Journal tagged by Designers

The death of photographer Oliviero Toscani was announced yesterday. He created many great images, but it’s his role in the launch of Colors that will always endear him to magazine-makers. To mark his passing, we’re publishing a column Jeremy wrote for Creative Review in 2011 as Colors marked its 20th anniversary.

Why should you enter your work to the Society of Publication Designers annual awards programme? We ask the co-chairs of this year’s 60th edition of the awards about their role, their experience of the awards, and why they believe it’s worth having your design work judged by your peers.

London art director Alex Hunting has built a strong reputation for editorial design, with a number of high-profile redesigns and an ongoing role at Kinfolk. He’s just launched his own magazine, Footnotes, ‘A journal for artistic exchange.’ He tells us more about the mag as he shares his working week.

Richard Turley is one of only a handful of people working in magazines today who could be described as advancing the very idea of what a magazine can be. Arjun Basu at the Full Bleed podcast has just interviewed Richard about his work, and we’re excited to present this illustrated transcript of their conversation.

Graphic design magazine Slanted has grown to be a vital part of the design ecosystem, publishing regular editions featuring contemporary work from single cities and countries. Co-founder Lars Harmsen considers the state of graphics today as he reflects on how his mag has developed over the years.

A new exhibition in Philadelphia aims to explain why Alexey Brodovitch, the man who first defined the role of the magazine art director, matters. The accompanying catalogue makes the case in words and design. Kirsty Carter from London studio APFEL, who designed the book, spoke to us about its production.