Women* & Type

Workspaces & Workshops from students

FLAGS WITH A MESSAGE

The LUX Pavilion in Mainz showcases feminist perspectives from the city’s young type design scene, all of which use typography to critique the current social status quo: On the ground floor, 18 activist (protest) flags explore feminist positions through typography; on the upper floor, specially designed ‘female accessories’ with a feminist interpretation are presented, alongside typographic statements by young students on the Communication Design course addressing the relationship between gender and design.

WOMEN* & TYPE – FLAGS WITH A MESSAGE MAINZ builds a bridge to Wiesbaden and the exhibition WOMEN* & TYPE – CALL FOR FLAGS.

The project is a collaboration between the Designlabor Gutenberg Institute at Mainz University of Applied Sciences – Prof. Dr Isabel Naegele, Prof. Dr Petra Eisele, Flávia Nalon, M.A., and students of Communication Design – and the Museum Wiesbaden – Jana Dennhard, M.A., and Dr Jörg Daur.