Ctrl+UE is a student-produced magazine, linked to the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Berlin. We produce our own visuals and texts, but also feature photography, illustrations and other images by independent artists. Anything goes.
Publisher
UE Publishing Practices
University of Europe for Applied Sciences
Museumstraße 39, 22765 Hamburg
Production
Pinguin Druck GmbH (Berlin)
Edition
100
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ISBN
978-3-948312-4
This issue explores what it means to be a “user” in today’s world—a term that feels so commonplace yet carries profound implications. From the way we interact with technology and social media to how we navigate relationships, spaces, and identities, being a “user” defines much of how we live, consume, and connect. But it also raises questions: Are we using, or the editor are we being used? Are we shaping the tools in our lives, or are they shaping us?
issue 01//users
Dear readers & admirers:
We’re back with our second issue — one that has radically changed us. And since it changed us, we want to sharethat shift with you. This issue challenged us to believe — again — that accomplishing the impossible is possible. And not only possible, but capable of bringing irreversible joy. We grew, both professionally and personally, and now we want you to witness that growth through these pages This issue explore how objects, people, concepts — essentially anything — can be radically transformed after experiencing love or death.
A person doesn’t remain the same after even unmutual love. A town can become more beautiful when its people pour love into it. Stray dogs soften when their new owners show them care. We invite you to focus your attention on what deserves love — and to realize it’s up to you to transform it. But just as love transforms, so does death — and neither lets you stay the same. A town that has lost its people is never the same. A dog that lost its owner carries that grief forever. Is that transformation good or bad? That’s for you to decide. And as always, we leave you with a quote — this time, from 90s:
“On a glory night, Where children of tomorrow dream away In the wind of change.”
issue 02//radical change