Journal tagged by Front covers

Newsweekly Le Nouvel Observateur is part of the magazine furniture of France; it first appeared (as france Observateur) in 1950 and has been through various identities since, before redesigning (under art director Serge Ricco) and emerging as L’Obs late last...

One of the secrets of strong editorial design is to be forever changing details without making it obvious to the reader. The general feel should remain the same, but otherwise the designer is free to gently adapt the design from...

The NME goes free from today. More on Gym Class no13: Steven talks about the front cover. Private Eye editor Ian Hislop interviewed as the mag hits highest circulation since 1986. Check these beautiful 1940s Ballet magazine covers.

In the first of a new series of posts examining elements of magazine design in tight close-up, we look at the flatplanning of the latest issue of The Gentlewoman. We love introducing new magazines here on the Journal, and there’s...

You might expect the summer months to see a slow-down in the arrival of magazines at magCulture HQ; not so! Here’s an overview of some of those we received last month, including several mags about local areas. Offlife# 12 Comic-strip...

Monocle24’s The Stack are holding a live audience edition, London, 26 September. A lament on the decline of Sports Illustrated. Latest Interview features a series of celebrity selfie covers.