UN/SEEN: Rediscovering the Women Who Shaped Early Graphic Design

Slanted Publishers’ latest release, UN/SEEN: Women in Graphic Design up to the Bauhaus, shines a light on the overlooked women who helped shape modern graphic design long before the Bauhaus became its defining symbol. The 422-page volume brings together newly uncovered research, revealing the lives and work of pioneering female designers across book design, typography, illustration, poster design and packaging.

Organised into ten chapters, the book presents hundreds of archival examples that challenge traditional accounts of German design history, highlighting a generation of accomplished creatives whose contributions have largely remained absent from the historical record. Beautifully designed, the publication pairs essays with carefully reproduced posters, printed ephemera, lettering and illustrations.

A companion research platform, unseen-women.design, extends the project online, further documenting these remarkable designers while also encouraging a broader conversation about representation, authorship and the foundations of graphic design. You can discover more about UN/SEEN and order a copy from Slanted’s website.

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