Journal tagged by At work with

The magazine Girls Like Us has established founder Jessica Gysel as a leading voice in queer publishing, first through the magazine itself and second in her writings and talks about the meaning of publishing for women of all genders. We meet her as issue 14 of the magazine, themed ‘Disappointment’ arrives.

After seven years as a digital platform presenting Tastemakers to an international audience, Semaine recently launched a monthly print newspaper. Co-founder Michelle Lu tells us about her concept of Tastemakers, and where the newspaper fits into the project, as she shares her working week.

London-based furniture designer, interior designer and design dealer Jermaine Gallacher has just launched the intriguingly-named new interiors magazine Ton. He tells us how the magazine is based on his belief that, ‘Today, our homes are more important to us than ever…’ as he shares his working week.

New magazine Quilo collects together the work of 38 photographers documenting modern Brazil. A riposte to the intolerance of the recently deposed Bolsonaro government, it delivers a unique insight into this huge country. Founder Mico Toledo tells us more about its origins as he shares his working week.

This week we meet recent design graduate Sudeeksha Somani, who runs Body Talk, a magazine aiming to break stigmas surrounding mental health and body image. She conceived the magazine as part of her graphic design studies, and has just published the second issue, themed ‘Vulnerability’.

Patrick McGraw edited and designed the first issue of his fiction magazine Heavy Traffic himself. For the second issue, he teamed up with designer Richard Turley to create a design that uses typography to express the meaning of the words, like concrete poetry. Patrick tells us about his influences as he shares his week ahead.