Fabrikzeitung, issues 374 and 379
Fabrikzeitung is a magazine for cultural, social and political issues; it is published by Rote Fabrik (Red Factory), a former silk weaving facility in the Wollishofen neighbourhood of Zürich, Switzerland. Since 1980, it is used as a music venue and cultural centre. The newspaper was first published in 1984 and is published ten times a year.
In addition to the respective monothematic topics, the magazine provides information about the events at Rote Fabrik. Approximately 3,500 print copies are being distributed in Switzerland, in bookshops and via subscribers, mostly in German-speaking countries. Since 2015, the texts are additionally being published on fabrikzeitung.ch where they can be read online. The studio Huber/Sterzinger has been in charge of the design and editorial tasks since 2008.
Issue 374 “Der radikale Katalog” is typeset in LL Catalogue, and Issue 379 “Gegen Aktion” is one of the first uses of LL Ruder Plakat VIP, both from Lineto, paired with Mercator and Times New Roman Seven.
Issue 374, “Der radikale Katalog”:
The search window, whether in a library or archival catalog, opens doors and gates to new worlds for us. But what we often don’t think about when typing in search terms is that this window is designed, built, and maintained […]
Significant social and political events in recent years – digitization, climate change, pandemics and war – have led many people to a new awareness of political action and resistance. From the point of view of the existing bourgeois order, the willingness to work for a change in society through activism and in social movements is and was often perceived as a threat to the status quo […]
Anatole Couteau, designer of LL Ruder Plakat, enjoying his copy of Fabrikzeitung.
1 Comment on “Fabrikzeitung, issues 374 and 379”
Few typefaces have ever made me jump and go “I need to find a reason to licence this as soon as possible” like Ruder Plakat. That super-tight spacing really does make this style seem exciting and new again.