Magazine Culture
UK £27.50Trade Paperback (10 x 13 inches)
ISBN10: 0-7893-1497-5 ISBN13: 978-0-7893-1497-0
Published by Universe
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Magazines are social anthologies. In the case of independent/niche magazines, they are normally started by young creatives, probably slightly frustrated with the mainstream media. So the magazines they publish are a reflection of their desires, passions and aims. To make it all possible, a pool of like-minded individuals are normally called upon to photograph and write reflecting the same left-field view as the publishers'.
Today, we have Butt, Fantastic Man, Kilimanjaro and Werk along with many others; some too small that's yet to register on my radar. Not just the content, but the smell and feel of a magazine is seductive. Living a life in the thrall of magazines, I am eager to get my hands on the newly published The Last Magazine. Initially thinking it's a book about magazines, a description about the book in Magma's catalogue has managed to confuse me. It goes like this,
While on the topic of books about magazines, there's one that exceeds all others. 100 Years of Magazine Covers authored by Steve Taylor and designed by Neville Brody has to be the best of its genre. Now, Neville is know from his time at the now-defunct The Face. More recently, he was behind the way The Guardian website looks today and is a renowned designer with studios stretching from Berlin to London to New York.
The choice of magazine covers featured aren't limited to 'avant-garde' titles, but open-minded. The inclusion of fashion titles like i-D, The Face and Dazed & Confused isn't surprising. The editorial team did not forget that the magazine publishing business does stretch furtherer than that. So covers of Fast Company (business), Maxim (mens) and Mayfair (adult) sit comfortably with Tatler, Time Out and Vanity Fair.
Today, we have Butt, Fantastic Man, Kilimanjaro and Werk along with many others; some too small that's yet to register on my radar. Not just the content, but the smell and feel of a magazine is seductive. Living a life in the thrall of magazines, I am eager to get my hands on the newly published The Last Magazine. Initially thinking it's a book about magazines, a description about the book in Magma's catalogue has managed to confuse me. It goes like this,
"Presented here in this visual anthology are the current boutique periodicals so cutting-edge, they will continue to flourish in print even as their mainstream contemporaries move to digital."This hasn't detracted, and instead have heightened, my curiosity. I suppose the only way to find out is to buy a copy.
While on the topic of books about magazines, there's one that exceeds all others. 100 Years of Magazine Covers authored by Steve Taylor and designed by Neville Brody has to be the best of its genre. Now, Neville is know from his time at the now-defunct The Face. More recently, he was behind the way The Guardian website looks today and is a renowned designer with studios stretching from Berlin to London to New York.
The choice of magazine covers featured aren't limited to 'avant-garde' titles, but open-minded. The inclusion of fashion titles like i-D, The Face and Dazed & Confused isn't surprising. The editorial team did not forget that the magazine publishing business does stretch furtherer than that. So covers of Fast Company (business), Maxim (mens) and Mayfair (adult) sit comfortably with Tatler, Time Out and Vanity Fair.
UK £29.95, US $45.00Hardback, 288 pages, 400 illustrations (23 x 30 cm)
ISBN10: 1904772420 ISBN13: 9781904772422
Published by Black Dog Publishing
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