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October 1996Ist Dir bange vor meiner Liebe?
Briefe an Philipp Hössli, nebst dessen Gegenbriefen und Tagebuchnotizen
by Bettine Arnim, Kurt Wanner
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Children's & YAStory Story, Story Come
12 Reimagined Tales From Africa
by Maïmouna Jallow
However, the age-old tradition of oral storytelling is on the decline. Rapid urbanisation, the breakdown of the extended family, technology and so on have altered our social fabric. Whilst our daily lives are still peppered with snippets of remembered words of wisdom and proverbs, the reality is that a new generation of Africans have never had the pleasure of listening to a story being told by a storyteller. Story, Story! Story Come! is a contribution to larger efforts to revive storytelling in Africa and beyond. Through a global online contest, Positively African invited African writers, wherever they lived and whatever their age, to write a folktale – either based on an old one, or newly imagined. The challenge was to develop new narratives that speak to issues that are fundamental to Africa’s development in a way that is unconventional but true to our past traditions of folktale and oral storytelling. The stories needed to contain life lessons that are relevant for both young and old, however writers were invited to be as inventive and disruptive as they wished in terms of theme, form, language, characters, imagery and context. The ten winning stories are refreshingly imaginative and tackle a mix of issues. We criss-cross from South Sudan to South Africa, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some stories offer valuable moral lessons on greed and pride; others celebrate bravery, perseverance and friendship. One story takes us to a real archaeological site in Niger where a young girl imagines the future. In another, African water spirits share a world with a Beyoncé-obsessed teen that is taught a big lesson in humility. We have also included two additional stories, one by author and publishing partner Zukiswa Wanner and another by the editor of the anthology, Maimouna Jallow. One thing that they all have in common is that they speak to issues we face globally today, from an African perspective.
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Individual designersMarch 2011The signs of the craftsmen
36 characters after old template
by Gisela Pekrul
A PDF file contains 36 beautiful old coloured guild marks, guild marks, craft marks, coat of arms with description and explanations of the professions. In addition, these graphics are supplied in excellent quality in the formats jpg, png as well as the vector graphic formats, ai = Adobe Illustrator, cdr = CorelDraw from version 11, svg = Inkscape, cdr xar = XaraXTREME.- real vectors, scalable to any size,- universally applicable for all design tasks.The graphics may be used royalty-free for company logos, guild signs, family coats of arms, guild trees, outriggers, on gravestones and for similar purposes.The following professions are included: - Car mechanic, - baker, - brewer, - bookbinder, - printer, - roofer, - turner, - electrician, - hairdresser, - violin maker, - tanner, - glazier. - Goldsmith, - hatter, - chimney sweeper (chimney sweep), - basket weaver, - cooper, - painter, - bricklayer, - butcher (butcher, butcher), - miller, - optician, - saddler and upholsterer, - locksmith, - blacksmith, - tailor, - carpenter (joiner), - shoemaker, - rope maker, - tinsmith (plumber) and plumber, - stonemason, - potter, - watchmaker, - wainwright (cartwright), - weaver, - carpenter. The graphics and a PDF file can be found on the CD-ROM independently of the platform.
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February 2011Beautiful old guild signs
40 vector graphics with clipping paths
by Gisela Pekrul
The CD-ROM contains guild marks, guild marks, craft marks and coats of arms for the following professions:Baker, barber (hairdresser), miners, cooper, brewer, bookbinder, printer, roofer, turner, dyer, fisherman, tanner, glazier, goldsmith, coarse smith, glove maker, hat maker, button maker, coppersmith, furrier, Painter, bricklayer, cutler, miller, nail smith, saddler, mariner, butcher (butcher, butcher), locksmith, tailor, chimney sweeper, shoemaker, soap boiler, wheelwright, carpenter, potter, clockmaker, weaver, Carpenters
