Design
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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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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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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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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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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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LogoArchive and APWoT shortlisted in Design Week Awards
Indie publications LogoArchive and A Profound Waste of Time have been shortlisted in the ‘Editorial Design’ category of the Design Week awards. The annual awards feature categories such as Communication, Spaces, Digital, Products & Furniture and Landmark. Magazines including LogoArchive’s extra issue by Studio Suther& named ‘pLAy’ are up for the win alongside A Profound Waste of Time’s issue two. ‘pLAy’ was featured in our September round-up here.
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Scandinavian MIND issue three enters the metaverse
Sweden’s own Scandinavian MIND is a “magazine and a platform covering the intersection of lifestyle and technology,” the publication notes on their website. “We believe that convergence of different fields is the way forward for technology, fashion, design, mobility, entertainment, gaming, and other industries.” On a mission to highlight people, projects, places and products that impact the world in a positive way, Scandinavian MIND is a driving force that combines engaging storytelling through a selection of written and multimedia methods - photography, film and audio to name a few.
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Alltag finds its roots in everyday rituals
Hailing from Vienna, Austria, ‘Alltag’ is an annual newspaper which is composed to reflect the, “supposedly normal” - their intro explains. “Alltag”, meaning, “the everyday,” in German is a German-language publication published, designed and curated by Lisa Eder and Fekry Halal of ‘Kunst- und Kulturverein Alltag’. At its core, ‘Alltag’ is an, “ongoing experimental and multidisciplinary research project about nothing special.
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INQUE magazine launches ten year print odyssey
It was in summer 2020 when INQUE Magazine landed on my radar via Kickstarter. A fresh new take on the magazine format, INQUE aims to release one issue a year for ten years and then stop. INQUE comes from the minds of Matt Willey (previous The New York Times magazine art director and current Pentagram partner) and Dan Crowe (founding editor of multiple magazines such as Port, Avaunt, Zembla and Butterfly). The two of them have multiple awards and credits behind them; their work together on Port and Avaunt was a triumph both editorially and as stand-outs on the shelves. Although Avaunt is no longer in print, Port’s recent re-design…
