Quiet Media #1
140 x 196 mm, 80 pages
London, UK
Founder and editor: Charlotte Rubesa
Design: Jake Buckley and Meara Withe
Illustrator: Tobi Meuwissen
Founded by magCulture Flatplan alumni Charlotte Rubesa, Quiet Media is a new print-first publication devoted to slowing down and reclaiming our attention in the face of pervasive advertorial and sensational content—positioning itself as an antidote to ‘slop’.
This inaugural edition arrives tucked inside a cobalt embossed sleeve, and features a minimalist front cover showcasing its title in a complementary blue cursive font. Issue one asks: ‘What if we stopped vying so desperately for attention and did our part to protect it instead?’
Inside, a foreword from Andrew McLuhan delves into the tipping point of our tolerance towards the attention economy. Then, a series of features muse on our contemporary relationship with—and the mechanics of—attention: Michael Goldstein explores the devious craft of ‘clipping’, used to maximise views; Caitlin Mayance considers how brands can mean more by saying less; and an interview with Joe Hollier—founder of the surprisingly smart dumbphone, the ‘Light Phone’—examines the growing momentum behind digital minimalism and tech downgrades.