Journal tagged by Typography

New poetry magazine Spectra’s 232 pages contain only words—there are no images—but its graphic and physical design combine to make those words more open and accessible than other poetry mags. Take a look through its pages as we highlight the features of this subtle piece of editorial design.

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.

As Berlin-based art-fashion-culture mag 032c reaches its 40th issue take a flick through its pages to observe its latest design features, with particular attention to the ‘Société de 032c’ section that opens the issue.

Hefty new magazine Sociotype Journal is both editorial project and type speciman, but skimps on neither. The text is well-written while showing off the publishers’ typeface Gestura, yet it’s the imagery that catches the eye, uniting the content with a fascinating trail of hand gestures.

The arrival of a new print issue of Vestoj, the ‘Journal of Sartorial Matters’, is always a joy, and this latest issue is no exception. Although always busy online, the print edition demonstrates how a well-designed, themed set of stories can deliver for the fashion-obsessed and fashion-wary alike.

This new issue of Illinois, US-based design journal Amalgam is a triumph of self-imposed parameters. It’s a brilliant piece of black and white editorial design, the denial of colour forcing its maker Pouya Ahmadi to find other ways to bring to life the issue’s rich design- and language- focused content.