Volume

A Survey of Magazines

July 12  — August 29, 2018

Magazines, by their very nature, are a catalyst to amplify a message, frame a conversation, and create awareness. “Print is not a mouthpiece for consumerism anymore, it’s an invaluable tool for revolt,” writes Bertie Brandes, co-founder of Mushpit Magazine.

Lining these walls you’ll find a small survey of magazines (some defunct, others thriving) that embody this very idea. Some choose not to be beholden to advertisers, allowing their pages to remain radical. Many showcase unlikely contributors and turn their focus to subversive topics.

The survey includes magazines art directed or created by Herb Lubalin, General Idea, Tibor Kalman, Joshua Berger, Niko Courtelis, Shaz Madani, Clay Hickson, Liana Jegers, and countless contributors.

Special thanks to Joshua Berger, Plazm Magazine, The Smudge, Flat File, and Scott Stangenes.

Magazines

  • Avant Garde

  • Colors

  • Eros

  • Fact

  • FILE

  • Plazm

  • Riposte

  • The Smudge

Curators

Civilization

Civilization is a design practice that works with causes, clients and partners that share their commitment for creating positive change. They do this by building identity systems, digital experiences, printed materials, environmental graphics and exhibitions. Through hosting workshops, lectures, their interview series–Beyond This Point, and their non-profit gallery, Non-Breaking Space, they hope to inspire conversation and connection. They are the recipient of the National Design Award for Communication Design from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Webby Award for Best Activist Website. Their internationally recognized work is included in the permanent collection of SFMOMA and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.