The Marburg Building System has been one of the earliest, and is probably one of the internationally best known German building systems. Originally developed by Helmut Spieker for a diploma thesis on
Civic Art is local science is international. Against this background alone, it is justifiable that the German Institute for Civic Art should concern itself with recent research on urban construction i
'''Did you notice how picturesque the letter ''Y'' is?'''' asks a poem by Victor Hugo. ''''That the letter ''O'' stands for the sun or that the letter ''Y'' stands for tree, glass or a fork in the roa
Having worked for architectural firms such as Gottfried Bohm, Joachim Schurmann, Auer + Weber and Behnisch & Partner in the past, wulf architekten have long since developed their own unique st
How will you find your bearings in the new Berlin airport? You have the graphic designers of Moniteurs to thank for those hanging placards and cheerful infographics. The firm specializes in the design
An original and absorbing cross disciplinary look at the many-layered connections between architecture and engineering in the 19th century, this book will captivate anyone interested in how the style
This book is a sequence of images that refers to the richness of visual communication. The partly new designed and revised publication was supplemented by one additional chapter. The book establishes
Although handwriting is one of man-kind’s greatest cultural achievements, written communication today means mostly typing into computers and mo-bile devices. However, scientists stress that the brain
The use of italic letters as means of accentuation has become common practice in the digital age. They convey movement and dynamics, address the emotional experience of reading and remind of handwriti
The world can be turned inside out. The world has rhythm. This perspective of wood sculptor, technician and inventor Paul Schatz offers whole new viewpoints. He succeeded in creating a technology whic
Colour and light belong together. But there are hardly any colour theories which address the complex interdependence of colour and light with a direct and sensuous approach. This is the point of depar
In this book, Josef Muller-Brockmann intends to show the nature and meaning of the design elements of typography, drawing, photography in advertising. An important visual tool that will give open-mind
Influenced by the currently very popular do-it-yourself movement, the contemporary design scene is increasingly shaped by a creative fusion of production and consumption. When it comes to the developm
The digital creation and production of images in all the design professions has led today to fundamental changes in the design processes. Nevertheless, or exactly therefore, drawing as the basic desig
Inspired by alpha-numeric characters, symbols and geometric elements Willi Kunz has, over many years and in regular short sessions, documented his creative thoughts in his sketchbooks. The symmetrical
FabLabs (short for Fabrication Laboratory) make high-tech production technologies available for small teams or individuals, who can make there “almost everything” themselves. In the first section of t
Risography, named after the Japanese firm Riso, is a stencil printing process based on screen printing techniques that was developed in the transition phase from mechanical to digital printing. Althou
There is a long tradition of comparing cities with organisms as they have similarities in their anatomy. But since cities are brought into life by the presence of people, they are less living beings t
