New+Notable: October 2012 Archives

Flair Resurrected in Italy

Upon the 1996 release of HarperCollins' The Best of Flair, the New York Times noted "Fleur Cowles' legendary magazine, Flair, was the Visionaire of its day." Published from 1950 to 1951, it was considered decades before its time. "The magazine brought together such far-flung contributors as Jean Cocteau, Gypsy Rose Lee, Margaret Mead and Tallulah Bankhead as it covered art, fashion, interior design travel and literature." Today, collectors scour for the originals, which featured intricate foldouts, detailed die-cuts, and bound-in booklets.… MORE

Twenty-Four Magazine, Created in 24 Hours!

Twenty-Four is a rotating group of people based in New York City who produce a digital and print issue of a magazine in one 24-hour period. Their third issue, organized around the theme of failure, is just out. You can find out more about the project here, and view the digital version of the magazine here. Myself, I like the old school print version, with its oversized pages, thick paper, and stylish cover. What they lack in slickness, the Twenty-Four folks make up with energy and passion and a sense of joy in what they're doing. That's plenty rare these days in publishing, and this is a very cool exercise in contemporary (and maybe futuristic!) indie publishing.

An Olympic Feat

28 issues in just over a month. Over 1500 pages. For Art Director Chris Barker and the team who designed the official Olympic and Paralympic daily,it was a long, rewarding summer. Not all of us were lucky enough to make it to London this year, but we were able to get some issues to share with everyone. Check out some of the great programs after the break.… MORE

M Magazine Returns!

The first issue of M magazine, the luxury men's magazine last seen in 1992, came out last week. According to M creative director Nancy Butkus, the cover design was influenced both by European men's magazines like Port and Hutch, as well as vintage issues of Fortune. "We had a stunning 1930s Fortune as our cover inspiration, and in some way we just updated what they were doing--they had borders on the cover and so do we, but ours are asymmetrical."

The cover features a nifty logo design by Jim Parkinson, and a bright, smiley photograph of Bradley Cooper, by Jason McDonald.
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