Slanted magazine #47, “Digital Tools”
Slanted magazine #47, “Digital Tools”, examines the instruments that shape contemporary creative practice. This issue offers a diverse insight into the global creative scene and uses numerous examples to show how digital tools are used to create, question, and rethink design itself. The spectrum ranges from experimental open-source projects and custom scripts to indispensable utilities that shape creative digital and analog workflows, continuously expanding and redefining creative boundaries.
The issue covers disciplines such as graphic and type design, illustration, 3D, web, generative design, and creative coding. Designers, artists, and developers share their insights in interviews and articles, explaining how digital tools shape their aesthetics, imagination, and authorship. By introducing new workflows and technologies, Slanted magazine #47 inspires both experienced designers and beginners to explore the creative potential of digital design.
Alongside the magazine, a dedicated online platform has been launched, featuring an extended directory of digital tools. In addition to all tools included in the print issue, the website gathers further projects, discoveries, and resources identified during extensive research. Structured by category and continuously evolving, the platform invites exploration, experimentation, and a rethinking of the role of digital tools in creative practice.
The magazine was edited by Jacob Tessmann, Lars Harmsen (editor-in-chief), and Julia Kahl (managing editor). It has 224 pages measuring 16×24 cm. The interior was full color offset printed with spot colors by Stober Medien. The cover uses offset printing with spot colors and hot-foil embossing by Gallery Print. Papers used include Efalin 108 high white fine linen 280g/m² (cover), Zeta diamond extra smooth 120g/m², and Ibo Two 80g/m² (inside) manufactured by Reflex. The Swiss brochure with flaps and open thread stitching was made by Buchbinderei Spinner.
ISBN: 978–3–948440–96–1 / ISSN: 1867–6510
