Slanted, Issue 47 – Digital Tools

Slanted started with a Weblog in 2004. The first magazine issue was published 2005.
Slanted is the first German magazine devoted to typography. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, and has been designed to complement the highly- frequented internet blog at www.slanted.de.

The main focus of Slanted is typography found within design, illustration and photography, but a variety of other topics — related both directly and indirectly to the field — are also addressed. The magazine contains expertise analyses and reports, as well as information on typographic experimentation, portraits and interviews with today’s superstars and underground players on the international scene of typography and design. All of this is presented alongside spectacular, first-class graphics and thought-provoking photography.

In this issue:

Slanted Magazine #47 – Digital Tools examines the instruments that shape contemporary creative practice. This issue offers a diverse insight into the global creative scene and uses numerous examples to show how digital tools are used to create, question, and rethink design itself.

The spectrum ranges from experimental open-source projects and custom scripts to indispensable utilities that shape creative digital and analog workflows, continuously expanding and redefining creative boundaries. Slanted Magazine #47 – Digital Tools covers disciplines such as graphic and type design, illustration, 3D, web, generative design, and creative coding. Designers, artists, and developers share their insights in interviews and articles, explaining how digital tools shape their aesthetics, imagination, and authorship.

By introducing new workflows and technologies, Slanted Magazine #47 – Digital Tools inspires both experienced designers and beginners to explore the creative potential of digital design.