Protocol No. 9

Protocol magazine is published annually by architecture students of the Berlin University of the Arts. The 9th issue focuses on the topic of “Fehler” (german for error/mistake). To embody a sense of impromptu and lack of control, the entire magazine was printed in the “iris” technique. Three spot colours were mixed on press to achieve natural gradients for all images and text. With each printing sheet the gradients become more diffused, making every copy of the magazine unique. Additionally, a custom-type modification, Primago, was developed specifically for this issue. Based on Imago, a typeface by Günter Gerhard Lange released in 1982, the overshoot on the round glyphs was reversed. Generally, typefaces feature an overhang to counteract the optical illusion of the round letters being smaller or shorter. This modification plays with the idea of intentionally exaggerating an optical characteristic, considered to be false or wrong, and implementing it as a stylistic concept. Primago was used in three cuts, regular, italic and bold. The project was created together with Nora Hollstein and was exhibited at the 28th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno, 2018.

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Protocol No. 9

Protocol magazine is published annually by architecture students of the Berlin University of the Arts. The 9th issue focuses on the topic of “Fehler” (german for error/mistake). To embody a sense of impromptu and lack of control, the entire magazine was printed in the “iris” technique. Three spot colours were mixed on press to achieve natural gradients for all images and text. With each printing sheet the gradients become more diffused, making every copy of the magazine unique. Additionally, a custom-type modification, Primago, was developed specifically for this issue. Based on Imago, a typeface by Günter Gerhard Lange released in 1982, the overshoot on the round glyphs was reversed. Generally, typefaces feature an overhang to counteract the optical illusion of the round letters being smaller or shorter. This modification plays with the idea of intentionally exaggerating an optical characteristic, considered to be false or wrong, and implementing it as a stylistic concept. Primago was used in three cuts, regular, italic and bold. The project was created together with Nora Hollstein and was exhibited at the 28th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno, 2018.

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