A few pieces of magCulture news to share. First, our shop at The Church of London offices in Shoreditch returns next week, this time on a permanent basis. It’ll feature eight of our favourite magazin...
Ralph at Put A Egg On It is wasting no time. Having announced the Little Magazine Coalition last week, here are details of their first meeting (click on image for larger version).
Magpile looks like it’s gaining traction; not only plenty of good covers appearing but relevant people posting them too. More background here. As you might expect given its subject matter and publish...
This week Bloomberg Businessweek hits the nail on the head yet again with another simple, crisp idea that says exactly what we’re all thinking about the subject. Click image to read the small print. ...
A quick look through some of the magazines I picked up while in New York recently, starting with music title Spin. Music magazines have had a hard time, suffering more than most from the easy access ...
In June’s Creative Review, out today, I take a close up look at the Steve Jobs tribute issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, following it’s D&AD Yellow Pencil win. Produced over one night to replace t...
Just when you thought the word ‘coalition’ had been tarred forever, along comes a good use for the word. Ralph from Put A Egg On It, the man behind the The Little Magazine Coalition, explains, ‘It’s ...
This recent front cover of Architects Journal marked the opening of the Barbican Centre’s major Bauhaus show. The magazine logo is adpated to fit the Bauhaus circle/square/triangle motif, and the duo...
Five recent publications spotted by magCulture’s man in New York Andrew Losowsky. 1. Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac is made by Wolverine Farm, a non-profit publishing...
Nico magazine has an exhibition based on its recent erotica issue, open now until May 28, at the Casino, Luxembourg (erstwhile home of Colophon). Colors magazine has teamed up with IDN to produce a C...
A few weeks back Printout celebrated its first year of indie magazine evenings. I promised a review, but that’s been superceded by this rather fine video by Tom Eagar (thanks Tom). Hear Patrick Burgo...
Here’s an exclusive preview of the sixth issue of Port, their first themed one. Guest-edited by St John Restaurant’s Fergus Henderson – that’s him on the cover, shot by Philip Sinden – the issue cele...
Observer columnist calls it right on women’s magazines. They’ve always used a formula – but is the formula broken? A magazine about ‘adventures in the world of drinking’. Who could possibly be intere...
I co-hosted the SPD Awards last Friday. Here are some pictures and thoughts from the evening. My first sight of the venue was the final rehearsal on Friday afternoon. What an amazing room. Cipriani i...
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created the latest a subscriber cover for Wallpaper* featuring her trademark red dots. Quite out of style for the magazine – all that handwriting – but I like it. &nb...
An outsider to win perhaps, but while we’re talking small magazines at the SPD Awards, Port deserves recognition for reaching the Magazine of the Year finalists list. It’s rare for a small self-funde...
While the main focus is naturally on Magazine of the Year and other mainstream categories, one of the things Richard, Luke and I introduced for this years SPD Awards was a category for smaller magazi...
I’m heading to New York today to co-host the SPD Awards Gala on Friday night. My fellow hosts Richard Turley and Luke Hayman seem to have been rehearsing for the last month so I’m not quite sure what...
See that ad to the right? MagPile is a great new way of sharing your favourite magazines, finding out what your friends are enjoying, and generally bigging up magazines. Why wouldn’t you, you magahol...
I’ve fallen behind a little on updating you with new arrivals at magCulture HQ, so here are a few old favourites returning with new issues, starting with Fantastic Man. Now firmly esconced as the def...
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Bauer Media announce Wonderpedia, a new monthly aimed at the ’intellectually curious male’. From a previous era, Gentry magazine sought a similar audience in the States. Now an historical period-piec...
It’s the first anniversary of Printout this evening. It’s history night, featuring Patrick Burgoyne on London Life, Liz Bennett on Young Writer, Steven Gregor on Butt and Simon Esterson on Spy. Plus ...
International art magazine Frieze has just received a complete redesign following the arrival of new art director Sonya Dyakova. Since it launched in 1991, Frieze has taken great care over its design...
Tokyo’s Magazine Library opens this Thursday – ten days of magazine love. A publication about our work culture sounds an interesting idea. Help Day Job magazine raise the money to fund their launch i...
With the latest Printout taking place this Wednesday in London, I’m excited to share news from magCulture’s US chapter. Andrew explains: I’ve been living in New York for a year. It’s an incredi...
Cape Town’s The President studio has a new-ish office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has just published the first edition of Paris (Fading Like a Childhood Memory), a magazine collaboration between ...
Rick Poynor looks back at Phil Sayer’s portrait photography for the early Blueprint. In Italy? L’Edicola is a new bienniale in Venice where invited magazines collaborate with artists. The debut event...
If you missed ‘Facing Pages 2012’ in Arnhem last week you missed a magazine treat. But worry not, here’s a brief look at the day I spent there. Set up by Joost van der Steen, William van Giessen (abo...
Steven Heller looks at two magazines ‘With nothing in common, except…’ Rumours continue that Carine Roitfeld (ex-editor, French Vogue) will be launching a new magazine later this year. Editor/founder...
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