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Don't Work For Assholes: Posterzine celebrates the work of Erik Spiekermann

For an extremely special 35th issue of Posterzine, the poster-meets-magazine publication brought to you by People of Print, it's showcasing the work of the acclaimed designer, writer and typographer, Erik Spiekermann.

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A close-up of Posterzine's 35th issue featuring Erik Spiekermann's design with the text "Don't work for assholes" in black and orange typography

Proceeds for the "Don't Work For Assholes" edition will go to the much-loved magazine Grafik, in the hope that it will be able to return to print someday.

Of course, Spiekermann founded MetaDesign (1979) and FontShop (1988) and is behind the design of household names such as Audi, Bosch, VW, German Railways and Heidelberg Printing. He was also managing partner and creative director of Edenspiekermann with an impressive international team and offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In this particular issue, you can find an exclusive interview with Spiekermann where he tells us why we shouldn't work for assholes (one of his most famous lines) with a glorious fold-out A1 version of his original letterpress printed poster. For those of you who love the details, this publication is lithographically printed by Pressision Ltd onto quality G . F Smith Naturalis paper using process black and warm red ink.

So if you want to keep print alive, head over to Deptsto.re to purchase a copy. Or visit posterzine.com and peopleofprint.com.

Posterzine issue 35 featuring Erik Spiekermann's design with bold typography reading "Don't work for assholes. Don't work with assholes" in black and red text, alongside a black information panel and orange band with designer name
Close-up of Posterzine issue 35 showing bold typography and the Grafik magazine masthead on black and white pages
Black square with white Grafik magazine label positioned in the upper right corner
Grafik magazine logo displayed on printed text featuring bold typography in black and orange ink
Detail of Posterzine issue 35 featuring Erik Spiekermann's work, showing an orange band with the designer's name and issue number on white publication cover
Two pages from Posterzine issue 35 featuring Erik Spiekermann's work, with "Don't Work For Assholes" and other text printed in orange and black on white paper against a dark background
Posterzine Issue 35 pages featuring Erik Spiekermann's work, including an orange text page and black and white photography of design objects arranged on a dark background
Overhead shot of Posterzine issue 35 with red letterpress printed design featuring architectural sketches and text, alongside orange printed material on white paper
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