Contre Exemplaires is a research publication made by students of the Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR) in France, on the occasion of the 3rd Biennale Exemplaires in 2019.

Words from Julie Bassinot, one of the designer and author of the project:

"Contre-Exemplaires" speaks of failure in publishing. It brings together six critical articles on a selection of books published during the last 5 years. These failures are compared with other successful editions. We use the "mistake" to highlight a set of unspoken rules related to the practice of graphic design. The notion of exemplarity concerns only the graphic appearance of selected works, but also their process of elaboration, their singularity, as well as the coherence between form and content.

The layout of the book expresses its thematic with an experimental double side reading and mirrored page numbers. Titles are set in Till, body text in Lora, footnotes and captions in Raleway.

The hhintersection website is an art mediation project, focusing on topics of diversity and encouraging experimentation in the educational institution and beyond. It is a platform where artists and creative producers can share ideas and be visible online.

The project began within the University of Fine Arts (HfBK), Hamburg with a desire to draw the outside world into the institution and allow the work and actions within the university to make moves towards the exterior.

Navigating through the website you’ll find reading material, documentation of previous events as well as information about upcoming things, and projects we’re interested in and want to share and support. hhintersection’s focus is on promoting content representing femme and queer artists and producers aiming to make this material and information available to all.

The website features numerous contemporary typefaces created by independent designers. Colors change with every load, or with the click of the button on the right. Web design and coding by Yulia Wagner. Typefaces in use throughout the website include:

Zorn by Laura Csocsán
Till Normal by Pauline Le Pape
David by Émilie Rigaud
Neustadt by Samara Keller
Nostra Stream by Lucas Descroix
CNVS by Daniel Martins
Grobe Serif and Soft Floral by Emma Othmer

Logo on the website is using Zorn typeface.

Older version of the website using various typefaces on the homepage.

Older version of the website using Neustadt by Samara Keller in the title.

Podcast title using Nostra Stream by Lucas Descroix.

Title using Till by Pauline Le Pape.