A History of British Magazine Design

219 x 312mm, 240 pages (hardback)

Published in 2016

By Anthony Quinn

An illustrated, large format survey of British magazine design and publishing over 170 years, spanning its origins at St John's Gate (just down the road from the magCulture shop), the advent of influential weeklies Punch and Illustrated News London, through to the likes of The Face, Monocle, Huck and other contemporary titles you see on our shelves today.

Split into eight chapters, the book tracks the social, artistic and technological influences that have shaped British magazine design across generations, covering approaches to typography, graphic design, photography and printing methods, as well as strategy, distribution and audience. A key resource for any magazine enthusiast, it includes hundreds of high quality covers, spreads and pages sourced from the National Art Library's rich periodical archive.