As part of a semester-long project, students from TH Nuremberg (Prof. Markus Lange) and Dortmund University of Applied Sciences (Prof. Lars Harmsen) explored the concept of deconstruction in design. The goal was to dissect and rearrange the content of well-known publications in order to create new perspectives and connections between elements. Rather than simply breaking structures apart, the focus lay on reinterpreting, recombining, and reshaping existing material.

The project invited a fresh look at typography and printing techniques through experimentation. By intentionally breaking with conventions, the students produced works that challenged the limits of the medium. New design approaches were explored and established norms were put to the test.

Another section of the publication centers on TRANSFORMING TYPE. In a seminar led by Andreas Ruhe, students delved into the potential of variable fonts. Working with different design axes, they developed experimental typefaces that allowed for multiple variations within a single font. The use of digital interpolation resulted in surprising and sometimes unexpected outcomes—whether consciously directed or algorithmically driven.

The outcome: a series of experimental variable fonts that were integrated into the poster designs featured in the publication.

A project by students from FH Dortmund, supervised by Andreas Ruhe.

Special thanks to Bianca Reiman, Marius Deichman, Mareta Langguth-Reinzuch, and Timo Reger for their support with Risograph printing. Additional thanks go to Marcus Tyl and ABC Buchbinderei for the precise processing of the publication, as well as to the students at TH Nuremberg, who assembled the entire publication by hand.

A big thank-you to Serafin Palme, assisted by Steven Thiele (@ctwon.design) and Laura Lipinski (@someone_named_laurinski) for documenting the project.

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