Toblerone: Oh, How Beautiful the Mountains Are!
With or without the Matterhorn? flat or mountainous? How much “Swissness” does chocolate, specifically Toblerone, need? The Swiss can’t take a joke, so anyone who wants to promote using national […]
German Design Awards 2023 – Trends in Communications Design
What are the most current developments in communications design? The German Design Award 2023 winners provide an overview of current trends and topics that will be with us in the […]
Coffee volcano at home: the Moka from Bialetti celebrates its ninetieth birthday
The traditional Italian caffettiera by Bialetti has long been a popular item throughout Europe, and many households cannot imagine living without it. The octagonal aluminium Moka pot is now celebrating […]
Paris 2024: Graphics with a French Esprit
The 33rd Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games‘ image emphasises republican principles, historical relevance, and creative elegance. Also, the pictograms for the individual sports follow their own paths. By Thomas Wagner […]
Burkhardt Leitner: „Design starts with listening“
Where everything is perfectly in place: Design history using modular systems was written by Burkhardt Leitner. On Tuesday, February 19, he turned 80. By Adrienne Braun If someone accused them […]
Jaime Hayon: Designing with a third eye
Please, no Bauhaus puritanism: whatever he does, it is bursting with fantasy, colour, patterns and ornaments. Jaime Hayon, one of the most distinguished Spanish designers, pays homage to a Mediterranean […]
German Design Awards 2023 – These five emerging designers will inspire us
One thing is certain: Looking ahead is what motivates Generation Z. They are not interested in “higher, faster, further” progress, but in intelligent and future-oriented adaptation to and improvement of […]
Gender and Design: Why Shouldn’t a Woman Design a Rim?
Women in design are still underrepresented. We talked to the designers, design theorists and brand experts Katja Lis, Uta Brandes, Joa Herrenknecht and Katrin Menne about the reasons for this, […]
Andrea Zittel: An End to the Living Routine
Investigative Living: In her work, the American artist Andrea Zittel explores how to live beyond the usual patterns. As an heir to the reform movement, she aims for a self-determined […]
Hornberg or on the relationship between information and informedness
We are probably all familiar with hasty action and blind actionism from our own private and/or professional experience. Especially when we have lost sight of the big picture and there […]
Rope Dancer on the Kampenwand: Nils Holger Moormann on his Seventieth Birthday
Consistency, transparency, attitude: Nils Holger Moormann is regarded as a likeable oddball who likes to step out of line. Based in Aschau in Chiemgau, he has achieved amazing things in […]
The New Sensibility. Designing in and with Anthropocentric Environments
The sea, the Arctic, the forest, the lithium plant. In the face of elemental upheavals within our human-altered landscapes, designers are leaving the ordered environment of the design studio and […]
Sustainable Web Design: Can the Internet Be Made Greener?
The trend of Sustainable Web Design is becoming more and more popular, because the World Wide Web consumes large amounts of energy. More consistent UX design, improved SEO, more efficient […]
Jessica Walsh: ”I try to expand my experiences”
Ten years ago, the American graphic designer and art director Jessica Walsh rose to international fame when Stefan Sagmeister asked her to be his creative and business partner, resulting in […]
Tassilo von Grolman: At home in all disciplines
He is undoubtedly one of the most committed personalities of the German design scene: Tassilo von Grolman. As a designer, he thought transdisciplinarily early on and worked in many design […]
BurgLabs: Materials and Technologies of Tomorrow from the Design Lab
When supply chains are interrupted and energy reserves are scarce – real scenarios here and now – then it is no longer enough to substitute individual materials or increase the […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
Have you already found all the gifts for your loved ones? Or are you looking for some Christmas inspiration for yourself? Whether you want to do something good for yourself […]
Some Never Forget. On the 100th Birthday of Kurt Weidemann
He was quite a controversial jack-of-all-trades: on 15 December, the typographer, graphic designer, consultant, typeface scholar, essayist, speaker and university lecturer Kurt Weidemann would have turned 100. By Thomas Wagner […]
“Design is a tool of change.” Interview with Prof. Dr. Lilac Osanjo
Prof. Dr. Lilac Osanjo is the Director of the School of the Arts and Design at the University of Nairobi. She has been developing projects in the field of design […]
Victor Papanek: Against Rhinestone-Studded Shoehorns
How does social design change the perspective on design processes? What criteria need to be considered? And what role does the concept of responsibility play in this? Anyone who reads […]