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There is something about indentations, that I’m realising can help you create really interesting layouts. Most of the examples I have come across are not conventional and they do not follow the editorial design norms, but still; the result is always unique and visually intriguing. 

I was waiting for something to come along and brake this long silence in here. I think I found it. I am now convinced you don’t need images anymore; you can fill an entire magazine with just oversized heading and copy. 

Here it is again. Another example of the type of design that’s miles away from something I would have designed but really, really like. It’s not just about the layout I realise, but mostly about the absence of colour I appreciate more and more lately. I showed a similar project I designed recently to another designer and he said it’s the absence of colour that makes you focus on and appreciate the design. I hadn’t thought of it like that but it does make sense. Not to mention you can’t really beat that feeling black and white has. 

Who said pull quotes have to be big and bold? The ones here seem to just float on the page and the way they cut the paragraphs create a very interesting geometry, which reflects the buildings nicely. I love the density of the text and those columns... 

And this, is how you design an index page. The use of caps is ingenious but what drives me crazy are those long columns of text. Perfection. 

This is a good example of the type of design I find myself appreciating more and more lately. The type of design that runs away from mainstream, from norms, even from colour. Instead, it relies heavily on text and what you can achieve using just different font weights, black and white photography and interesting indentation. 

I don’t know how People used to look like before but it surely looks really good now. That spread with the thick lines...look closely and you’ll see another one at the top. And at the bottom! Genius.

I know I'm usually all about The Order, but there's something really attractive in the randomness of this visual. For some reason, it reminds me of a film poster, probably the brackets work as an instant link/reference to the brackets of the festivals' logos shown in trailers.

Because New York always sounds better when you say it three times. Or write it three times in a big, bold font.

Really happy to see Fathers continues to produce, not only appropriate to its content, but also very beautiful covers.

Why everything works: bold sans serif type, black and white, grid.

Because sometimes, you don’t even need a picture. 

Sidebars? Check. Thick, beautiful, black lines? Check. I just love those empty boxes, just sitting there, like placeholders who made it to print.