Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Life's A Pitch | Inspiring Publications

Analysing some existing examples of art-centred magazines that have interesting content, aesthetics, or both, as our collective plans to propose the idea of a quarterly publication that is grounded within the discipline of illustration.





CABINET MAGAZINE

"Its hybrid sensibility merges the popular appeal of an arts periodical, the visually engaging style of a design magazine, and the in-depth exploration of a scholarly journal to create a sourcebook of ideas for an eclectic international audience of readers, from artists and designers to scientists, philosophers, and historians"• Broad topics, but rooted in art and culture.
• However, they operate "with the most expansive and inclusive definition of culture possible"
• The magazines content is so broad, and presents the themes and information of each issue in interesting visual ways (photographs, drawings, ephemera, diagrams, etc...)
• The magazine aims to "foster curiosity" about the world we live in
• Cabinet also publish books, CDs, organise exhibitions and events, panels, workshops...





FRANKIE MAGAZINE

• Encompasses design, fashion, art, music, travel, and lifestyle
• Their whimsical, playful tone of voice draws all of these elements together
• They clearly have an idea of their target audience - predominantly female, interested in visual culture and lifestyle, probably the ages of 16 to 24?



NOBROW MAGAZINE

• Not strictly a 'magazine', but more of an art/illustration/design publication.
• The publication aims to tell stories and showcase the new and existing talent of international creatives
• Their focus is one art, design, narrative, and production. Creating publications that are beautiful as well as full of engaging content is important to them, aiming to raise the standard within "visual publishing"

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