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A complex network diagram featuring blocks of text connected by a web of intersecting blue, red and green lines. The layout resembles a map of interconnected ideas or organisations, with small URLs appearing beneath the text blocks.

Simone Koller makes stunning publications from the most complex conceptual ingredients

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Date
26 June 2014

Swiss Graphic designer Simone Koller is all about experimentation – with typography, layout and concepts – investing heavily in the visual language of each new project she takes on so that no two pieces ever feel similar. Her work encompasses branding and identities, artist books, theoretical publications, posters, packaging and zines, all with a focus on contemporary cultural discourse and sociological theory – plus the occasional poster for a show. But her radical approach to design ensures that even the most heavyweight of subjects feel visually engaging, urging you to pick them up and interact with their content. No small feat when one publication deals with how people move around public space.

A white card features a network of thin, intersecting lines in blue, red and green. Text in the centre reads “Idea Books is an international wholesaler and distributor of high quality books and catalogues” and includes the website “www.ideabooks.nl”.
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Simone Koller: 18 Publishers From The Netherlands

A close-up of printed text on white paper, overlaid with a dense web of intersecting red, blue and green lines. The text includes the website addresses “www.kunstverein.nl”, “www.kunstverein.us” and “www.kunstverein.it”.
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Simone Koller: 18 Publishers From The Netherlands

An infographic titled “18 Publishers from Netherlands” featuring a grid of text blocks. A complex web of blue, green and red lines criss-crosses the page, connecting the different publishers.
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Simone Koller: 18 Publishers From The Netherlands

An open book shows a page of German text opposite a photograph of a sunny city park. A hand peels back the bottom corner of the left page to reveal the grass and pigeons in the image beneath.
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Simone Koller: Chaosprotocols

A hand turns the page of an open book to reveal a full-bleed photograph of a sunny park. Two people lounge on a green lawn, with city buildings and leafy trees in the background.
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Simone Koller: Chaosprotocols

An open book with a minimalist layout. The left page features the bold heading “Bewegungen/ Durchgangsverkehr”, while the right page shows a technical diagram of intersecting curved lines on a dotted grid.
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Simone Koller: Chaosprotocols

An open book with a minimalist layout. The left page features the bold heading “Bewegungen / Müllentsorgung”, while the right page shows a technical diagram of curved lines and dots on a grid.
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Simone Koller: Chaosprotocols

Two side-by-side diagrams on a pale background show black lines tracing movement across dotted grids. The left image is titled “Akrobaten” and shows a single looping line, while the right is titled “Zielstrebige” and shows multiple lines converging.
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Simone Koller: Chaosprotocols

A grid of 12 minimalist line drawings on a pale background. Each sketch shows a different abstract, organic form composed of swirling, concentric loops.
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Simone Koller: Chaosprotocols

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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