Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction

  • Christian Küsters

Challenging conventional formats, the UNLEARNING issue abandons numerical pagination in favour of an alphabetical structure, inviting readers to experience the content in a non-linear, exploratory way.

A key design element are striking 3D letters by Alejandro López, which act as section dividers, adding a dynamic visual layer to this issue.

SLUICE magazine has been honoured with a Certificate of Excellence in the print category at the 2024 ISTD Awards (International Society Of Typographic Designers Limited).

A massive thanks to @colophonfoundry for providing us with their superb collection of fonts.

+ Design & Art Direction: CHK Design
+ 3D Lettering: @muokkaa
+ Director: @karl_england
+ Editor: @thisladypaints
+ All fonts by @colophonfoundry


Inside this issue:

+ SCHOOL OF MINING AND ART – Notes from #contracurricular (@orig_proj) by @arantzacooteugalde
+ PRAXIS / PRACTICE – @lungaschool interviews @markpajackson, @lotte_rose005, and Jonatan Spejlborg Juelsbo
+ FOUR THINGS I HAVE UNLEARNED – Alistair Gentry
+ ANTIUNIVERSITY – @antiuniversitynow by @shutuptilly, featuring artwork by @hnr.fyi
+ FLOWCHARTS FOR DESCHOOLING & ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURING METHODOLOGIES – Various contributors
+ TOMA – @emerrrhhhh + current @theotherma cohort
+ SPAGHETTI WESTERN SYNDROME: On the State of Arts & Higher Education – @_nikksters
+ COVER: @becky.beast @selvenart @jesstar_fonseca & @hypermutestudio of @the_synthetic_gardens, featuring Synthetic Gardens of Toxic Delight at Boomtown Fair (detail).
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
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Sluice magazine / Design and Art Direction by Christian Küsters
Christian Küsters
Creative Director