Mr. Braun – The Protestant Design Pope Dieter Rams
On 20 May Dieter Rams turned ninety. His purist designs for Braun dusted off industrial design and made him famous worldwide. Some became models for the Walkman and the iPhone. […]
100th Birthday of Otl Aicher: Things Should Stand for Themselves
He was a co-founder of the Ulm School of Design, created the corporate design for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and shaped the appearance of brands such as Braun, […]
“Our name sounds like a law firm”. An Interview with Daniel Brandt of Brandt Brauer Frick
The ensemble Brandt Brauer Frick combines techno beats with the sounds of classical instruments. Visually, the artists present themselves as versatile – but emphatically serious. We spoke with Daniel Brandt […]
First things first. Graphic Designer Ken Garland has died
Ken Garland was born in Southampton in 1929. After studying design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London in the early 1950s, he worked for six years […]
Hans Hillmann Archive online
Hans Hillmann (born 1925, died 2014) was an important graphic designer and illustrator who is considered one of the original minds behind the modern German film poster. He started creating […]
Milton Glaser: branding with heart
He was the first and, so far, the only designer to receive the National Medal of Arts, the greatest award for an American artist. It was presented to him by […]
Olympic Games Tokyo. Kinetic pictograms
Olympic Games Tokyo. Kinetic pictograms Corporate design not only conveys the spirit of a company or an event, – the design itself also reveals technical and aesthetic preferences that are […]
Joseph Binder Award 2020 – Call for entries
Joseph Binder Award 2020 – Call for entries designaustria once again invites you to take part in the international Joseph Binder Award (JBA20) for graphic design and illustration. Designers, illustrators and […]
Stankowski + Duschek Studio. An exhibition in Berlin
Stankowski + Duschek Studio. An exhibition in Berlin Brand development, corporate identity, advertising and infographics – all this was part of Stankowski + Duschek’s core business for five decades. Only […]
Norm. An exhibition in Zurich
Norm. An exhibition in Zurich It was in 1999 that Dimitri Bruni, Manuel Krebs and Ludovic Varone founded their graphic design firm, which they simply called Norm (or “Standard” in […]
Isotype. Past and present
Isotype. Past and present Infographics have once again become a hot topic. Presenting facts and information in a way which enables them to be quickly and accurately absorbed and understood […]
Drawing in the digital world. A film
Drawing in the digital world. A film Illustrations, especially done the old-fashioned way with lead and coloured pencils or with brush and ink, are making a comeback, with a surprising […]
Anton Stankowski. House numbers for individualists
Anton Stankowski. House numbers for individualists As well as being a famous son of the city of Gelsenkirchen, the photographer, painter, and graphic artist Anton Stankowski (1906 until 1998) is […]
People in design: Typographer Xu Xuecheng has passed away
People in design: Typographer Xu Xuecheng has passed away The very nature of Chinese characters makes them a challenge for Westerners. The sheer number of different characters is so large […]
New Volkswagen
By Thomas Wagner At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main, Volkswagen didn’t just present their new electric vehicle models– the company also unveiled a revised logo and a […]
Brand value added squared
The German artist and graphic designer Anton Stankowski (1906-1998) produced a great number of brand images during his time. Many of the iconic text-and-image logos he created are still in […]
Design and science fiction: A new magazine from England
Design and science fiction: A new magazine from England Design and science fiction have always been closely affiliated with one another. Visions of the future, such as those presented in […]
The concept of versatility – a visit to Besau Marguerre
by Jasmin Jouhar. It’s impossible to pin them down: Hamburg design duo Besau Marguerre works in all sorts of creative disciplines at once, including product and graphic design, interior styling […]
Talking to: Luzia Hein
A conversation with the winner of the German Design Awards Newcomer 2019. Luzia Hein, in your work Linie zu Fläche you combine sweeping wall pieces and lettering. What exactly is […]