Gesche Joost / Design Research Lab

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Being one of the first practicing design researchers in Germany, Prof. Gesche Joost never quite fit a predefined role in industry or academia. Having been trained as a designer at Köln International School of Design (KISD), she got interested in the methods and tools that designers could use in pushing the boundaries of the discipline.
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State of Craft

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Interview with Frieze art-director Sonya Dyakova

Check out the interview over on It’s Nice That about frieze’s first redesign since 2007. http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/sonya-dyakova-frieze-redesign To put it crudely, I wanted for the magazine to be ‘hot’ in the grown-up way. Read more »

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GRANSHAN 2012 Int. Type Design Competition 4 non-Latin typefaces

GRANSHAN 2012 5th International Type Design Competition for non-Latin typefaces Until the 21st of May 2012 entries can be submitted for the 5th International Type Design Competition for non-Latin typefaces which is under the patronage of the Ministry of... Read more »

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Duplicata

Duplicata A Collective Bookmaking Experience 3 May 2012 in Berlin 1/2 proposes an experience of book making. The idea is to make a collective publication in real time with only the help of a copy machine. The action is... Read more »

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Type Connection

Type Connection is a game that helps you learn how to pair typefaces.Start by choosing a typeface to pair. Like a conventional dating website, Type Connection presents you with potential “dates” for each main character — without the misleading... Read more »

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Design Magazine No 19

Design Magazine seeks to engage and inspire the design conscious and the design curious thoughout Africa and beyond. It also explores contemporary meta-disciplinary convergences within the various fields of design. http://www.designmagazine.co/mag_design.html Read more »

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The best design conference – Design Indaba

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Every year designers from around the globe gather in the scenic Cape Town for what is considered the best design conference: Design Indaba. 2012 was no exception, and with speakers that included graphic designer, illustrator, lecturer, educator and author Paul Sahre, founder of greyworld Andrew Shoben, Piet Hein Eek, London based design practice United Visual
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