora circu …

The English architect, historian, critic, and educator Kenneth Frampton received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the latest Venice Biennale 2018. There is no architecture student that is not familiar with his book ‘Modern Architecture: A Cr …

Born in 1940 in Amsterdam, Anton Beeke learned graphic design without any formal training. He was renowned for his provocative poster designs, which explored themes of love, sex, and violence, for numerous clients, including theatre groups such as Tone …

The ‘Serving Library Annual’ comprises several “bulletins” organised around a theme for an international audience of designers, researchers, writers, and artists. This year’s collection explores how translation is fast becoming a significant site for t …

Theory of Type Design’ by internationally renowned type designer Gerard Unger is the first comprehensive theory of typeface design. This volume consists of 24 concise chapters, each clearly describing a different aspect of type design, from the influen …

Why do design? What is design for? These are forward-looking questions for a creative discipline that seems more slippery to define than ever. In a world of dwindling natural resources, exhausted social and political systems, and an overload of informa …