Museums have long been much more than just a place to look at pictures, because you can now do that online. Their self-image has changed, as have their offerings and, above all, how they communicate. This opens up new challenges for creative minds, but also great opportunities. In our focus section "Design for Museums," we show what matters now and present best cases from around the world.
Grafikmagazin .26 once again offers a wide range of design topics. Photographs of Sylvester Stallone in the ring and on the set of "Rocky" open up a very special time capsule, as do illustrations for Christa Wolf's book "Kassandra," which is astonishingly relevant again today—then as now, people saw disaster coming but didn't know how to respond. In the student project "Don't Blink," the message is clear: once you understand what's behind your endless scrolling, you no longer want to be manipulated. The project "Ripped" shows how much more rewarding publishing books and magazines can be, especially when conditions are difficult, as they are in Beirut. Julia Schygulla and Patrick Marc Sommer analyzed why a stringent font strategy is so important for brands and what to look out for in the Grafikmagazin .26. Our focus is on resilience, and we present valuable tips specifically for designers.
Graphic Design+ "Design for Museums"
Immersive, concrete, and connecting: across 20 pages, this focus section presents outstanding studios from around the world that demonstrate what contemporary communication looks like for museums. From the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Danish National Museum to the MKKD Ingolstadt, it becomes clear that museums have long since taken on a completely different role in cities. And they appeal to visitors in a completely different way, whether through design that effectively conveys even difficult topics, or through worlds that bring production processes to life with waterfalls or barley fields. You can find all this and other inspiring projects in Grafik+ of Grafimagazin 01.26.
The cover
Mother Earth is the name of the cover material used for this issue, and the paper does indeed have a very natural feel. The material from Gmund is produced from grass and grain waste from Bavarian mixed fields and is both sustainable and a tactile experience. To highlight the character of this unusual paper, it was finished with two hot foils from Kurz, which lend additional appeal and depth to the motif by designer Tobias Holzmann.
The hot stamping was carried out by Gräfe Druckveredelung and Forum Druckveredelung, and the embossing tools were supplied by Hinderer + Mühlich.
The showroom
Sam Kim designs in both Korean and German styles. With his project "Common Imprint," he also brings Asian books to the world. Calligrapher Petra Wöhrmann writes with her whole body and also enjoys painting dresses and wine labels. And Slavimir Stojanovic is a creative talent with many skills, not least of which is poster design. Studio Barath likes to visit restaurant kitchens to deliver truly accurate branding, because the Hungarian creatives know that design only works when you know the context.
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The Grafikmagazin .26 shows what successful museum design looks like. This issue also offers lots of practical tips for designers. You can order the issue here, with free shipping (within the EU).
