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A few months ago, I was shopping for zines at Tranzac’s Paperjam event. At one booth, you could give your name and address, and get a zine mailed. I did that, and one day, a zine arrived. Secret Pocket 17 feels so intimate, like reading someone’s diary. I love the flowing, expressive cursive, charming anecdotes,…
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The Monocle Design Awards is a good opportunity to showcase strong layout. This is an impressive showcase of designers. One again I have to admire Monocle’s paragraph style choices. In just a short section, repeated throughout, you see six separate styles that fit together in tight or wide spaces. The orange background fill in the…
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Robin Sloan is an author of interesting fiction and essays. As long as I’ve followed his career, I’ve been impressed with how willing he is to experiment with form and medium. ”Reality Has a Surprising Amount of Detail” is a poster on one side and an essay on the other. It could have been a…
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Design can be a somewhat lonely career, which means a lot of us end up with podcast addictions. I’ve curated a collection of design-focused podcasts that I dip into occasionally to get inspired, challenge my own ideas, and better understand what’s happening in my industry. Maybe you’ll like them too. 99% Invisible: The gold standard…
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Just in time for Spring, & Premium has an issue all about plants and gardening. I want to highlight how pretty the TOC is, this clean cascading of simple titles. It elegantly displays the large amount of content in the magazine. One tiny bear illustration does so much whimsy work. The issue communicates its love…
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Raygun: The Bible of Music and Style by Marvin Scott Jarrett is a coffee table book about Raygun Magazine. It is the only place to see some of the layouts from Raygun, as there doesn’t seem to be an online repository of copies. (If you can point me to one I would greatly appreciate it.…
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This content highlights notable publications and opinions on the state of print versus digital media. It discusses the impact of AI on writing and reflects on the responsibilities of content creators in journalism. Additionally, it pays tribute to Paul Brainerd, the pioneer of desktop publishing, emphasizing his legacy in both technology and environmental conservation.
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Omoshiro Japan #1 by Oke is a beautiful zine about traditional Japanese candies. The use of a soft seigaiha (say-guy-hah) pattern across the background provides a traditional Japanese motif that anchors the pages without distracting from the content. The colour palette is muted and creamy, mirroring the sugary, nostalgic themes of the candies themselves. The…
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Terry Godier’s Essays have been a highlight of web layout design in 2026. If you follow anyone who cares about well-constructed arguments about how we spend our time online, you’ve been recommended one of these. If you haven’t, buddy, you need to read better bloggers. Phantom Obligation is an essay about RSS Readers and the…
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I found Men’s Club just slightly too late. Their last print issue is from November 2024, their 70th anniversary. Back issues of it have been added to my shopping list next time I’m in Japan. For more information about Men’s Club, visit The Bandanda.jp and read their 13th issue for an excellent summary. (https://www.thebandana.jp/p/issue-13 )…
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