Journal tagged by New magazines

This new magazine addresses the changes the digital realm is imposing on our lives. It’s not the only print magazine we’ve seen recently to address such issues, but is surely the most accomplished. The writing is strong; the accompanying artworks brilliant.

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, as issue one lands on doormats, founder Sophie Cross  tells us about Freelancer Magazine and her plans to ‘Support freelancers in being bold and ambitious and debunk some myths around freelancing.’

This beautifully produced, large-format launch is the perfect riposte to anybody thinking that the interiors magazine is a tired genre. Sized just under A3, the unbound pages of Objection flow across the table like prints, revealing a series of clever editorial ideas.

New Swiss architecture magazine Superposition arrives wrapped in a gorgeously contrasting red and blue typographic cover announcing the theme, Hardcore Home.
Inside, a series of thoughtful stories about Home are presented in a gentler manner, and our latest Page 23 is typical of that.

After plenty of experience producing magazines for others – including British Esquire, Christies, Wallpaper* and Cloakroom –  art director David McKendrick has just launched the first issue of his own title, Paperboy. ‘Since I got Paperboy out my head, then out the door, then out into other peoples hands, I have felt a gentle buzz of optimism in the air.’

Part diary, part parody, new launch Happy Days is a cheery record of 2020. Originally conceived to present an alternative to our manic pre-pandemic lives, the magazine ended up being created in between lockdowns last year, when the everyday acts...