Overmatter 18 07 12
Port announces its first licensed edition, to be be published in Russia from the next issue, no7.
‘I think people would be surprised how much passionate disagreement goes on’. IdeasTap has a brief interview with Liz from Oh Comely.
A gallery of British Elle’s front covers.
The Newspaper Club hits profit, continues to expand.
British Vogue editor Alexander Shulman talks about the magazine this Friday at the V&A, London.
Copeland Book Market takes place in London SE15, Thursday–Sunday this week.
Next Monday Timba Smit from Wooden Toy Quarterly speaks about the magazine at the 71a Gallery, London.
BBW Mormon cover
This week’s Bloomberg Businessweek cover story about the business world of the Mormon religion (left) has attracted a reaction (right) from, I assume, a Mormon blogger.
Click on each image to see a larger readable version.
Overmatter 12 07 12
Condé Nast confirm plans for their fashion college on Greek St. in London’s Soho.
US publisher’s ‘Spotify for magazines’ launches. Next Issue will allow US tablet (inc iPad) access to monthlies for $9.99 and adds on weeklies for $14.99.
Richard Turley’s favourite magazine covers.
Another new newspaper format: the half-tabloid. Newspaper as magazine?
The Vetted online magazine store stocks many magCulture favourites.
Steven Heller looks at Art and Life.
Tony at MagForum is writing a book and notes his research reading on his blog.
Illustrated covers
A quick look at four independents, each doing a good job with illustrated front covers. Starting with Huck and the always reliable Jean Julien. As the cover announces, the issue looks at gender bias through sport, gangs and cupcake-making. It also has a pull-out facimile of the original 1991 Riot Grrrl manifesto.
Overmatter 28 06 12
Mixed messages for Flipboard – the New York Times to channel ALL its content via the app, while Wired and the New Yorker announce they are pulling back from it.
Rick Poynor discusses self-publishing from a book writing angle.
Article’s 24 hour magazine project, Don, looks good.
A sad, predictable story – an insider’s view of the demise of Time Out London.
Haven’t checked over George Lois’s Esquire covers for a while? Here they are again, plus some lesser-known examples.
Indian art director-copy writer team win chance to design AdAge front cover.
Newsweek creative director Dirk Barnett has started a tumblr site.
And finally our next weekly newsletter goes out tomorrow morning. Have you subscribed? See box top right here.
Stack at Boxpark
My friends from Stack have taken over one of the containers at the Boxpark in Shoreditch for the weekend.
Lots to happen the next couple of days, but today they’re taking a lead from the PPA’s recent public cover vote and holding their own vote on the best indie cover. See the selection here and vote by email/comment/twitter, or get along to Shoreditch and vote in person.
Each vote is represented by a cover printout on the container wall – see above. Looks like Ride Journal a clear favourite at present…
Euro2012 = Sepp06
With the European Champions kicking off in Ukraine/Poland later this week, it’s time for the latest edition of fashion-football magazine Sepp. Here’s one of the two front covers, more on the insides soon.
Overmatter 05.06.12
In the US younger magazine readers appear to be defying expectations.
Wallpaper* are at it again, with a set of 27 covers for subscribers to select from with their August issue.
The Newspaper Club and Glasgow School of Art collaborate on a design brief.
IPC Editorial Director Andy Cowles has quietly launched his own blog, Coverthink. Expect real insight into the hardcore world of mainstream cover strategy.
Eye spot a lovely series of zines from Australia.
A new magazine for London – unseen as yet, but here’s the story.
Bloomberg Businessweek x Euro crisis
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.
AJ x Bauhaus
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 duotone red photo appears through a die cut square in the cover and shows principals of the school – Gropius, Breuer and Kandinsky et al. Design by art editor Brad Yendle.
