Feature: Graphic design
Point of difference
Enigmatic imagery and restrained typography give HR membership quarterly Work. the visual personality of an independent magazine
Double vision
Fast-paced, emotional, competitive, surprising – Germany’s ZEITmagazin is a print title for the digital age
Liberté, égalité, typography
Serge Ricco, creative director of l’Obs, has shown this word-driven, left-wing French weekly the power of expressive type and images
For the love of food and print
Michele Outland, creative director of Bon Appétit, also co-founded and designs the indie mag Gather Journal. Steven Heller reports
Reputations: David Driver
‘That was the buzz one got about publishing. What do people want? Where are the gaps in the market? You wanted it to push boundaries … give people information that they never possessed before.’ Interview by Martin Colyer
Looking at magazines looking at themselves
Five enormous, lavish books celebrate the achievements of five legendary titles: Harper’s Bazaar, Rolling Stone, New York, The Face and Octavo
Serious goals
Art director Robert Priest turned editor to make Eight by Eight, an ambitious football title based in Brooklyn
Reputations: Gail Bichler
‘Our content is hard to come by. You are designing in real time about world events. The freedom we have in service of these articles is a special opportunity.’
Small is beautiful
Estonian design education enjoys a culture of innovation and experimentation thanks to the country’s tiny population, says Kristjan Mändmaa, Dean of Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts
Systematic play
Using intuition, research and process, the work of Armin Lindauer and Betina Müller revitalises connections between art, design and science