Offline N°12

Offline is a bilingual periodical published by Swiss art school ECAL. The magazine is produced by its students, and focuses on bachelor thesis projects and “the events that have marked a semester – workshops, masterclasses, exhibitions or trips – through interviews and portfolios.” In addition, a thematic dossier provides an opportunity to examine an issue from different points of view.

Led by Bachelor of graphic design students, the artistic direction is designed specifically for each issue, giving the print version its own unique character.

For its twelfth edition, Offline focuses on the critical issues currently traversing the field of art and design, reflecting a desire to produce differently. Whether it’s by getting closer to political and social reality, from which artists and designers sometimes feel somewhat distant, or by integrating critiques of patriarchal and post-colonial legacies into the process of elaborating forms, or through a more ethically fastidious relationship with commissions.

This issue uses a combination of typefaces from ECAL students and alumni including Neureal and Neureal Mono by Laura Csocsán, the unreleased Rivale Serif by Dominik Bissem, and Hand Trash. The latter was designed by Valentin Bonzon, Eliot Dubi, Marc Facchinetti, Morgane Gilliéron, Flaurant Kadrija, Luca Riva, Baptiste Torrent, and Alfredo Venti using Calligraphr.

The magazine is available from ECAL’s online shop.