Journal tagged by New magazines

On a mission to bring true Indonesian food to the world, Rahel Stephanie runs London’s sell-out supper club Spoons and has just launched a zine, Pedas. A mix of recipes and musings about Rahel’s Jakarta roots, it has been vividly designed to express the spice of the cuisine. She tells us more as she shares her week ahead.

 

It’s always exciting to see a new magazine tackle an overlooked subject, but even better when that magazine does so with a panache that wins over the reader. Our April Magazine of the Month Nicked Journal does just that, covering the day-to-day realities of the British legal system with a refreshing editorial approach.

British magazine Eleven uses the guitar as a springboard for themes of music, creativity and storytelling. We hear from founder Eleanor Jane, a music photographer who saw an opportunity in the lack of adventure shown by traditional music magazines. Find out more as she shares her week and her influences.

A magazine built of leftovers and designed using Microsoft Word may not sound the most exciting prospect. Yet new launch Offal demonstrates just how useful such limitations can be. Mixing leftovers, experiments and overlooked writing, it’s a great read, brought to life by an intriguing design approach.

Roughcast is a new magazine published to centre freelancers and ‘entertain people who realise it’s worth paying to cosume art’. Two of its founders, editor Simon Doherty and art director Erin Rimmer, share the origins of their magazine the second issue arrives in shops.

Ahead of the launch of new literary/arts mag Offal—the names hints at its content of rescued offcuts and leftovers—we hear from the publisher’s Chief Creative Officer Jeremy Portal. Jeremy discusses the origins of the new mag and its central role within the broader Offal Industry business.