A Magazine Shows How a Design Studio Makes Things

A finished object does not show every step that came before it. Wessam Hussien wanted readers to see more of that work at TASTWERK. The magazine Tijdschrift 001 shows how the team works and how objects develop. It includes talks with the person who started the team. Readers also see photos of work and studies of objects. Readers see early tests with paper and wood, not just finished pieces.

Hussien uses a grid to give the pages a clear order. A grid uses lines to show where words and pictures go. Here, it divides the page into six parts from left to right. This gives the different pictures and words a shared set of rules. The magazine can change its look while keeping that clear base.

Red, yellow and blue also help organise the pages of the magazine. They do more than make each page look bright and colourful. A red page holds a large heading beside a quiet grey photo. Other pages leave more white space around smaller pictures and words. These changes give each part of the magazine a different feeling.

The pictures show how much making and playing happen where the team works. Readers see tools, glue, paper shapes and objects made from different materials. Some photos show work while it is still taking shape. The page design gives this busy work a clear place in the story. Together, the words, colours and pictures show how TASTWERK makes its objects.