Wednesday, December 22, 2010

With Newsweek being sold this week for $1, with an amassed loss of US$30 million last year, some speak of the imminent demise of print media. Much of Newsweek's misfortune can be attributed to the irrelevance of weekly news mags; a testament to the internet's sparking pace. However, another counter argument is that many preceding economic downfalls have lead to the advancement and innovation of several art forms. True, in fact print media has not died, it's simply generated a remarkable metamorphosis of the medium. Here are a few faves.

Twin is the brainchild of ex-Lula magazine creative director Becky Smith.

Letter to Jane's name was inspired by 1972 postscript film to Tout va bien directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin with the same title.

Kasino Creative Annual is a follow-up to Kasino A4 "The Most Melancholy Magazine" which launched in 2004.

The last issue of GymClass featured an interview with the editor of The Gentlewoman, Penny Martin and 032c's Joerg Koch.

Apparently Gopher comes with stickers, nuff said.

Editor Tim Hayward aims to ‘write as an amateur about something you love’. So less, you know, pretentious, with features including how to cook with tobacco. I've been on that diet before.

Apparently File wants to dispense photographs that 'treat subjects in unexpected ways'. But they're actually serious, take a stapled head on one of their recent covers as evidence.

Ein Magazin uber Orte (A magazine about places). Berlin mag that centers on a different place per issue. 'Place' is generalized in true Berlin form, last issue's theme was sea.

This is the equivalent of a more refined Selby in print mag format.


A Magazine Curated By... Maison Martin Margiela, Riccardo Tisci, Dirk Van Saene, and most recently Proenza Schouler.

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