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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

What I'm Reading: Off Licence magazine, issue Sixteen. Super cool underground music magazine published in Brighton, UK. This is the jazz issue, filled with enough interesting UK jazz artists to make a killer playlist: Kokoroko, Venna, Allexa Nava, and Emma_Jean Thackray. offlicencemagazine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I visited the mighty Casa Magazines in downtown Manhattan and walked out with a giant stack of goodies. New issues of Interview, Los Angeles Review of Architecture, Rolling Stone, Sight and Sound, Mojo, The Gentlewoman, Mother Tongue, White Lies, and Newmanology fave Pit. So much magazine joy!

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

What I'm Reading: Usecase magazine, issue 01, October 2025, "a magazine about what crypto enables." It's 164 pages, beautifully designed and printed, with multiple paper stocks and lots of gorgeous photos and illustrations. Design direction via creative directors Holly Catford and Simon Esterson.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

What I'm Reading: Archigram the Magazine. The authorized facsimile publication of all 10 issues of the legendary super cool architecture magazine published in the 1960s-early 70s in the UK. With wacky foldouts, pop-ups, inserts, and lots of creative art and design. www.artbook.com/978193304585...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

What I'm Reading: Cake Zine, Volume 7, Summer 2025, Forbidden Fruit. 100+ elegantly designed pages, from "an independent print magazine exploring society through sweets." Received via Stack Magazines monthly subscription. cakezine.com/products/for...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I picked up a couple cool flags at today's No Kings march in midtown Manhattan.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

This was definitely the #1 sign and outfit at today's No Kings march in midtown Manhattan.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

At Details magazine, we took D'Angelo back to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, for the November 1998 issue. Photo: Moshe Brakha, fashion: Derick Procope, photo director: Greg Pond, designer: John Giordani, editor in chief: Michael Caruso, design director: Robert Newman. RIP D'Angelo.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

RIP D'Angelo. Cover of Vibe magazine, April 2000. Photograph: Dah Len, photo editor: Geroge Pitts, editor in chief: Emil Wilbekin, design director: Robert Newman.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

What I'm Reading: Eye, The International Review of Graphic Design, Issue 108. Eye never ceases to amaze me, with inspiring and entertaining stories and imagery and super smart design. Essential reading (and viewing) for magazine fans and makers of all kinds. www.eyemagazine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

What I'm Reading: Inc., Fall 2025. The annual Inc. 5000 issue is a master class in magazine making from front to back. Bright, engaging artwork, beautifully designed lists and charts, all perfectly organized and detailed. Creative director: Richard Baker, editor in chief: Mike Hofman.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

What I'm Reading: The Metrograph, Issue 2. Published by the Metrograph film theater in downtown Manhattan, it's jam-packed with goodies, including comics, interviews, and lots of movie-making details. Beautifully art directed by mighty Matt Willey. At Casa Magazines or metrograph.com/magazine/

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

What I'm Listening To: The September edition of Church of the Good Groove on SoulandJazz.com, curated by Tim Dillinger. There's much great soulful gospel music here that will lift your spirits and make you move. www.soulandjazz.com/church-of-th...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

What I'm Reading: Anorak, "The Happy Mag for Kids," Vol. 71, The Games Issue. Anorak is a total delight for kids of all ages, with puzzles, games, coloring, mazes, and plenty of other activities, all of it beautifully illustrated in vibrant colors. Cover art: Isabel Tong anorakmagazine.com/en-us

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

What I'm Reading: Not Here to Make Friends, Season 3. An obsessively smart and funny look at reality TV in all its forms, including essays/stories on The Real Housewives, Jersey Shore, Love Island, USA, Dance Moms, and a throwback to the Girls of the Playboy Mansion. nhtmfzine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I spent this morning at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in Lower Manhattan. The highlight was a great talk by fashion design icon Norma Kamali.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

What I'm Reading: Chew, The Yummy Mag for Kids, Vol. 02. Published in the UK by the folks who produce Anorak magazine, Chew is beautiful, tasty, and very engaging, jam-packed with games, puzzles, crafts, recipes, and lots more fun kids activities. anorakmagazine.com/en-us/collec...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

DOT, The Happy Mag for Preschoolers, is a quarterly publication from the UK filled with games, puzzles, crafts, and pure joy for kids five and under. The mag is beautifully illustrated and designed, printed on sturdy thick paper that makes it easy to use and reuse. anorakmagazine.com/en-us/pages/...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

What I'm Reading: No Way Back, Issue 1, "Resurrecting Long-Lost Subculture and Music Journalism from 1977-1989." A brilliant collection of archival journalism from publications in the US and UK, all wrapped up in a stunningly designed, book-like format, via B.A.M. London. www.nowayback.co

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

When my daughters were small, they used to lie on the floor with a box of markers and a stack of Anorak magazines, the "Happy Mag for Kids" from the UK. Thanks to editor Cathy Olmedillas, I have the new issue, plus Dot (for younger kids) and Chew, "The Yummy Mag for Kids." anorakmagazine.com/en-us

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

What I'm Reading: You Should Have Seen Us Howling: When Buffalo Ruled the Inland Seas, written by Jeff Z. Klein, illustrated by Scott A. Wood. A rollicking, engaging, and poignant graphic history of Buffalo's Lake Erie port days, back when it was the fifth largest port in the U.S. Via Amazon

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

What I'm Reading: The Cut, Fall 2025, via New York magazine. This is by far my favorite of their standalone editions to date, packed with fashion and style goodness. There are four covers, but this one of actress Sarah Paulson is pure genius, with photo by Mar + Vin and styling by Jessica Willis.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

What I'm Reading: The Fence, Issue 24, "The UK's only magazine." A little bit New Yorker, a little bit alternative, and a lot of old school British humor and satire mags, The Fence is a blast to read and features brilliantly graphic design and illustration. Cover by Nishant Choksi www.the-fence.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The latest cover (front and back) of New York Review of Architecture (May-August 2025) is just so cool! Illustration by Sean Suchara, art director: Laura Coombs, editor: Samuel Medina. nyra.nyc

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I'm loving this latest cover of The New York Review of Books, August 21, 2025. Cover illustration and type (even the logo is drawn!) by Liana Finck, art editor: Leanne Shapton.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Very sad to see the last edition of The New York Times for Kids, appearing in today's Sunday paper. Under the mighty mighty creative direction of Debra Bishop, Kids had an eight-year run of monthly design and illustration genius. It's been unique, inspiring, and lots of fun, and will be missed.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I visited the mighty mighty Casa Magazines in downtown Manhattan today to pick up a juicy stack of magazines that will last me through the holiday weekend. Great-looking new issues of Rolling Stone, The New York Review of Books, Eye, The Fence, British Vogue, and No Way Back.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

There's a wonderful collection of Evergreen Review covers on display via Adsausage.com. Evergreen was the legendary literary, arts, and politics magazine published 1957-1973. www.adsausage.com/evergreen-ma...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

What I'm Reading: Evergreen Review: Dispatches from the Literary Underground, compiled by Pat Thomas, published by Fantagraphics Books. A big, fat (350+ pages) collection of all 100 covers and more from the legendary literary, arts, and politics magazine published from 1957-73. www.fantagraphics.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

What I'm Reading: Troublemakers, No. 2. Published in Tokyo and printed in Japanese and English, they describe themselves as "telling stories about misfits." A beautiful, smart publication, filled with thoughtful, intimate interviews and profiles (and photographs). troublemakersmag.square.site

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I love love this latest cover of Tricycle magazine ("The Buddhist Review"), with an illustration by Whooli Chen. Art director: Edward Levine. tricycle.org

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

What I'm Reading: 1413 Magazine, Issue 8. The theme for this issue is yuan or destiny, which they explain "carries a uniquely Chinese sense of romance and philosophy." 1413 has an absolutely fresh and original approach to magazine making and magazine visuals. www.1413magazine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

What I'm Reading: Serviette, Issue No. 6. Serviette, published in Canada, is a magazine "about all the ways food is tangled up with culture, science, history, and design."The theme for this issue is Food Is Design, and the pages are filled with smartly-edited stories and lush images serviettemag.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

What I'm Reading: Hotshoe, Issue 213, 2025. This visual treat came to me via Stack Magazines monthly subscription. It's an independent photo journal from the UK that features "To Be Young," with 18 photographers presenting powerful images on youth, adolescence, and teen life www.hotshoemagazine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I grabbed a delicious stack of magazines today at the mighty mighty Casa Magazines in downtown Manhattan. New issues of New York Review of Architecture, Serviette, and the always-amazing 1413, plus the debut issue of Sir!, "For Men Who Want to Know," a very smart-looking men's mag from the UK.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

What I'm Reading: The Paper, Issue Two, The Terror Issue. Published in Wales, every inch of these giant-sized, 204 pages is packed with funny, strange, engaging stories and crazed graphics and imagery; the inside is an explosion of pictures and words. thepaper.wales

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

What I'm Reading: Butt, Spring 2025, Issue 35. A masterful example of magazine making, smartly and originally edited and brilliantly designed, Butt is filled with "interviews and photographs of and by shameless queers from the world over." buttmagazine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

What I'm Reading: Open Tennis, Volume 2. This is big, lushly-printed, and beautifully designed....a loving tribute to tennis: the game, style, culture, and history. shop.thesecondserve.com/collections/...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

What I'm Reading: Little White Lies, June/July 2025, Issue 108,"Truth and Movies." This movie magazine is a textbook example of how to make an original, exciting and engaging publication filled with smart content and vibrant imagery. lwlies.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

What I'm Reading: American Illustration 43, 350+ inspiring pages of the best editorial and commercial illustration from 2023. This cover looks like something straight out of Pee Wee's Playhouse; it's so cool! Cover design by Paul Buckley. www.ai-ap.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

What I'm Reading: BSKT magazine, Issue 7, December 2025. A small but mighty, passionately fannish magazine about basketball and the people who love the sport. It's a blast to read, and there are plenty of fun illustrations of basketball stars past and present, plus vibrant, hand-drawn typography.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

A Piece of Life with Cartoonist Feggo (aka Felipe Galindo) is a short documentary and interview with the NYC-based cartoonist and artist. It's a great behind-the-scenes look at his creative journey and what inspires his funny, perceptive cartoons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RYx...

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

What I'm Reading: American Photography 40, a brilliant collection of 300 pages of the best photography from 2023. Designed by Thomas Alberty, design director of New York magazine, it's a wonderful state-of-the-art document of commercial and editorial images. Essential!! www.ai-ap.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I love love this latest cover of Good Housekeeping, starting with the ice cube logo and the beautiful photo by Mike Garten. This is a textbook example of how to use coverlines to make a cover feel exciting and imperative and visually sophisticated at the same time. Creative director: Melissa Geurts

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

My visit this morning to the mighty mighty Casa Magazines in downtown Manhattan yielded a delightful stack of goodies, including new issues of British Vogue, Mojo, BSKT, Butt, and Good Housekeeping. Plus a tasty post-shopping cold brew from Casa Next Door.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

What I'm Reading: In Formation, Issue 03, 2025. A lush, oversized 160 page magazine put together by a bunch of refugees from the tech industry. The issue is packed with stories, parodies, comics, and nifty imagery, all wrapped up in a stylish design informationmagazine.com

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I'm working this week at the Columbia Publishing Course at Columbia University in NYC, offering direction and hopefully some wisdom to a talented group of students. It's especially joyful to be able to work with my longtime friends and masters of magazine making James Reyman (L) and David Matt (R)

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

What I'm Reading: Sight and Sound, June 2025. It's refreshing to read a smart, thoughtful magazine like Sight and Sound, published by the British Film Institute. It's a paragon of magazine making, filled with essays, interviews, reviews, and more , all brightly designed by art director Leo Field.

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

What I'm Reading: NYU Langone Health News, Spring 2025. An oversize, in-house promotional magazine for the NYU Langone hospital system in the NYC area, beautifully and smartly designed by Modus Operandi Design. This is a compelling, informative, highly-readable magazine. modusop.net

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Newmanology @newmanology.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

It's been a minute since I've been to the mighty mighty Casa Magazines in downtown Manhattan. I visited today, and came away with a stunning stack of new magazine goodies, including the latest issues of Port, The Paper, Open Tennis, Little White Lies, Sight and Sound, and Apartamento.

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