SPLEE is breaking new ground – not only in terms of content, but also visually. With the redesigned website at www.splee.eu, designed and implemented by Kiepe-Reddermann, a design duo from Hamburg, SPLEE combines the aesthetics of traditional newspapers with the possibilities of a digital platform.
The design is based on the familiar image of a newspaper – clear columns, strong typography, visual calm – and translates it into the present. At the same time, it reflects the core idea of SPLEE: to promote a transnational discourse in Europe in which different languages and perspectives coexist, overlap and complement each other.
When navigating the page, something unexpected happens: The text flows seamlessly – continuously changing its language in the process. From German to English, to Spanish, to Estonian… 24 EU official languages are part of this movement. These automatic translations are not merely a technical gimmick, but a visible symbol of Europe’s multilingualism – for the idea that understanding is always also movement, a constant “re-translation”, a flow between meanings.
The new website is more than a medium – it is a living space for European exchange, for essays, longreads and debates. It invites you to understand Europe not as a sum of nations, but as a network of voices.
Welcome to the new SPLEE platform – where language builds bridges and Europe becomes a continuous text. Feel free to visit splee.eu or splee.eu/instagram to discover what’s currently happening with the project.
