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Opak magazine

Contributed by Swiss Typefaces on Aug 25th, 2022. Artwork published in
circa 2009
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Covers of issues 5 and 11 of the magazine.
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Covers of issues 5 and 11 of the magazine.

Opak was a German quarterly cultural magazine which ran from April 2009 to February 2012. Founded by Oliver Koch, the former bassist of Tomte, each issue of the magazine was focusing on a specific theme, while also covering cultural news.

The magazine designers, Adeline Mollard and Floyd E. Schulze, used Simplon Norm and Simplon Mono, prior to their release, for its logotype and interior. Along the issues, some other fonts made appearance in the magazine, most notably SangBleu OG Serif (called Romain BP at the time) used for the review column spreads.

Some issues of the magazine can still be read online.

Opak magazine 2
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Opak magazine 3
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Opak magazine 4
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Opak magazine 5
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Opak magazine 6
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Opak magazine 7
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Opak magazine 8
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Review column spreads (rotated).
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Review column spreads (rotated).

Review column spreads (rotated).
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Review column spreads (rotated).

Poster for the magazine first issue launch party.
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Poster for the magazine first issue launch party.

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