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Posted Two British Heavy Hitters Combine Talents for the New Christie's Magazine to Grids
By Steven Gregor, Founder, Gym Class MagazineWhen news broke David McKendrick (creative director, British Esquire) and Lee Belcher (art director, Wallpaper) had both handed in their notice with the intention of starting their own design consultancy... Gym Class HQ was...
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Posted The Secrets Behind PORT's Success to Grids
Gym Class editor-in-mischief Steven Gregor's back on SPD. This time chatting with Port magazine's creative director Kuchar Swara. Can't get enough of the mag love!Hey Kuchar, thanks for chatting with us. Wow... the 15th issue of Port is rockin' an...
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Posted So, what makes a great Monocle cover? to Grids
News broke earlier this week that Monocle founder Tyler Brule had sold a minority share of the company, valuing the brand at a whopping $115 million. Amaze!We look back at Monocle's first seven years in the new issue of Gym...
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Posted Another ace cover from Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia to Grids
Here's a pretty amazing fact: American photographer Steven Meisel has photographed every Vogue Italia front cover since 1988. Yup, EVERY cover. Since 1988. Pretty amaze, right? Some of you reading will not have been born in 1988. Know mag history,...
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Posted The Fantastic Men Behind Fantastic Man to Grids
Ok, act cool. Don't embarrass yourself. Play it cool. Oh... doh. Too late, we're serious fanboys for Fantastic Man and the two fantastic men (sorry, couldn't help ourselves) who make it, co-founders Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom. The new...
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Posted A chat with The Gentlewoman's EIC Penny Martin to Grids
Indie women's magazine The Gentlewoman is a fave here at Gym Class HQ. What's not to love? We had the good fortune to chat with editor-in-chief Penny Martin for our sixth issue (way back when). We thought it about time...
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Posted Little White Lies. A magazine for movie lovers who love magazines to Grids
Who doesn't enjoy a great film? We love 'em. And we're not talking dodgy, low-quality streaming. Rather, we're all about heading to our local cinema, grapping a tub of Ben & Jerry's, a Coke the size of a European car,...
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Posted Are you familiar with ZEIT Magazin? You should be. to Grids
Are you familiar with ZEIT Magazin? It's the weekly magazine of German newspaper Die Zeit (translates to The Times in English) and is a regular fixture over on Coverjunkie (each issue features two covers).They also publish a twice-yearly English language...
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Posted Indie favorite Cereal magazine hits the newsstands to Grids
The South West of England is fast establishing itself as a hotbed of top-form indie publishing, including the titles Hole & Corner (lifestyle), Another Escape (travel), Bone Shaker (cycling) and Cereal (lifestyle).A new issue of Cereal is about to drop...
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Posted A conversation with ace French illustrator Jean Julien to Grids
We're big fans of illustration. And London-based, French illustrator Jean Jullien is one of faves. We asked him a couple of questions about illustrating for magazines. It's all ace, read on.Your editorial work doesn't just illustrate a story, it also...
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Posted We're loving British kid's magazine Anorak to Grids
We're big kids at heart. So it's no surprise we love British kid's magazine Anorak. The latest issue landed recently... and it's a double win for us: the cover's illustrated by Philadelphia-based Andy Rementer (legend!) and the issue has a...
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Posted An Interview With The New Yorker Creative Director Wyatt Mitchell to Grids
Regular contributor (and all-round magazine legend!) Bob Newman spoke with The New Yorker creative director Wyatt Mitchell for the new issue of Gym Class. Here's an extract from their conversation.Bob: You've worked with some amazing creative directors: Florian Bachleda at Vibe...
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Posted Kicking off the week with a little spice! to Grids
Let's kick off our week of magazine aceness with a little spice. We love the three most recent covers of high-end, classy nudie magazine Odiseo. It's designed by the award-winning Barcelona-based Folch Studio, and the three most recent covers have...
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Posted Welcome our guest editor for the week: Gym Class Magazine's Steven Gregor to Grids
Hi, I'm Steven Gregor and I publish Gym Class. It's a quality fanzine about magazines and the peeps who make them. I also curate the Gym Class Instagram feed. It's a showcase of some of my favorite magazines and a celebration...
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