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Category: Magazines
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OK Fred at Colophon2007
Colophone2007, the international magazine symposium organized by Jeremy Leslie, is happening right now in Luxembourg — I so wish I could have attended. The magCulture blog is providing plenty of updates, and it was nice seeing OK FRED — and the podcast, Radio OK Fred, of which we really need to get another episode done…
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Lilmag Store
I don’t know much about them, but the other day I picked up a flyer at Cafe Pause that led me to the Lilmag Store, an online market for Japanese zines.
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This Week in Magazines
CASA BRUTUS (84) covers the “Japanese Hotel Evolution,” in the form of a rundown of the latest and greatest when it comes to Japanese hospitality and accommodations. They also have a piece that calls out to “Save the Modern Architecture,” spotlighting older, and iconic, architectural landmarks. TITLE (86) is “Addicted to Photo Love!” It’s a…
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Otaku USA Magazine
Big news for Patrick Macias, who’s back in town now. Sovereign Media Inc., an active interest niche magazine publishing company that publishes SCI FI — the official magazine of the SCI FI Channel, is launching Otaku USA Magazine in June. Patrick Macias, a correspondent for the NHK World Television show Tokyo Eye and author of…
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The Secret Sense of Japanese Magazine Design
When I was last at Junkudo, I spotted this terrific book, THE SECRET SENSE OF JAPANESE MAGAZINE DESIGN. It was put together by CAP — the company behind most of the great layouts you see in Japanese magazines these days — and covers the history of Japanese magazine design by spotlighting 12 or so magazines…
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This Week in Magazines
MAC POWER (207) sports a cover story on Steve Jobs. It’s of course all in Japanese, but there are quite a few classic quotes that pepper the piece, and they make for a good read (and some nice old photos as well). The issue also puts the spotlight on a few independent magazines, and there’s…