Mark Porter

… some great magazine journalism here. The 7 Greatest Stories in the History of Esquire Magazine… in Full. (Via Ben Hammersley)

I’m loving this special issue from French Elle designed by Non-Format. I think there may have been others but this is the first I’ve seen. The digital version is plagued by several things I really hate (turn-the-page online magazine format, over-the-top flash, etc etc etc), but I can’t help finding it pretty cool against my better judgement…

(Update: more info about this project on the Creative Review blog).

Interesting evening last night, at the presentation of the Guardian Student Media Awards. Read the rest of this entry »

A flattering and very faithful hommage to the Guardian’s Weekend magazine: BHMagazino, a supplement to TO BHMA from Greece. Thanks to Costia Khoury for the tip.

Excuse the low-light iphone pictures!

Rather late with this but had to acknowledge the passing late last month of the great Lou Dorfsman, one of my very few all-time design heroes. Read more here and here. More links on the Eye blog.

London’s Sunday Times magazine was the colour supplement that defined the genre for a generation. Famous for Don McCullin’s photo dispatches from Vietnam and Northern Ireland, in the 60s and 70s it also showcased the brilliant art direction of Michael Rand and David King. Read the rest of this entry »

Not before time, the FT website is being redesigned:

Do I detect a Guardian influence here too? Or am I just seeing that everywhere now?