Journal tagged by Typography

Patrick McGraw edited and designed the first issue of his fiction magazine Heavy Traffic himself. For the second issue, he teamed up with designer Richard Turley to create a design that uses typography to express the meaning of the words, like concrete poetry. Patrick tells us about his influences as he shares his week ahead.

We’re smitten by Pleasant Place, a smart new magazine from Amsterdam devoted to gardening. It’s a subtle piece of publishing, both serious and fun at the same time, and beautifully designed to reflect that mix. You don’t have to love gardening to enjoy it, but it’ll surely win over some converts to the activity.

US design/collage magazine Plastikcomb is back for a fifth time, staking a corner of design publishing for its kaleidoscopic form of visual nostalgia. We take a look at the way it makes a thrilling editorial experience from an unconventional approach toward organising its stories and page designs.

With its 41st issue released this week, Italian ‘Contemporary Aesthetics’ magazine Kaleidoscope is making its mark. We’ve watched it grow quietly, but now its shiny, brash and colourful presence deserves recognition. We’re excited to present it as our January 2023 Magazine of the Month.

Our final Magazine of the Month for 2022 is Interview, which has doubled down on founder Andy Warhol’s celebrity obsession. We love the urgency of its photography and typography. Art director Kurt Woerpel talks us through the latest type directions as we share copies with our Club members and award it Magazine of the Year!

A new month means a new Magazine of the Month, and as the London weather teases us with the possibility of spring barbeques, what better mag to celebrate than Pit, the magazine of Food & Fire? Their balance of the serious and the fun makes for another hunger-inducing issue… crisp sandwich anyone?