From colonial history to ecology, and from public space to colouring outside the lines: each Karbon Arnhem File publication highlights a particular issue. In the process, artists, writers, researchers, activists, collectives, designers, and many others work closely with the Editorial team. This results in a cacophony of voices asking critical questions about our daily reality. Karbon Arnhem Files is inspired by ruangrupa’s own Karbon magazine, and brings together experimental art and design practices. The whole series consists of six publications and is also available in our shop.
Language: Dutch

As part of Speelplaats, a parallel program of Werkplaats Typografie, participants challenged what was being offered in the school’s curriculum by introducing improvements or suggesting alternatives. Reader, aantekeningen exemplaar brings together these contributions made to the Speelplaats program alongside other like-minded initiatives by participants, guests and tutors in the shape of examples as well as reference texts and other materials. The reader borrows its title from an annotated copy of the catalogue Ruimtelijk Werk (1983), found in the library of Werkplaats Typografie, in which Wigger Bierma had penciled down what could have been done more consistently or what was lacking in his original design.

Phantom Radio is an occasional radio station of the Werkplaats Typografie broadcasting live at irregular intervals. This booklet, published during WT’s residency at HMCT Los Angeles contains an introduction, a water analogy, a beginner’s guide to radio, a manual for the Phantom Radio, a series of drawings by Mathew Kneebone, conversations with Luke Fischbeck from Kchung, Alejandro Cohen and Ajay Ravi from Dublin, and a postcard from Redondo Beach. Made possible with the generous support of the Typography Center.

The Griefers of Bandung, a novella written by 14 authors. A gripping romantic fantasy shifting with fiendish aplomb between characters and voices, perspectives and plotlines. ‘Elsemieke has just spent the last three months in Bandung, searching for love and fighting alongside a local activist collective. Meanwhile, her virtual avatar Virgo has become a resistance hero involved in weapons-trafficking, corporate-boycotts, rally-organising, illegal-fundraising and cybertheft. It turns out the effects of these operations are not limited to cyberspace.’