Slanted #45, Sex
160 x 240 mm, 224 pages
Karlsruhe, Germany (English-language)
Editor-in-chief & Creative director: Lars Harmsen
Managing editor: Julia Kahl
The biannual magazine known for its city/country-themed collections of graphic design and culture returns with another niche theme—sex! Adding to the recent influx of sexy mags on our shelves, Slanted brings editorial design and print into the conversation:
‘Sex is an analog experience, rooted in the physical, the emotional, and the personal. While the digital realm has carved out a space for pornography, the analog world remains an essential site for intimacy and culture discourse.’
Speaking of said sexy mags, you'll find plenty of them inside: the likes of Butt, Erotic Review, Fluffer, Somesuch Stories, Moan et al are presented as examples of the many ways in which design treats sensuality and the erotic, be it through cover illustrations, photography, typography, collage and more.
Plus, 10 magazine makers answer 10 questions on how their work relates to society's attitudes towards body politics, gender and sexuality.