Biber magazine
Biber, which means “pepper” or “chilli” in Turkish and Serbo-Croatian, is an Austrian magazine that covers diversity, education, economy, politics, society, and culture, with a particular focus on Austrians with a migration background. Its first issue was published in 2006. The magazine ceased publication in 2023 but was relaunched in April 2025 with a print run of 100,000 appearing twice a year.
The first issue of the redesigned Biber magazine focuses on the people who keep Vienna running, both visible and invisible. Visually, the relaunch embraces a clean, contemporary editorial design grounded in clarity and contrast. Bold sans-serif typography, modular layouts, and an expressive colour palette define its new identity.
From layered interviews and street-level photo features to graphically minimal infographics, the magazine balances youthful energy with editorial discipline. The design aims to reflect Vienna’s cultural mosaic not through ornamentation, but through thoughtful hierarchy and human-centred storytelling.
The designer Valerija Ilcuka combined several typefaces with Farmacia by Nguyen Gobber used for headlines, and Exposure by 205TF, Triptych Roman by The Pyte Foundry, Aether Mono by DDOTT, and the sans-serif Athletics by Family Type for running and supporting text.
