D:ZINE MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2014
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05 Editorial by John L. Walters 10 Spotlight on Creativity This month, we look at visualisation techniques for typographic layouts. By John L. Walters 22 D:zine News What’s been happening in the creative networks around the world 31 One From the Vaults A look back at excerpts from The New Typography by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. 36 Essay Letterpress Thinking in solid air. Design educators are finding that letterpress nurtures creativity and visual abstraction. By Steve Rigley
14 Creative Writing Tips and Tricks Where to start when your brain says “No!” By Ali Hale
61 Create:Write Creative Writing from Students at Manchester Met. By Dr Julie Armstrong
26 Typographic Layout Systems An in-depth investigation of grids, alignments and hierarchies. By Viljami Salminen
74 Type Tuesday: The magazine now arriving at platform 15 Work produced at St Brides for Eye Magazine with Mark Porter
43 Bridging the Gap Between Writing and Designing Typography for Writers, and Writing for Designers. By Roy Jacobsen
87 Adobe InDesign CS6. The latest revision of Adobe’s industry-leading layout software. Reviewed by Macworld’s Ben Steers
50 How To… A guide to self-publishing online with Blurb. By Hannah Gal
91 The Elements Of Typographic Style. By Robert Bringhurst. Reviewed by Richard Hollis
58 Book Jackets for Books Not Written Yet A new open collaborative project to work with writers and artists. By Alex Anderson of ME4Writers
Contributing Writers Sam Anderson, Matt Bai, Peter Baker, Emily Bazelon, Ronen Bergman, Daniel Bergner, Mark Bittman, John Bowe, Chip Brown, Christopher Caldwell, Sara Corbett, Nicholas Dawidoff, Jonathan Dee, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Susan Dominus, Robert Draper, Noah Feldman, Andrew Goldman, Cynthia Gorney, Robin Marantz Henig, Wil S. Hylton, Jack Hitt, Jim Holt, Maggie Jones, Pat Jordan, Chuck Klosterman, Dan Kois, Mark Leibovich
C O N T E N T S . 05 Editorial by John L. Walters
10 Spotlight on Creativity This month, we look at visualisation techniques for typographic layouts. By John L. Walters
22 D:zine News What’s been happening in the creative networks around the world
14 Creative Writing Tips and Tricks Where to start when your brain says “No!” By Ali Hale
26 Typographic Layout Systems An in-depth investigation of grids, alignments and hierarchies. By Viljami Salminen
58 Book Jackets for Books Not Written Yet A new open collaborative project to work with writers and artists. By Alex Anderson of ME4Writers 61 Create:Write Creative Writing from Students at Manchester Met. By Dr Julie Armstrong
31 One From the Vaults A look back at excerpts from The New Typography by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. 36 Essay Letterpress Thinking in solid air. Design educators are finding that letterpress nurtures creativity and visual abstraction. By Steve Rigley
43 Bridging the Gap Between Writing and Designing Typography for Writers, and Writing for Designers. By Roy Jacobsen 50 How To… A guide to selfpublishing online with Blurb. By Hannah Gal
74 Type Tuesday: The magazine now arriving at platform 15 Work produced at St Brides for Eye Magazine with Mark Porter 87 Adobe InDesign CS6. The latest revision of Adobe’s industry-leading layout software. Reviewed by Macworld’s Ben Steers 91 The Elements Of Typographic Style. By Robert Bringhurst. Reviewed by Richard Hollis
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Contributing Writers Sam Anderson, Matt Bai, Peter Baker, Emily Bazelon, Ronen Bergman, Daniel Bergner, Mark Bittman, John Bowe, Chip Brown, Christopher Caldwell, Sara Corbett, Nicholas Dawidoff, Jonathan Dee, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Susan Dominus, Robert Draper, Noah Feldman, Andrew Goldman, Cynthia Gorney, Robin Marantz Henig, Wil S. Hylton, Jack Hitt, Jim Holt, Maggie Jones, Pat Jordan, Chuck Klosterman, Dan Kois, Mark Leibovich
05 Editorial by John L. Walters 10 Spotlight on Creativity This month, we look at visualisation techniques for typographic layouts. By John L. Walters 22 D:zine News What’s been happening in the creative networks around the world
i n d Editor in Chief Hugo Lindgren
Design Director Arem Duplessis
Deputy Editors Lauren Kern Joel Lovell
Managing Editor John Haskins Story Editors Sheila Glaser, Jonathan Kelly Ilena Silverman
26 Typographic Layout Systems An in-depth investigation of grids, alignments and hierarchies. By Viljami Salminen
Online Editor Samantha Henig Art Director Gail Bichler
Deputy Art Director Caleb Bennett
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Director of Photography Kathy Ryan
14 Creative Writing Tips and Tricks Where to start when your brain says “No!” By Ali Hale
Designer Oreoluwa Ayoade Design Assistant A.E. Velez
58 Book Jackets for Books Not Written Yet A new open collaborative project to work with writers and artists. By Alex Anderson of ME4Writers 61 Create:Write Creative Writing from Students at Manchester Met. By Dr Julie Armstrong
+ 36 Essay Letterpress Thinking in solid air. Design educators are finding that letterpress nurtures creativity and visual abstraction. By Steve Rigley
d e x 43 Bridging the Gap Between Writing and Designing Typography for Writers, and Writing for Designers. By Roy Jacobsen 50 How To… A guide to selfpublishing online with Blurb. By Hannah Gal
Deputy Photo Editor Joanna Milter Photo Editors Stacey Baker Clinton Cargill Amy Kellner
Copy Chief Rob Hoerburger Copy Editors Harvey Dickson Wm. Ferguson David Vecsey
Head of Research Nandi Rodrigo Research Editors Renee Michael Lia Miller Mark Van de Walle Production Chief Anick Pleven
74 Type Tuesday: The magazine now arriving at platform 15 Work produced at St Brides for Eye Magazine with Mark Porter 87 Adobe InDesign CS6. The latest revision of Adobe’s industry-leading layout software. Reviewed by Macworld’s Ben Steers 91 The Elements Of Typographic Style. By Robert Bringhurst. Reviewed by Richard Hollis
Production Editors Patty Rush, Hilary Shanahan Editorial Assistants Yuri Chong Maya Lau Chief National Correspondent Mark Leibovich
SUMMER 2014
D:ZINE MAGAZINE
31 One From the Vaults A look back at excerpts from The New Typography by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
Chief National Correspondent Mark Leibovich
Editorial Assistants Yuri Chong Maya Lau
Production Editors Patty Rush, Hilary Shanahan
05 Editorial by John L. Walters
31 One From the Vaults A look back at excerpts from The New Typography by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
22 D:zine News What’s been happening in the creative networks around the world
10 Spotlight on Creativity This month, we look at visualisation techniques for typographic layouts. By John L. Walters
36 Essay Letterpress Thinking in solid air. Design educators are finding that letterpress nurtures creativity and visual abstraction. By Steve Rigley
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Design Assistant A.E. Velez
Designer Oreoluwa Ayoade
Deputy Art Director Caleb Bennett
Production Chief Anick Pleven
Research Editors Renee Michael Lia Miller Mark Van de Walle
Online Editor Samantha Henig
Art Director Gail Bichler
Head of Research Nandi Rodrigo
Copy Editors Harvey Dickson Wm. Ferguson David Vecsey
Story Editors Sheila Glaser, Jonathan Kelly Ilena Silverman
Managing Editor John Haskins
Deputy Editors Lauren Kern Joel Lovell
Copy Chief Rob Hoerburger
Photo Editors Stacey Baker Clinton Cargill Amy Kellner
Design Director Arem Duplessis
Director of Photography Kathy Ryan
Deputy Photo Editor Joanna Milter
Editor in Chief Hugo Lindgren
61 Create:Write Creative Writing from Students at Manchester Met. By Dr Julie Armstrong
58 Book Jackets for Books Not Written Yet A new open collaborative project to work with writers and artists. By Alex Anderson of ME4Writers
26 Typographic Layout Systems An in-depth investigation of grids, alignments and hierarchies. By Viljami Salminen
14 Creative Writing Tips and Tricks Where to start when your brain says “No!” By Ali Hale
SUMMER 2014
D:ZINE MAGAZINE
91 The Elements Of Typographic Style. By Robert Bringhurst. Reviewed by Richard Hollis
87 Adobe InDesign CS6. The latest revision of Adobe’s industry-leading layout software. Reviewed by Macworld’s Ben Steers
74 Type Tuesday: The magazine now arriving at platform 15 Work produced at St Brides for Eye Magazine with Mark Porter
50 How To… A guide to selfpublishing online with Blurb. By Hannah Gal
43 Bridging the Gap Between Writing and Designing Typography for Writers, and Writing for Designers. By Roy Jacobsen Sam Anderson, Matt Bai, Peter Baker, Emily Bazelon, Ronen Bergman, Daniel Bergner, Mark Bittman, John Bowe, Chip Brown, Christopher Caldwell, Sara Corbett, Nicholas Dawidoff, Jonathan Dee, Benoit DenizetLewis, Susan Dominus, Robert Draper, Noah Feldman, Andrew Goldman, Cynthia Gorney, Robin Marantz Henig, Wil S. Hylton, Jack Hitt, Jim Holt, Maggie Jones, Pat Jordan, Chuck Klosterman, Dan Kois, Mark Leibovich
Contributing Writers
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