LUQS

The LUQS (Lesbian Archive and Queer Collection) is a collectively managed and self-organized archive and library in Frankfurt am Main. It is a space that aims to enable collective remembrance and research into lesbian and queer cultural and movement histories. In addition to the physical collection on site, which is open to the public, the collective behind it organizes events such as readings, archive salons and film screenings for the community and beyond.
In 2024, we designed a new website with a graphic identity for LUQS as a digital space for its work and activities. The aesthetic of the website is based on zines (small DIY booklets, usually simply copied in black and white) and self-produced materials from subcultural contexts. The fonts and design elements are simple, yet distinctive. It is not only the homepage that has its very own look, which also visually picks up on some of the pieces from the early days of the collection in the 1990s. Here and now, the collective can also put together materials easily themselves – whether flyers, posters, Instagram stories or blog posts. Colored paper inserted in the tray, printed out in black and white, and voilà, it looks like LUQS...

Click here for 0 the LUQS website.

Client: LUQS – Lesbenarchiv und queere Sammlung Frankfurt
Collaboration: Sofie Böhm
Year: 2025