Bracket

Singapore spreads the news with a unique magazine dedicated to design

A foreword by BBDK design agency founder and Thinkingforaliving’s Duane King on the modern definition of craft kicks off the inaugural quarterly issue of Singaporean magazine Bracket, featuring interviews with an international who’s who in the creative industry like Aaron Rose, Geoff McFetridge, Frank Chimero and even musician and skate punk Tommy Guerrero. “But craftsmanship doesn’t pertain just to the handmade,” King writes. “Instead, craftsmanship …

Inventario: Everything is a Project

Foscarini extends their brand with a tri-annual bookazine

Inventario: Everything is a Project, a new publication supported and promoted by lighting design company Foscarini, doesn’t just aim to be an alternative to traditional magazine but also puts its own spin on branded content. Conceived and directed by architect Beppe Finessi, the project also has publishing chops with Corraini, one of Italy’s most celebrated book publishers in the field of design, art, illustration and …

RISD XYZ Magazine

Metropolis Creative Director and RISD alum Criswell Lappin on redesigning his alma mater's new magazine

When RISD President John Maeda, Liisa Silander and the Media + Partners department decided to reinvent their alumni magazine, they decided to do it from the ground up. Renaming it RISD XYZ and shifting from a more traditional focus on the school to instead celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates, they knew they had to do something about the design too. While previous versions typically …