Monkeys presenting the new issue of 032c
To ENERGIZE the reader…”
A simple reason for why I think this magazine is brilliant, I really admire the work and the radical approach of the
032c makers. I guess it is the same with e.g. music, art or design, whether it is about research, entertainment or just consuming, I am really into a story, digging for it to find that one extraordinary something. It corresponds to my nature that I scrutinise a piece of music that unifies a wide range of listeners, or a piece of art that is understandable to any viewer. When most of it is easily digestible, made for everyone to be understood, I am asking, has this art failed? And not rarely it gets boring and loses excitement. Not to be misunderstood, I think I have a soft spot for edgy things or in this case a magazine that is engaging with a certain approach far beyond the mainstream. And that’s where 032c is located … “We went so far underground that we came out on top of the other side of the new mainstream.”
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"Come into my kitchen…" — apartamento #05
Some more printed goodness for this week. As we love music on vinyl (showed in our other column) we also love magazines. Art and things and stories printed on paper for the haptic experience, for the sweet slowdown, the focus.
Issue #05 of interior magazine apartamento proves the approach of personality that underlies each story, the (meanwhile) known aesthetic of pictures showing residencies and some of its private details of the inhabitants, feels familiar but still offers new surprises. Once again, the mixture of paper and colours in addition to its well-selected content makes this publication a very special editorial piece.
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Filled with an awesome selection of work — It's Nice That #03
That’s nice, caring for the creative and their art is what the folks of It’s Nice That from London are doing with their valuable printed good. They create an archive of work of artists they feature on their website in a bi-annual publication. They give respect and put value to the work that it deserves and giving it as well a history that otherwise could get lost in the quickness of the internet. On top of this, most of the work they feature online actually is designed for print. Their meanwhile third issue has been sent out early April and for all pre-orders, they put a black and white print by Parra to it.
JB. talked with editor and co-founder Will Hudson about the linkup of editorial content using both channels digital and print, magazine issue #03 and sustainability of graphic design. The interview will be soon online. Until then, follow their daily news on the website and have a look at the goodness inside the mag right here …
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