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BL8D explores mortality in brand new third volume
BL8D returned to newsstands, galleries and independent concept stores across the globe this Spring. BL8D, as Overleaf has previously published covering issues one and two respectively, has always held a vibrant and gripping torch on creativity and modern issues. The issues that the magazine covers are gripping in a surprising, daunting and impactful way
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Terra Firma launches issue nine with new London exhibition
Terra Firma magazine issue nine was launched this month in a brand new exhibition named ‘I’m so gay for you’. Hosted at miłość (me-wosh-ch) gallery in London, the group exhibition opened with a private view on Valentine’s Day and continues until the 15th of March 2025.
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Viscose Journal launching issue 7 in New York City this January
Viscose Journal will be launching their brand new issue 7 on Thursday 30th January at a special event in New York City. Contributors Jessica Murphy, Whitney Mallet, Olivia Kan-Sperling, Andreas Keller, Ro Miller, Diane Severin Nguyen, Juje Hsiung and Jeppe Ugelvig are all set to be at the event.
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Solomiya magazine announces new Berlin festival Solomiya Studio
Artist-run independent magazine Solomiya (‘soлomiya’) has announced their brand new festival Solomiya Studio. To be held at KVOST in Berlin, Germany between 5th of February to the 19th of February 2025, the new initiative aims to shed light on the dynamic and distinctive mix of discourses that Solomiya is known for.
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Overleaf Year in Review: 2024 Edition
It’s been another huge year for independent print from across the globe and Overleaf has continued to play a small part within the community. In 2024 we saw a lot of new, inventive titles pop-up, whilst established titles launched “best of” collections that celebrate the amazing work across issues. We also saw some titles leave us, including Where The Leaves Fall and Total Film (TF is non-independent but deserves a nod).
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Kickstarter launched for mini zine This Creative Life – A Brand Seasons® Paper
A Kickstarter has launched for a brand new mini zine - ‘This Creative Life - A Brand Seasons® Paper’. Created by Sarah Robertson of These Are The Days - a branding studio based in the Scottish Borders, the campaign also includes Brand Seasons® Playdeck, a card deck with 48 prompts and practices to “help businesses and creatives craft a brand that feels like home,” the campaign notes.
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Weird Walk Editions release new zine Cromlech
Weird Walk Editions have expanded their zine titles in recent years. The popular imprint has seen the likes of Magic Circle, Leyline, Ritual and Peasant released as zine titles. Their latest, Cromlech, is a new undertaking that is “a deep dive into The Devil’s Den, our favourite ancient monument,” they note on the webshop.
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Sankaku magazine volume two transports us into the busy world of ramen
Sankaku is not your average print magazine. Created by Florentyna Leow and David Wang, sankaku aims to explore a theme per volume - stories that began in the heart of Japan with first volume ‘Tokyo’. Their first adventure in print saw a special collector’s edition released, as well as a print and tote bag to accompany.
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Plastikcomb magazine issue seven offers an inspiring insight into the world of collage
Plastikcomb magazine issue 7 holds a precious position in today’s printed landscape - one of experimentation and bravery in design. With diverse typographic layouts and strong collaborations throughout, the articles come to life with a youthful vibrance.
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Between The Lines issue one navigates the tactile world of brand language
‘Between The Lines’ is a brand new magazine focused on the “massive (and misunderstood) world of brand language,” as noted on the front cover. Embossed and spot varnished, the leading name of the publication, set in near-black is positioned across the top and bottom of the cover, with the introduction sitting in the middle.
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Finger Food magazine creates a home for food and design to thrive
Finger Food Magazine is not your usual food magazine. The green border outlines a striking image dressed with a red curtain sitting behind a table set with interesting food and drink items.
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Offprint art book fair returns for eighth edition at Tate Modern this May
Offprint art book fair is set to return to the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern gallery this May. Held between the 17th and 19th of May, Offprint is one of the largest events of its kind in the UK and is completely free to attend.
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NOIA announce issue three release party in Milan
NOIA magazine has announced their official release party, held this May in Milan, Italy. To be held on the 15th May, NOIA will be hosting the party at Lom Dopolavoro, a vibrant bar and restaurant in the heart of the city.
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BSKT issue one fosters a printed passion for basketball
The world of basketball knows no bounds. The sport’s fan base continues to grow, from collectibles to star-studded collaborations - just watch ‘King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch’ on Netflix to get a feel for the prestige behind the merchandise. It’s within this world that BSKT magazine thrives.
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BL8D volume two is a creative investigation into dreams of the future
BL8D has returned with a brand new volume two, following the success of volume one - the team won four European Publishing Awards in 2023. Overleaf reviewed their debut issue back in 2022, an issue that focused on slavic fairy tales and the war in Ukraine.
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Hamaka magazine issue one introduces us to the human side of pottery
Hamaka magazine is a not-for-profit independent publication originating in British Columbia and printed in Canada on a hundred percent recycled paper in a carbon neutral facility. Pronounced /Ha’ma.ka/, the name is a noun of the native word for “hammock” in the dialect of our Caribbean ancestors.
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Sociotype Journal issue two blends typographic design with stories of human ingenuity
Sociotype Journal is back with their sophomore issue, this time themed upon ‘Makeshift’. The type specimen magazine is a journey through culture, working across many different stories from across the globe. Focused on the typeface ‘Rework’ - the “superfamily” from this font works to add weight and clarity to these diverse narratives on show in issue 2.
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Letters to Lovers zine issue two invites us into the complex world of human emotions
Letters to Lovers zine is a print project that contains a deep passion for the written word, be it through art, poetry or the personal letters submitted to Editor Veruschka Haas. You’ll also find photography and music to listen to - but the name of the zine drives the personal connection we have with the contributors and their lives. Some of the people hide their identities, an understandable feature of a zine that hosts deep, powerful messages to their intended audiences.
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Heiter magazine to host issue two online fundraising event ‘Heiter November’
Heiter magazine is set to host ’Heiter November’, an online fundraising event on Zoom where attendees can win a host of prizes whilst enjoying an afternoon of creativity and a preview of Heiter’s upcoming issue 2, ’Homecoming’, set to launch in January 2024.
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Beneficial Shock! magazine launching issue 8 at Rova Editions
Beneficial Shock! magazine is set to launch their brand issue 8 this November with an event at Rova Editions. The film and illustration Magazine will host the event to celebrate their ‘Awe and Wonder’ issue on the 21st of November.
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Emergence Magazine hosting Shifting Landscapes exhibition this December
Emergence Magazine is the work of the Kalliopeia Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose work ties into the living Earth and responds to a “global need” - to “take spiritual as well as physical responsibility for our common home.” This mission underpins their latest exhibition with their Emergence Magazine - ‘Shifting Landscapes’.
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SAND journal issue 26 gets Berlin November launch
SAND journal is poised to launch their 26th issue this November. Held at Lettrétage in Berlin on the 15th of November, SAND 26 - their “shifting” autumn issue, will be launched alongside readings and mini-presentations from contributors and the team behind the magazine.
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Rova Editions to host ‘Left in Print’ inaugural event this October
ristol based magazine and book shop Rova Editions are set to host their inaugural event this October. Named ‘Left in Print’, the event will be “a discussion of print media and its relationship with progressive ideas, underrepresented voices and political narratives,” Rova’s Instagram notes. The event on the 10th of October is already sold out at time of writing, but make sure to follow their socials for news about any potential future events.
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Sonsoles print studio’s ‘Save Our Studio’ Crowdfunder campaign nearing target
Peckham based print studio Sonsoles are currently running a crowdfunding campaign to combat the threat of closure this year. Hosted on Crowdfunder, the ‘Save Our Studio’ campaign is active now until the 29th of September 2023 and includes a range of prizes worth up to £600 via a raffle, amongst other goodies.
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Circus Journal’s journey of gleeful rebellion comes to a close
Circus Journal has announced their closure after five years and 24 issues. The journal itself focuses on style, creativity and community in the South-West of the UK, and has had an overall print run of 119,000 copies, according to their post on Instagram. Their latest publication - the Midsummer issue, was released in June and is now noted to be their last.
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Toilet Paper Studio hosts brand new exhibition ‘Run As Slow As You Can’ in the heart of Mumbai
Since 2010 TOILETPAPER magazine has brought visual culture to us in the form of print. Its eye-catching, image-driven designs have brought life to shelves around the world - and our social media accounts. Now the biannual magazine can be experienced in a completely new way, through their largest immersive exhibition to date.
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L.A. Signs zine series captures the City of Angels like never before across ten volumes
L.A. Signs is a series of ten zines created by Paul Price, an independent book and zine publisher from West Yorkshire, England. The staple bound volumes come individually packaged with a postcard full-colour image from the specific volume, as well as a leaflet containing the full series information.
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Anyway magazine launches issue two
‘Anyway’ is the magazine “designed for curious tweens,” as noted on their shop website. Anyway’s debut issue launched in Winter of 2022 and their Spring/Summer 2023 is out now. “Young people deserve smart, honest and fun information about their bodies and minds,” the website reads.
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Hi Desert Times Magazines to open shop in 29 Palms this July
Hi Desert Times Magazines are set to open a store in 29 Palms this July. The grand opening is to be held on 6th of July, as announced on Instagram. The poster features all the details including a ribbon-cutting at 11am, with an ice cream after party at 5:30pm featuring Nice Dream Ices.
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Cake Zine announces Paris launch event for third issue
Cake Zine volume three is arriving soon and they’re celebrating in style in Paris this July. The poster on Instagram reads, “Magazines! Cocktails! Dessert!” next to a silhouette of a woman holding pie, in a nostalgic style. “Cake Zine is a hedonistic exploration of history, pop culture, literature, and art through sweets,” they write on their website.
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BOYS BOYS BOYS! launches brand new book published by Kehrer Verlag
The Little Black Gallery has launched a brand new BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! book this May. Featuring new works from over sixty photographers, the 208 page compendium contains 141 colour and black and white photographs from thirty countries including China, India, Iran, Poland, and Russia.
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Cover Junkie exhibition The Originals opens in Amsterdam
Cover Junkie, the archival magazine cover project of Jaap Biemans has opened a brand new exhibition in Amsterdam this Spring. “The Originals” exhibition celebrates the power of magazine cover art through a range of physical pieces across a plethora of historical and present-day magazines.
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Offprint London sees thousands attend seventh edition at Tate Modern
Offprint London returned this past weekend with their seventh edition. Held at the Tate Modern in London, Offprint hosted a huge range of book and magazine publishers in the large, multi-purpose Turbine Hall.
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Courier magazine returns with bumper issue 50
Courier magazine has returned with their brand new issue 50, a milestone for the global editorial team. Autumn 2022 saw the release of issue 49, featuring their regular format with the theme for 49 being focused on building a business.
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Mag to Mag event launching in Italy this May
Mag to Mag, an independent magazine event held by Frab’s Magazines & More, is coming to Bologna, Italy this May. The independent magazine shop is hosting their brand new event across the 6th and 7th of May 2023.
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Lunch Lady magazine releases final issue
Lunch Lady, the popular magazine for parents and carers have concluded their print journey with current issue 30. Announced in March of this year, Lunch Lady posted on Instagram that the thirtieth would be their last.
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Terrible People dives into the theme of youth in new issue and introduces Mean Mail collaboration
Terrible People is an independent magazine that explores the terrible side of human nature. Their fifth outing sits under the theme of Youth, as described on their front cover - ‘Culture, Society, Youth & Shit’.
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Indie Con opens table applications for 2023 tenth anniversary edition
Independent Publishing Festival Indie Con is returning for their tenth anniversary edition of the event this year. To be held in Oberhafen, Hamburg between the 1st and 3rd of September, Indie Con will take place in the “geographic center of Oberhafen,” they note on the website.
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Noble Rot unveils tenth anniversary birthday issue
In February of this year independent magazine Noble Rot celebrated its tenth anniversary as a magazine. The award-winning restaurant-turn-magazine launched its birthday issue on the 24th with Editor Dan Keeling celebrating its arrival on Instagram.
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Pitch magazine launches issue three and sports journalism competition
Independent magazine Pitch is back with issue three. The quarterly publication continues with its journey across modern sports, bringing stories, facts, current news and retrospectives (to name a few) to the forefront.
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JK’s Magazine issue two aims to inspire through a diverse creative showcase
JK’s Magazine issue two has continued its mission of injecting inspiration through exhibiting the creative arts. With its release in Winter of 2022, JK’s Magazine’s Editor Jeesi Kalombo explains that his “long-term visions (have) come into reality.” He continues, “I hope the magazine gives people, who have not yet found an artistic hobby or expressed themselves through their own work, the courage to start in many different ways.”
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Left Cultures issue one introduces a rich tapestry of personal stories and creativity
Left Cultures magazine holds the political left within a ‘lexicon of stories past and present.’ These stories are both personal, effecting and are upheld by a strong, positive use of illustrations throughout. Its opening note states its mission and view of the current media climate, as well as highlighting socio-political issues. There is an overarching passion for change to happen but Left Cultures also brings these issues to the forefront of its message. The individuality of the stories held inside the red covers of Left Culture speaks to the past through the author’s personal experiences.
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Linseed Journal announces volume two call for submissions
Linseed Journal has announced a call for submissions for volume two. The release of volume one in 2022, named ‘The Apple’, saw Linseed’s first edition in print hit the shelves. Speaking about how Linseed came to be, their website reads, “Inspired by the linseed, each print Volume is themed around a single organic material with enduring cultural significance.”
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Stack announces How to Design a Magazine event this January
Monthly subscription service Stack has announced a fresh event for this January. Held at Colours in Hoxton, East London, ‘How to Design a Magazine’ is a brand new event from Stack that sees two creative forces on-stage.
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Bl8d magazine explores the relationship between war and storytelling
This year saw the release of Bl8d magazine, brought to creation by Bobo Agency. Volume 1 is named ‘Old Scary Tale’ and is underwritten by the war in Ukraine, started by Russia in February of 2022. Its original form was envisioned to be a fashion trend book, but in the opening pages it’s noted that this changed dramatically as war began.
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Terra Firma magazine announces magazine making workshop for January 2023
Terra Firma magazine has announced a magazine making workshop for January 2023. This is a great opportunity to see an idea for a magazine to fruition, with the guidance of Terra Firma’s very own Editor in Chief.
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The Posthumanist magazine explores the universal theme of sleep in debut issue
Launched in the September of this year, The Posthumanist is a “magazine for more-than-human art, design, technology and writing,” as is written on the cover with a small asterisk denoting the line. The multi-lingual publication is the brainchild of Editor-in-chief Anna Nolda Nagele, and features both English and German split content throughout.
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Motor dance journal issue one launches Kickstarter campaign
Brand new dance journal ‘motor’ is raising funds on Kickstarter for the launch of issue one. The new journal, which held its launch event on the 15th November at the ICA in London, is looking to raise a total of £4,000 to get its first issue - The Solo, into the hands of print fans across the globe.
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Delayed Gratification to host magazine launch online masterclass
Slow journalism magazine Delayed Gratification have announced an online masterclass this December. The class, ‘How to launch an independent magazine’ will be held on Zoom between 6pm and 8:30pm on Thursday 8th December 2022.
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Foyer magazine issue one explores the cultural threads that connect us all
This summer saw the release of ‘FOYER’ magazine’s debut issue. Created by Fiona Livingston, ‘FOYER’ aims to “examine feelings of homelessness and displacement, and the importance of family,” as noted on the back cover. This is only the peak of what is presented within the first issue, focused on the theme of connection.
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Noia magazine announces upcoming issue two
Noia magazine have released details about their upcoming second issue via Instagram. The creative journal saw their debut issue fly off the shelves with accompanying merch (including a scarf!) sold alongside.
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Terra Firma magazine set to launch 2023 diary at London event
Independent magazine ‘Terra Firma’ is set to launch their 2023 diary accompaniment at a launch event in London this October. The Photobook Café in Shoreditch is set to play host to the launch event, held on Thursday 13th October. The event is held between 6pm and 9pm and you’ll have a chance to buy a copy of the diary on the night.
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Rare Mags set to host Mundial magazine event this October
Stockport’s own independent magazine shop Rare Mags will be “chatting football and print” with Mundial magazine this October. Hosted at their shop in Stockport, Manchester in the UK, the event will host the quarterly independent football magazine.
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The Goods issue five ignites the global business community and coffee lovers alike
We’re experiencing a new era for business focused independent magazines. This resurgence has inspired titles such as ‘THE GOODS’ and ‘Courier’ (to name a few) bring their on-the-pulse, forward-thinking content to an audience of global professionals. Tailoring their publication towards agency owners, creative professionals and coffee lovers alike, ‘THE GOODS’ sees strategic advice collide with insightful interviews.
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Meet Kaapelitehdas, Finland’s largest culture centre
Nestled within Helsinki’s West Harbour lies a huge cultural complex named ‘Kaapelitehtaan Konttori’ or ‘The Cable Factory’. At 62,000 m2 in size, it is Finland’s largest culture centre - but intriguingly, the scale of the building is the only one of the impressive features of this incredible building.
