Anyway, see for yourself and it’s free to subscribe!

Launched in 1980, and lasting only two years, I only vaguely remember this magazine – I was more into The Face – but a place in history has been assured for Flexipop magazine (free flexi disc record with every issue).

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Great to see a new magazine launch in these troubled times. Even better that it is absolutely doing its own thing. Conceived by Guardian food writer Tim Hayward, Fire & Knives is a beautiful looking magazine filled with articles by established food writers that might not be published elsewhere. New writers get a look in too, but all this adds up to a brilliantly put together publication, unsullied by advertising and paid for by subscriptions alone. Illustration is pivotal to the magazine too, which is another step forward, and the strong but understated typography by Rob Lowe, makes it a must-have buy for food lovers.

Could a subscription be the perfect Christmas present? We think so.

Made us laugh here at CMYK. Maybe you have to be a designer. Or have a beard. Or a designer with a beard.

Here at CMYK towers, we’ve just taken delivery of our newest title for the MDDUS. Called Practice Manager, it’s a 16 page magazine for those who run medical or dental practices in Scotland. We do the design and also handle the print and distribution side of things.

I’m pleased to say it’s the first of three titles which the MDDUS will be launching with CMYK over the next few months so watch this space for more details!

Part of the motivation for launching this title was the success of FYi which we launched for the MDDUS last year. This title was very well received and also made it to the shortlist for best magazine design in the business & professional category at this year’s PPA Scotland awards.

These titles also demonstrate a clear understanding on the part of the MDDUS of how to implement the magazine as a marketing tool. By giving away genuinely useful expertise and insight in these titles, they have the reader’s full attention and can make a persuasive argument for becoming a member.

Photograph: Tina Norris

Last night the team from CMYK were celebrating in style after winning Member Magazine of the Year at the PPA Scotland Awards 2009.

Scotland in Trust, which we publish on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland, beat off the competition to win the award for the third time in six years. Photograph above shows Neil Braidwood (centre) collecting the award for CMYK. On his right is Roger Pitt from Headley Brothers, sponsors of the award, and to his left is broadcaster Cathy MacDonald, compère on the night. Photo credit: Tina Norris

Needless to say we allowed ourselves a glass or two of champagne.

The prizes just kept coming though – another of our clients, Big Bend Publishing won Best Small Publisher with Scotland Outdoors magazine – which has been going for just over a year. CMYK do all the design and production work on the title.

Listen to the podcast interview with Neil before the awards at allmediascotland.com

CMYK has been asked by those lovely people at The Banter magazine to help them out on the advertising sales side of things.

Obviously, we offer all aspects of magazine production from editorial to distribution, but we are more than happy to offer any or all of these specialist services. With an in-house team of sales staff and a comprehensive database of advertisers, we have a target of between five and ten ad pages per issue.

The Banter is a free quarterly magazine aimed at 16-22 year olds in the Strathclyde area of Scotland.

The world of Hip Hop has, historically been a pretty male-dominated place and although there have been a fair few top flight performers, it’s sad that they have been somewhat under represented in the world of print.

That’s why it’s great to see Anatitude magazine causing a bit of a stir and giving a platform for female artists. The mag is on it’s fourth issue at the time of writing and is looking strong.

For more information, visit the Anattitude magazine website.