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The content discusses nostalgic technology, travel gaming preferences, historic typesetting records, and effective methods for managing humidity and comfort.
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Gainazine by Sean O’Mara captures the essence of early Gainax, showcasing the chaotic history of Daicon Films and other projects. The zine features a nostalgic yet clean design, emphasizing visual collage over traditional anime stills. Combining rare promotional materials with unique layouts, it serves as an engaging physical archive.
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Discover diverse internet radio stations to refresh your music experience, including Flood FM, Monocle Radio, Radio Garden, and others, each with unique offerings.
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The post discusses the concept of “above the fold” in newspapers, emphasizing the importance of layout. It reflects on the lack of original artwork and engaging content in contemporary newspapers, questioning personal engagement with the medium.
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Popeye is a monthly magazine, but older issues become collector’s items for a simple reason: they’re just amazing to flip through. I’ve been reading Popeye digitally, but having this large-format print in my hands feels so immersive and calming. I picked this one up at Better Gift Shop in Toronto. Is that…Kazuchika Okada? The book…
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It’s always interesting to go back to someone’s older work. You can see, through Tyler Brule’s vision of late 90s/early 2000s Wallpaper Magazine, a little of what would eventually become Monocle. You can see it in the pleasant but aloof models on the cover and throughout. You can see it in the breadth of subject…
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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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