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How can research findings, personal experiences, and complex ideas be translated into a concise visual identity?
45 Symbols—Clay to Code examines how emerging artists and designers develop systematic approaches to a visual language, inspired by one of the most enigmatic objects in media history: the 3,700-year-old, still-undeciphered Phaistos Disc, embossed with 45 distinct symbols. The works present a range from personal narratives to global themes and demonstrate how an original visual grammar can be constructed.
Over more than a decade, the internationally hosted design seminar series The Phaistos Project—Forty-five Symbols have evolved into a global community—driven by open calls, workshops, exhibitions, and risograph publications. This volume, 45 Symbols—Clay to Code, brings together over 2,000 symbols as the result of this collaborative endeavor. It stands not only as a living archive of research inquiries but also as a testament to collective experimentation, bold visions, and the expression of intercultural dialogue.
The contributions are organized into five thematic fields:
I. Traces of everyday life, material culture, and the domestic archive
II. Planetary surfaces, landscape as archive, and the ecological memory of the Anthropocene
III. Politics of language, symbols of protest, and collective transformation
IV. Cultural scripts, spiritual codes, and visual identity
V. Speculative alphabets, linguistic flux, and future archives
This book aims to both inspire and provide hands-on methods for developing skills in visual storytelling, documentation, and reflection practice that foster authentic, systematic, and distinctive personal outcomes.
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Editors & Design: Olivier Arcioli, Pascal Glissmann, Andreas Henrich
Release: January 2026
Format: 21 × 28 cm
Volume: 320 pages
Language: English
Printing: offset printing
Paper: Munken Print White, 115 g/sm
Workmanship: Softcover, Swiss brochure with flaps, thread stitching, black thread, foil lamination
Lane Von Herzen's The Unfastened Heart is a book that transcends the bounds of any easy categorization. It is, certainly, about romance, but it is written with such skill and elegance that it does not deserve to be lumped together with the sort of book that has a half-naked man on the cover.
Slanted Magazine #42—Books is a magazine about books. Every day, people ponder whether the future of the (printed) book is tied to its sensual quality. How can beautiful books secure their place in the media and society? How are content, medium, and form interconnected? Is manufacturing and design quality, in addition to its functionality, simply to be understood as a marketing argument?
In this edition, Slanted Publishers delves deeper into books that are pushing boundaries, moving beyond traditional norms, and rediscovering their essence. The belief is that genuine reading encompasses more than mere skimming; it involves understanding, grasping, and engaging in creative thinking. The value placed on the tactile experience of holding a book, flipping through its pages, setting it aside, and seamlessly resuming the reading is immense. It’s an experience cherished by many, one that defines the true essence of books.
Slanted Publishers emphasizes the resurgence of book reading as a significant trend, especially for those seeking enduring experiences and embracing multi-dimensional thinking. This edition showcases books that venture off the beaten path, departing from traditional conventions, and advocates for timeless book designs where the content shapes the form.
To commemorate the magazine’s release, Slanted Publishers has introduced a limited special edition, which includes a set of pencils from Viarco, the oldest pencil factory in Portugal. Make a statement with this and become part of the BK LVRS!
The Essence and Beauty of Books in One Magazine!
Publisher, Editor, Design: Slanted Publishers
Release: November 2023
Volume: 256 pages
Format: 16 × 24 × 2.3 cm
Language: English
Printing: Offset printing, Stober Medien
Bookbinding: Swiss brochure, thread stitching by Schaumann
Cardboard Cover: lona® offset, 350 g/sm
Paper Inside: lona® art, 115 g/sm, joly mittelblau, 120 g/sm, distributed by Inapa Deutschland
Finishing: Hot foil stamping
B. Grakov
The Scythians
Popular science essay
Moscow State University Publishing, 1971
Bronze finial from the mound in Ulsky village in the Kuban and the golden panther from the shield of Kelermesskie mounds.
In an attempt to find some passage in the kind of voice I could use for my type ex project, I went to Chapters and skimmed through various novels looking for bits of something.
In the process, I stumbled upon this book which utterly compelled me to pick it up because of its sublime cover design. All the books in the Vintage Classics series are simply gorgeous (The Wind-up Bird Chronicle is also part of this series).
Apparently the Murakami books are popular for theft so they are kept behind the counters... In the end the one bit (by Murakami of course) that stuck out to me was this:
I'm alone. Just me and the malicious, no make that indifferent, dusty morning light.
A preview from this unique piece. It's a giant book I designed for a series by photographer Yveline Loiseur. The exhibition takes place in Lomme, near Lille. I won't be there, but I'll try to get you pictures of the work in situ.
opracowanie edytorskie książki dla:
dziecko + dorosły.
"Kot w butach"
Ilustracje zbudowane na prostych kształtach-modułach opierają
się na rysunku liter kroju,
którym złożony jest tekst baśni.
Ujednolicenie części ilustracyjnej, powtarzalność jej elementów jest próbą stworzenia czegoś w rodzaju "typografii dla dzieci".
Ilustracje wykorzystują budowę książki: kontakt sąsiadujących ze sobą stron, to, że można je "przewracać"
Linia podziału między stronami staje się elementem dynamicznym,
jest równoprawną bohaterką ilustracji.
Książka wymaga wspólnej aktywności obojga jej czytelników: dziecka i dorosłego