Journal tagged by Magazine-y

M-A (A Space Between) is a new large-format publication presenting a series of spiral-bound, full-bleed black and white photographs from known and emerging talent. It’s a useful reminder that magazines are as able to address the abstract as communicate fact and opinion.

Our latest Close-up sample comes from fashion reader Viscose. After only two issues the magazine has established itself as a vital platform for fashion criticism, and our sample text offers a typical example of how provocative ideas can be expressed in easily assimilated language.

Diminutive Berlin-based interview mag mono.kultur returns with its 49th edition. As ever, the magazine has been designed and produced to reflect the work of its subject, this time controversial Spanish artist Santiago Sierra. The issue demonstrates how a little bit of creative print production goes a long way.

This subtle new publication from the Pop-Up Magazine team arrives as a beautifully produced print package but also includes great audio. Together, the two elements add up to a fascinating experiment in combining print and digital to share inspirational stories.

I’ve been thinking about magazines and time in relation to an upcoming lecture, and this latest Page 23 highlights one way print interacts with time; it’s also a lovely excuse to revisit the joys of Rubbish FAMzine as we await issue 11 next year.

This new magazine invited 12 contributors to offer a series of single, full-page images that sum up 2021—the first of an annual series to span this decade. It’s a rich visual experience; ‘Frankly, it’s a relief to be spared some of the attempts at explanation demended in other magazines…’