Gym Class Magazine
Gym Class Magazine is a zine for the guy chosen last. What does that mean? Well, it’s a zine for the underdog, the black sheep. Remember your high school gym class? The bit where two kids were made captain and…
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The ’00s
Now that 2009 is swiftly coming to a close, we’re starting to be bombarded with commentary about the decade, and countless “best of” lists. For New York Magazine’s “The ’00s” issue, they continued its commitment to quality design by commissioning…
Behind the Design: Australian Financial Review
Tony Rice, Design Director for the Australian Financial Review, gives Grids an in-depth look behind the design of their most recent, 10th anniversary issue. I’m not at all familiar with this publication, so it’s really interesting to get a glimpse…
Design Makeovers
As previously mentioned, this week I’ve taken off to the Outer Banks for a much-needed vacation. And lucky for me, I’ve got some great blogger friends who agreed to guest post while I’m gone. Today you’ll have the pleasure of…
Color Happy 27
I am dying for the cold and gray weather to subside right about now, so this week I’m focusing on this fun summer palette from a 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Living. Yum.
Candy 11
The latest issue of Candy Magazine—The For All Intents and Purposes Issue—is now available for download. And it’s got a brand spanking new look, thanks to designer Jamie Delaney.
Todd Weinberger
I found the work of publication designer Todd Weinberger through Grids, the SPD blog. He is currently the Creative Director at Inked magazine.
Long Live Domino
In case you haven’t heard the disappointing news, Domino magazine announced yesterday that it has folded. I’ve been a subscriber since the beginning, so it’s sad to see another one of my favorites fold. Here are a few images I’ve…
Uppercase Magazine!
What exciting news! The multi-talented Janine has launched a quarterly magazine for the “creative and curious” (which is especially exciting for me considering my magazine addiction). Read more about the new publication right here, and subscribe here. Looks amazing! Cover…
Behind the Times
Unfortunately my copy of the latest issue of GOOD Magazine sat barely opened for the last few weeks. The entire issue was focused on voting and the current election; so of course I missed some great stuff that would have…
An Unlikely Pair?
Has anyone else seen the November issue of O Magazine? I was pleasantly surprised to see that the artwork accompanying an article at the back, “What I Know for Sure”, was created by several well-known designers. Don’t get me wrong,…
Kendra Smoot
I stumbled upon the portfolio of prop stylist Kendra Smoot via the now-defunct Bluelines blog. (I think I still haven’t gotten over the end of Blueprint—it quickly became my favorite magazine.) So cheerful and fun, I wish there was more.
Masters of Design
This month Fast Company has published it’s annual Masters of Design issue. All of the content is focused on design and business—from architecture to fashion to graphic design and everything in between. You can check out some of the articles…
Noodle Gun
Noodle Gun is an online horizontal publication featuring artwork by various contributors. Purely visual in content, there is very little explanation about each piece or the theme, but it’s definitely interesting to navigate. There are some really beautiful images in…
Erin Jang & Esquire
I really enjoy these designs for Esquire by Erin Jang. Check out her blog for more recent work.
New York Magazine
When I receive my copy of New York Magazine every week, there is always some aspect of the design I really like (online as well—love this logo). The look of the magazine is really tight, and I love that they…