Im always into a good fashion/culture magazine. Not just for the editorial sake, but also because its layout etc. Here's one of my new fav, Neue Mode Magazine
"Neue Mode magazine offers a strong editorial content, based on integrity, creativity and style in the fields of fashion, photography, art and personality. With it¹s unique philosophy and strong creative identity Neue Mode magazine is a unique publication in biannual fashion magazines market. Neue Mode magazine is distributed in 18 countries worldwide."
The designer who did the art direction, Oliver Daxenbichler should be notice as well.
"Oliver Daxenbichler, founder of Oliver Daxenbichler Design, Inc., is a 33 year old Art director and Graphic designer who lives and works currently in Frankfurt Main, Germany. Over the the course of almost one decade he has been working on a large variety of print and new media based projects including conceptualizing and producing ad campaigns and catalogues, logos and brand identities and magazine design.
His recent activities include projects for Drykorn for beautiful people, Levi’s Red Tab and Pertronio Associates."
http://www.oliverdaxenbichler.com/
http://www.neuemodemagazine.com/
The sites great. It has some really interesting layouts.
ReplyDeleteFor me successful typography and layout is not just about legibility, but creating a sense of space. Even though a page (arguably) is a flat surface and reads as a 2D object it still needs to have that sense of dimensions. Like with any physical environment that space creates an atmosphere through placement, emphasis, colour and image.
So I think that the fashion/culture magazine you put up is a great example of that. You look at it and you know that you're looking at a fashion magazine.
lately I noticed that many fashion/cultures has the same way on how they layout text, photos and how they play around with typography. Not saying that they all copied each other or like that, each has different feels and personalities.
ReplyDeleteIm not talking about mainstream fashion magazines such as YEN, Frankie, VOGUE etc. But more those independent/bi-monthly ones like Another Magazine, Man About Town, 10 Magazine etc. It's quite interesting.