Journal tagged by Typography

As Berlin-based art-fashion-culture mag 032c reaches its 40th issue take a flick through its pages to observe its latest design features, with particular attention to the ‘Société de 032c’ section that opens the issue.

Hefty new magazine Sociotype Journal is both editorial project and type speciman, but skimps on neither. The text is well-written while showing off the publishers’ typeface Gestura, yet it’s the imagery that catches the eye, uniting the content with a fascinating trail of hand gestures.

The arrival of a new print issue of Vestoj, the ‘Journal of Sartorial Matters’, is always a joy, and this latest issue is no exception. Although always busy online, the print edition demonstrates how a well-designed, themed set of stories can deliver for the fashion-obsessed and fashion-wary alike.

This new issue of Illinois, US-based design journal Amalgam is a triumph of self-imposed parameters. It’s a brilliant piece of black and white editorial design, the denial of colour forcing its maker Pouya Ahmadi to find other ways to bring to life the issue’s rich design- and language- focused content.

Our latest Page 23 highlights a beautiful example of how a five-way conversation can be designed to make the reading experience not only functionally efficient but aesthetically pleasing too. It’s from the latest issue of Swiss contemporary music mag Zweikommasieben.

This Lineto issue of Revue Faire is the perfect issue to start your relationship with the magazine. As its name alludes, it’s a magazine about doing as much as about thinking. The intelligent essay is enhanced by the clever art direction and design, the visuals more than just decoration.