Selector Opening Tokyo, Japan
/ May 10, 2009 /
Art , Magazines , Travel / Posted by Michael
The Selector Opening was good fun! Had a great turn out of interesting people from all over, lots of art was sold, drinks were drank, and Karaoke was sung into the morning!!! Thanks to everyone who came out, and everyone who helped put this thing together!! Selector will officially be sold in magazine & book stores through out Japan come June, 1st… So look out!
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Also a couple randoms from the evening.
Karaoke casualty.
Talk to the harp.
Selector Issue #1 Opening in Tokyo
/ April 23, 2009 /
Art , Magazines / Posted by Michael
If you’re in Tokyo May 9th, come over to PLSMIS for the Selector Launch… 7-10pm.. Karaoke afterwards till Sunrise!
Omni magazine
/ April 15, 2009 /
Design , Magazines / Posted by Michael
A great little set of images from OMNI magazine.
Do you read me?
/ March 12, 2009 /
Magazines / Posted by Michael
To further my love for printed periodicals, here’s another post about a great looking magazine store I can’t wait to visit. This one is in Berlin and is called “Do you read me?”. A friend claimed it’s the best magazine store in Europe..They also have a great little blog on their site showing their new magazines. Berlin is coming up in the following months, can’t wait!
We ♥ Magazine Library
/ March 12, 2009 /
Magazines / Posted by Michael
I love magazines..I really genuinely love them. and boy oh boy I can’t wait to get over to Tokyo next month!!!! We ♥ Magazine Library is a new mag shop that just opened up there. God, I love magazines. They carry current issues and back issues of pretty much any magazine that’s worthwhile in this small little world of ours. Did I mention I love magazines?
New Work #3
/ March 11, 2009 /
Magazines / Posted by Michael
Came home to a nice surprise. New Work Issue #3 in my mailbox.
Love
/ February 20, 2009 /
Design , Magazines / Posted by Michael
The hype machine is churning, and everyone is talking about “Love”… Condé Nast’s newest publication devoted to “Fashion & Fame”, brought to you by Katie Grand. Economic collapse, and Condé Nast is still putting out new 300+ pg rags.. This thing better be good! but with mag culture writing reviews like this,
“Although prepared and presented to the high level expected of it’s creators, in the end Love is a flick-book of rather jaded ideas. ”
I have a feeling this will become just another book on the shelf.
There’s been a few cover previews circulating around recently.. I was a fan of the 50’s uppereast side styling, and iggypop… I understand why they chose Beth Ditto nude, but common’.. It’s looks so New York early 90’s post modern boring. I think they missed the mark a little bit there and are chasing the new Interview a little too hard.
Very Elle
/ December 17, 2008 /
Design , Magazines / Posted by Michael
Cool to see Non-Format getting into even more editorial work.. I’ve been a big fan of their work for a while, and love their fresh approach to type. These are spreads from a french version of Elle called “Very Elle”…Interesting article about it on CR’s site.. It’s a shame that the publisher let such an ugly cover continue to run even though Non-Format jumped in at issue 2 and tried to push for a re-design of it.
Apartamento
/ October 31, 2008 /
Magazines / Posted by Michael
Picked up this great little magazine at the Frankfurt airport before flying over to HK called Apartamento… It’s done by some spaniards out of Barcelona, and is a great little mag.. The premise of the mag is to be “an everday life interiors magazine”. And they start the mag off with a great little essay based on “Hominess is not neatness”… I myself like magazines and books to be around me, not quite tidy and perfect, just there, and have been picked up and read. You need to live in your home, not treat it like a Museum.