Journal tagged by Magazine-y

Paris is currently the source of some really exciting magazines, one of which is graphic design journal Revue Faire. We meet its designer/publishers François Havegeer and Sacha Léopold, who launched the journal with the idea to address one topic every 15 days across the university year.

This week we hear from our friends Pann, Claire, Renn and Aira in Singapore, the family behind the wonderful Rubbish FAMzine. Every issue sparks a flurry of excitement at magCulture; search here on the Journal to see why we love it so! They share their thoughts as their book celebrating 10 years of the zine is published.

This week we visit Helsinki to hear from architect Lee Marable and Finnish ceramicist Roosa Melentjeff, the people behind arts and culture magazine BUM. Immediately appealing for its physical appearance, each themed issue gives voice to young designers and critics to express themselves.

The second annual issue of American football mag Spiral more than matches last year’s launch edition. It’s our latest Magazine of the Month because it makes such brilliant use of all the tools available to the creative publisher: a clear editorial identity, good writing, strong art direction and clever physical production.

What better way to support the children’s literacy initiative from Burberry, Marcus Rashford and Macmillan Children’s Books than to produce a beautiful piece of print? Dreamscapes is a one-off limited edition zine from The Face with Burberry that is being distributed free this week.

We don’t see many magazines about science, so when one as well-produced as Grow turns up it deserves some attention. We take a closer look via page 23 of issue three, highlighting how it challenges expectations without breaking the magazine’s core functionality.