Journal tagged by Magazine-y

Marvin Scott Jarrett made his name with a series of ground-breaking magazines in the nineties, including RayGun and Nylon, before moving into TV and film. During the Covid lockdown he made a surprise return to print with a bold new music magazine, Marvin. We meet him as issue six of this large-format unbound magazine hits shops.

March’s Magazine of the Month is the new issue of Fukt, another sketchbook-like collection of images enhanced this time by the very specific theme, Faces. This tightly specific subject makes for a rich selection of drawings and stories, while the cover concept hints at the long links between faces and magazines.

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.