Huck #81
220 x 275mm, 122 pages
London, UK
Biannual
First published in 2006
Editor-in-chief: Andrea Kurland
Editor: Josh Jones
Art director: Tertia Nash
First focusing on music, surf and skate-related youth culture, over the (getting nearer to) two decades since, Huck has grown to cover a broader range of alternative culture in print, video, and digital. In their words Huck 'roams the globe seeking out artists, activists and creative renegades who are breaking down the old world to build something new.'
Introducing the ‘It’s More Than a Game’ issue of Huck, which sees British surfer Laura Crane—the first British woman to surf (the HUGE) Nazare waves in Portugal—take to the cover. Inside, the focus is on sports—a throwback to the magazines origins as a publication documenting 'skate, surf, and subcultures' and well-timed given the 2024 Paris Olympics (though Huck explores sport through a very different lens):
'After an incredible and electrifying summer of sport, Huck #81 is your chance to get in behind the podium finishes. To meet the people, the places and the communities that push boundaries and tell a different story.'
From the Journal:
(Of an earlier issue) 'The redesign has been overseen by Design Director Fabrizio Festa, who grew up in Varese, a small city north of Milan, and studied design at Politecnico di Milano. He moved to London in 2011 and freelanced in advertising before taking the chance to return to his first love, magazines, as Design Director at TCO London, in 2019...' READ MORE