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Layered up Vogue covers

In an interesting experiment posted on LiveJournal, last year’s Vogue covers from each of the different editions have been overlayed to surprisingly varied effect. Some are light and airy looking while others – notably the Paris edition – are darker with more apparent typographic variation.

It’s interesting to see how the UK edition (above left) creates a sort of average model shot (Dave Gorman anyone?) while you’d be hard pressed to focus on a single clear face in the Paris edition (above right).

Spotted via Creative Review blog.

Star quality

Speaking of themed issues, Vogue have come up with a cracker this December. Lovely gold foil blocking and a specially commissioned typeface from illustrator Jo Ratcliffe all combine to make this special superstar issue.

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Café CMYK?

Shoe designer Patrick Cox has recently opened a cake shop in London’s Soho. The Missoni family have a hotel in Edinburgh. Ralph Lauren has a restaurant in Paris. Designers everywhere are extending their brands – and why not? They sell a lifestyle after all.

Publishers Conde Nast are about to roll out a chain of cafés worldwide, based on their flagship title Vogue. They’ve already piloted the model in Moscow, with Vogue Café, GQ Bar and Tatler Club. It remains to be seen how this idea would work in other cities, but I suspect they aren’t opening one next door to us here at CMYK Towers. Skinny latte anyone? Coming right up.

Vital Vintage (1940s)

Vintage Goodwood – (a celebration of all that is great about British culture) begins on Friday. Brainchild of Wayne Hemingway (he of Red or Dead fame) – the festival will consist of music, fashion and all things cultural. I dearly want to go, but it is just too far to travel with the current workload we have. Continue reading ‘Vital Vintage (1940s)’

Can you make me look 60?

Apparently with no Photoshop involved (although there will doubtless be a chorus of unbelievers) Vogue have disguised a 20 year old model as being everywhere between 10 and 60. They could do a lucrative line in fake IDs…

See the pics at PICDIT

Spotted on Magtastic

Metallic covers

Esquire dropped through the door the other day – and this Bond cover is so much better than the news stand version. Lovely use of type with foil blocking.

Here are some other foil blocked covers.

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