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magazines

This page is a listing of periodicals that should be of interest to both designers and students


3D Artist Magazine

Lots of information and articles from the real mag available on-line. Also has The Tesselation Times, a newsletter for people interested in 3D computer graphics.
Website: http://www.3dartist.com"

A + U Architecture and Urbanism
Premiere Japanese journal. High quality subject matter, excellent presentation. Interiors, large scale commercial / institutional / exteriors, urban design.
A+U (Architecture and Urbanism), is handled exclusively by the Japan Architect Co Ltd who also publish the Japan Architect.

A+U Publishing Co Ltd
30-8 Yushima 2-Chome, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, Japan.
Ph: ((03) 3816-2935)
Fax: ((03) 3816-2937)

Japan Architect Co Ltd
31-2 Yushima 2-Chome, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 113 Japan.
Ph: ((03) 3816-2532)
Fax: ((03) 3816-2935)


Abitare
This mag. offers comprehensive survey of architecture and design around the world
Editrice Abitare Segesta
s.p.a.
Corso Monforte, 15
20122 - Milan - Italy.
Subscription Dept.:
Phone. -39-2-76.09.02.11 - Fax -39 -2 -76.02.31.40
Website: http://www.abitare.it

Architectural Record
Reports on design trends, technology innovations, products reviews, industry news, and practice management strategies
Reader Service Department
P.O. Box 5132
Pittsfield, MA 01203-5132 U.S.A.
subscription tel: 1.800.894.4941

Architectural Report
Architecture design landscape urbanism worldwide...need I say more ?
Reader Enquiry Service
Audit House
Field End Road
Eastcote, Ruislip
Middlesex, HA4 9BR
UK
tel: +44.181.956.3015
fax: +44.181.965.3020

The Architectural Review
Mainstream English journal, covering English and predominantly European current / future, mainly commercial, new and retro work. Also, urban design and competitions / entries. Good quality presentation, current material and technologies etc.
Published monthly.
Founded 1896.
The Architectural Review
Emap Construct, 151 Rosebery Avenue
London, EC1R 4GB, England

Web Address: http://www.arplus.com


Art Leader
Art, architecture and design magazine printed in italian.
Gruppo Editoriale Art Leader
Via Volta, 19/c - 60027 Osimo (AN)
Italy
tel: +39/71 7202020
fax: +39/71 710854
website: http://www.artleader.it

Artbyte
This bi-monthly magazine looks at digital arts from a fine arts perspective rather than the technical.
tel: 212.988.5956
fax: 212.988.6107
email: info@artbyteonline.com
website: http://www.artbyteonline.com

Auto & Design
Everything on car design industry, new cars on the market, concept cars, sketches, designers reviews. very high quality magazine.In english,italian & Japanese.
Subsciption: Corso Francia 161
0139 Torino Italy
tel: 011/758810-7764277
Fax:011/758810

Axis
An international and glossy review of contemporary design, published from Tokyo, with English texts. Contains profiles of designers and design studios, news of current trends, and reviews of exhibitions. Axis, 6 issues a year.
Axis Inc
5-17-1Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 106.
Japan
tel: + 81 03 3587 2781
fax: +81 03 3586 5246
website: http://www.axisinc.co.jp/English_f/E_top.html

AZURE
Canadian magazine on design, architecture and art. Mostly in English, some articles in French.
Revue Canadienne sur le Design, l'architecture et l'art. La plupart des articles sont en anglais, quelques uns sont en français.
Azure Publishing Inc.
20 Maud Street, Suite 200
Toronto, ON Canada
M5V 2M5
tel : 416.203.9674
fax : 416.203.9842
email : azure@azureonline.com

Blueprint
Influential British Magazine magazine about architecture and design. Blueprint, 11 issues a year.
Subscriptions: Freepost, LON8209,
London NW oyt, UK.
tel: + 44 171 706 4596
fax: + 44 171 4798515

Car Styling
A bi-monthly magazine from Japan, including English text. Mostly behind the scenes look at automotive design projects with interviews, sketches and photos. Also in depth look at student projects, school profiles and industrial design projects and studios. Good content, not the best writen, and generally worthwhile.
Subscriptions: KANEKO ENTERPRISES, INC.
16421-D Gothard Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
tel: (714) 842-4332
fax: (714) 848-7693
email: carstyling@worldnet.att.net
website: http://www.nos.net/carstyling/index.htm

Communication Arts
P.O. Box 10300
Palo Alto, CA 94303 U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (415) 326-6040, Fax: +1 (415) 326-1648
call toll-free at (800) 258-9111 in the U.S. or Canada to place an order
email: subscription@commarts.com

Coupe

Coupe presents a visual collision between the worlds of design, art, and culture.
website: http://www.coupe-mag.com

Creations
French magazine that talks about the Advertising world. In French.
Subscriptions: creation
service abonnements
15 rue de Turbigo 75002 Paris, France

De Diseno
Mexico (Spanish)
website: http://nueve.com.mx/d

DEsign
Monthly Korean design mag that is pretty complete.
FAX: 011 02 2275 7885

Design and Applied Arts Index by Design
Documentation in England
website: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/design_documentation

Design Designer
It's a section of a Brazilian Newspaper where the president of the Industrial Designers Association of Brazil (Ivens Fontoura) writes about design in Brazil and South America. From the Brazilian capital of Design: Curitiba.

In portuguese new info every Sunday
website: http://www.parana-online.com/designer.htm

Design Graphics
this cousin of Design World from the "Down-Under" deals with what's new in technology as well as art in the field of computer graphics
Design Graphics Pty Ltd
A.C.N. 005 987 722
6 School Road, Fernycreek
Victoria 3786, Australia
tel: 61.3.9755..1149
fax: 61.3.9755.1155
email: email@designgraphics.com.au
website: http://www.designgraphics.com.au

DesignNet
Korean design mag that is pretty complete.
Seoul Korea
FAX: 011 82 2 2267-2133

Design Report
International in coverage, with a bias towards German design. Contains long well-illustrated articles, shorter news items, profiles, interviews, conference reports, book and exhibition reviews, and details of current and forthcoming exhibitions, conferences and seminars.

Scope: industrial design, furniture design, vehicle design, design theory, design education, and design history. Design Report, 12 Issues a year, German. (Summaries in english).
ISSN 0932-3724
MACup Verlag Gmbh, Gro¤e
Elbstra¤e 277, 22767 Hamburg,
Germany.
tel: + 49 040 391 09 01
fax: + 49 040 39 01 91 50
website: http://www.design-report.de

Design Week
Design publication with reviews and news on graphic design, interior design, product design etc. Predominately UK driven with a large classified section. One of the UK's best design publications.
Design Week
Freepost 39, 50 Poland Street.
London W1E 6JZ
UK
Tel: 0171-970 4099
email: dwcirc@centaur.co.uk

Design World
The Australian magazine 'Design World' is no longer in publication, although, you can call the old publishing company at 1.800.688.6247 and perhaps get back issues.
Desktop Publishing
On-line resource with all ends of desktop publishing, including separate areas for graphic designers.



DISENO - revista de coleccion
In Chile is edited a magazine called DISENO it has very good graphic material. It goes from architecture to graphics, industrial design, and art. Only Spanish.
Ediciones Hergar S.A.
Almirante Pastene 232- Providencia Santiago de Chile.
fax: 562 - 235963

DISENO INTERIOR
Text in Spanish with summaries in English (monthly). Mainly look at design for the home, office and commercial spaces through architecture, interior design and industrial design. Also has its section with news, advertisments, and index with future events.
Globus/Communicacion, S.A. C/Goya,
115 7o planta 28009 Madrid Spain
Tel: +34 91 401 10 00
Fax: +44 91 309 23 51

Domus
Published in Milan, this extremely high-quality magazine is sometimes ahead of its time, sometimes behind it (it's weak on new media and the new economy). The principal subjects covered are: architecture, industrial design, furniture design, interior design, ligthing design, enviromental design, and its historical and theoretical aspects.
Editoriale Domus SpA
Subscription Department
P.O. Box 13080 20130 Milan, Italy
tel: +39-2.82472.26
fax: +39-2.82472383
email: mootoo@edidomus.it
website: http://www.domusweb.it


edesign

the magazine of interactive design and commerce
http://www.edesignmag.com/

Etapes Graphiques
The french magazine about graphic design and visual communication 15 rue de Turbigo 75002 Paris
Tel : 33 1 40 26 00 99
Fax : 33 1 40 26 00 79
email : etapesgraphiques@pyramyd.fr
website: htttp://www.pyramyd.fr

Experimenta
Very nice looking mag. with hi-quality paper and print, and a superb lay-out. Experimena talks about general design aspects, news, fairs, competitions, design events, but is mainly about the project culture
Check Experimenta on-line at http://www.ed-experimenta.es/experim.htm

Experimental Magazine
EXPERIMENTAL MAGAZINE is a general art and entertainment magazine covering topics from design and photography interests to the most provocative concepts of visual culture.
http://www.experimental.ro

Form
High-modernist review of contemporary German design with long well-illustrated articles, profiles, interviews, book and exhibition reviews of new products, conference reports, and news of current and forthcoming exhibitions, conferences and seminars. 4 Issues a year, German and English.
Verlag Form GmbH, Hanauer Landstra¤e 161,60314 Frankfurt am Main,
Germany.
tel: + 49 69 94 33 25 0
fax: + 49 69 94 33 25 25

formdiskurs - Zeitschrift fuer Design und Theorie
Germany Journal of Design and Design Theory. One focal theme per issue, all articles in german and english.
#1 (I/1996): Between form and formless. On the necessity and limits of design.
#2 (I/1997): The Digital Variety Shop.
#3 (II/1997): Product Language
#4 (I/1998): Design Management
ISSN 0949-9261
tel: +49-69-9433250
fax +49-69-94332525
email: form@form.de
website: http://www.form.de

Frame
Frame is all about contemporary interiors for corporate and commercial spaces; retail/exhibition/leisure.
http://www.framemag.com

FreshMeat

Deals with culture, products, consumption, companies, design, marketing, technology, and how they all (try to) fit together. It is a free newsletter sent out semi-regularly by email, or can be read online.
Subscribe / view at www.portigal.com/FreshMeat.htm.

Graphis
it is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to communication design, photography, and profiles designers from around the world.
Graphis Inc.
141 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10016-8193 U.S.A.
customer service, US & Canada
tel: 1.800.209.4234
customer service, other countries
tel: 01.383.82.11

How
A bi-monthly magazine which focuses on graphic design
P.O. Box 5250
Harlan IA 51593 U.S.A.
fax: 513-531-1843
for online subsciption: http://www.howdesign.com/offers/subscribe/

I.D. - International Design
Recently voted the best small magazine in the United States, ID's coverage is international but biased towards the USA. Contains long, well illustrated articles, profiles, interviews, book and exhibition reviews, a listing of current and forthcoming exhibitions, conferences and competitions, conference reports, and classified advertisments.
I.D. Magazine
116 East 27th Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
tel: +1 212 447 1400
fax: +1 212 447 5231
general e-mail: edit@id-mag.com
Web site: http://www.id-mag.com

InCA, the official newsletter of the Bay Area Chapter of IDSA!
InCA is available online, and is published in pdf format. The issues are about 3mb in size, so you'll need a decent Internet connection (if you don't have one, ask somebody who does to print a copy for you). You can download your copy here:
http://www.idsa-sf.org

Interior Design

245 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
tel: 212.463.6694
fax: 212.463.6667
website: http://www.interiordesign@cahners.com
subscription info: 800.542.8138

Intramuros
A french design magazine covering product, furniture, a little bit of fashion, interior etc. Very good for french speaking design fans...

Items
Items is the largest Dutch design magazine and covers industrial and graphic design, new media, architecture and fashion.
For more information please contact Marc Vlemmings
phone #31 24 323 14 09
e-mail: vlemmings@wxs.nl

L'Arca
Architecture, design and visual communication
L'Arca Edizioni via Mos Bianchi,
101 20149 Milano
Italy

Machine Design
A magazine about equipment/product design. Includes a "Scanning the Fiel for Ideas", tutorials and technical guide. More mechanical design oriented but very useful for process and materials knowledge

Merge
Sound | Thought | Image.
Merge USA
181 Wyckoff Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
tel/ fax: +1.718.222.8434
email: sqk0606@is.nyu.edu
Merge Europe
P.O. Box 9223
102 73 Stockholm
Sweden
fax: +46.8.84.00.18
email: info@mergemag.com

Metropolis
177E. 87th Street
New York, NY 10128
tel: 212.722.5050
fax: 212.427.1938
subscription tel: 800.344..3046
website: http://www.metropolismag.com
email: subs@metropolismag.com

Modo
Italy Publisher: R.D.E. Srl via Roma, 21
20094 Corsico (MI) Italy
Sole agent for distribuition and subscription abroad:
A.I.E. SpA via Gadames, 89 20151 Milano Italy
tel: +39 2 38001200
fax: +39 2 306279

novum - World of Graphic Design
novum is a monthly, bilingual (German/English) magazine, featuring the best in contemporary graphic design, illustration, typograhpy, etc. It also spotlights new talents and the latest trends, since 1924.
website: http://www.novumnet.de


ON DISEGNO
Like Diseno Interior, this mag. looks at design for home, office and commercial spaces through architecture, interior design, and industrial design but with more extensive articles. Text in Spanish and English.
Travessera de Dalt 82.08924 Barcelona Spain
Tel: 93 210 52 00/219 21 56
Fax: 93 219 29 02

Ottagono
Very famous and well-know italian design magazine (since 1969). Very extensive about industrial design and architecture. Bilingual (italian-english)
Publisher:
Co.pi.na. Srl via Melzi d'Eril, 26 20154 Milano Italy
tel: +39 2 315508
fax: + 39 2 3494731
Sole agent for distribuition and subscription abroad:
A.I.E. SpA via Gadames, 89 20151 Milano Italy
tel: +39 2 38001200
fax: +39 2 306279


Print
America's graphic design magazine
104 5th Ave
New York, NY 10011 U.S.A.
tel: 212.463.0600
fax: 212.989.9891
website: www.printmag.com

Pro-Design
fPro-Design
from New Zealand is an excellent magazine definitely worth a read, if you're interested in Kiwi Design culture.
Agm publishing limited
Private Bag 99 915
Newmarket, Auckland 1031, New Zealand
General inquiry email: agm.publishing@xtra.co.nz
Our temporary website (brief magazine summary, subscription, editorial & advertising contacts): www.agm.co.nz

Proyectodiseño
Colombian magazine focused on product, graphic and space design. Organized once a year. Steel Pencil given in 14 categories.
Calle 26 A #37-28 of 217
P.O.Box 76443
Bogota, Colombia
Tel: (+57 1)5725137 / 3684983 Ext. 211 or 255
Fax: (571) 3684987
e-mail: proyectod@proyectod.com
website: http://www.proyectod.com

sphere
World studio foundation's publication on socially responsible design. It opens up a humanistic way to look at design. Worth-reading!

Stileindustria
Italy, Official ADI's magazine - italian designers association
Editoriale Domus SpA
Subscription Department
P.O. Box 13080
20130 Milano Italy
tel. +39 2 82472276
fax. +39 2 82 47 23 83
e-mail: mootoo@edidomus.it

Style Industria
It came back from history. In Italian.
website: http://www.mclink.it/com/itnet/design/stileind.htm

Summa+
It is a magazine of architecture and design of very high quality that covers the activity in Argentina. Very well written, great photos, only in Spanish.

Tipografica
About graphic design and some articles on industrial design. Clever, nice. Edited in Buenos Aires By Ediciones de Diseöo. Only in Spanish, it is disitributed in Europe and the rest of the world by:
Editorial Gustavo Gili SA, Rosellon 87-89, 08029 Barcelona, Spain.

View on colour
The colour forecasting bible is published by trend magnate Lidewij Edelkoort in Paris, with art direction by Anthon Beeke, one of EuropeÇs most original visual designers. The magazine is extremely well produced, extremely expensive and extremely chic.
United Publishers
30 Boulevard Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
tel: + 33 1 43 31 15 89
fax: + 33 1 43 31 77 91
email: upsa@FranceNet.fr

Wallpaper
A Time Warner company magazine, it covers new architecture, hot recent interior design jobs, hot new furniture designers.
Time Inc.
Brettenham House
Lancaster Place
London WC2E7TL
UK
website: http://www.wallpaper.com

Wired
520 3rd Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107-1815 U.S.A.
tel: +1.415.276.5000
website:http://www.wired.com
email: info@wired.com

WOHNEN
Architecture & design magazine, printed in Austria
Davidgasse 79
A-1100 Wien
Austria
tel: 0043/1/91929-1392
fax: 0043/1/91929-1399
email: wohnen@medianet.at

World Architecture
The business magazine for the global architect
World Architecture
3-6 Kenrick Place
London, W1H 3FF UK
tel: +44.0.171.470.7000
fax: +44.171.470..7007
email: warch@atlas.co.uk

The World of Interiors
this bi-monthly covers news of fine art & decorations from around the world
Vogue House
Hanover Square
London, W1R 0AD UK
tel: 0.171.499.9080
fax: 0.171..493.4723/4013
website: http://www.worldofinteriors.co.uk



newsletters

DESIGN FAX
Economic weekly newsletter on design. DESIGN FAX is transmitted by fax (or e-mail) every monday morning from Paris (France).
80-82 rue du Chemin Vert
75011 Paris
France
Tel : +33 1 43 38 37 32
Fax : +33 1 43 38 42 06
e-mail : designfax@aol.com

IDForum Mailing List
An open forum carried out through e-mail messages. Many working professionals and students subscribe to it.

To subscribe to IDForum, send your message to:
listserv@yorku.ca
The message must only contain the following string of characters:
SUBSCRIBE IDFORUM your-name

IDForum Archive:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idforum
and
http://interaction.brunel.ac.uk/idforum/

Design Research Society Mailing List

This list covers research in the following fields: architecture, industrial design, engineering design, three dimensional design, fashion / textiles design and visual communications.

Send an email message to:
mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
(leave the 'subject' line blank ie. press 'return')
Type a message which reads:
JOIN DESIGN-RESEARCH yourFirstName yourLastName

DRS Archive:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-a-e/design-research/
and at their homepage,
http://www.drs.org.uk/

EXPRESS
is a monthly e-mail newsletter from the Design Exchange, Toronto of DX announcements, job postings and international competitions.
Anyone interested can receive this free service. To subscribe, send e-mail to publications@dx.org

Vent
a quarterly ID-Zine run by ID students about nothing, anything, and everything in between.
School of Industrial Design
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B7 Canada




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