Flyers
“the simple printed scrap of paper”Short messages and notes have a special attribute – they are characterised by extreme mobility, and contain information that is usually only relevant for a short time. They are written easily and quickly and tend to deal with practical aspects such as price and availability at the right time and in the right place.
From the virtual library into the matrix
“Library 2.0” as a new area of knowledgeVirtual libraries are all about the availability of knowledge through the universal medium of the Internet and a new area of knowledge that is networked and multimedia-based. At the same time, the virtual library is a universal presentation based on the traditions of a millennium-old history of books and writing: it creates access to the most varied of media form and it embodies an old utopia – access to encyclopaedic knowledge.
From TV to search engine
A tailor-made media centreJust as the Internet has forever changed the novel ways in which book culture, the world of the newspaper and the music industry can be used, so television, which was previously a guiding medium, is increasingly struggling in the competition for real-time interaction. The TV guide of the future may very well become an on-demand service whose contents can be played on any connected and mobile technology the user chooses.
Futura
Modern font using geometric formsInformed by the sober and functional style of the Bauhaus movement, the Futura font was created by Paul Renner in 1928. It stands as a text book example of a sans-serif typeface.
Garamond
Elegant, easy-to-read Renaissance fontClaude Garamond, a French type founder, typographer and punchcutter created the Renaissance Antiqua named for him around 1530. His Antiqua and cursive forms are based on the typefaces previously created by Francesco Griffo for the Venetian publisher and printer Aldus Manutius as well as the alphabets of Ludovico Vincentino degli Arrighi.
Helvetica
Worldwide popular all-round fontIn the 1950s, the sans-serif typefaces from the H. Berthold Type Foundry in Berlin were particularly successful. In order to have an equally successful sans-serif in Switzerland as well, the commercial artist and typographer Max Miedinger collaborated with Eduard Hoffmann, the head of the Haas Type Foundry near Basel, to create a new sans-serif typeface.
History of the Bibliographisches Institut (Bibliographical Institute)
From Joseph Meyer to the 21st CenturyThe Bibliographical Institute was started as a publishing house in Gotha in 1826 by the writer and businessman Joseph Meyer. Two years later, he moved the company to Hildburghausen, before finally settling into a modern, newly constructed building in Leipzig in 1874.
Human-machine interface
Media’s promises between science and science fiction The relationship between humans and machines is growing closer and closer. Computers are becoming a fixture not only of our everyday lives, but of our very bodies. Mini-computers on the body can register emotions, communicate with users and connect with them.
Illiteracy
Everyone has the ability to read!We live in a world which is characterised by letters and characters. Whether it’s forms, letters, Internet sites, SMS, newspapers, books, timetables, operating instructions or street signs – orientation can be very difficult for anyone who can’t read.
Illustration
The A-Z of industrialisationIllustrations are graphic images accompanying a text. Illustrations can be produced using various graphic techniques (Technology) and reproduced using different printing methods (Printing methods). They take on special signifi cance in scientific text books (Science).
