Print

We've come a long way in the past ten years. Heck, I didn't even know about Print mag, or that there was such a thing as a career in graphic design. It's nice to have a look back at things I never knew about. Here's a look at a few ancient Print magazines that I discovered in my empty basement office.



November/December 1996
Topics included The Legacy of Cranbrook's former design directors, Skateboard Art, Lawrence of Arabia: Designer and Printer, and Print's 33rd Annual Student Cover Design. Apparently distressed type was cutting edge.



November/December 1997
Film posters by Moscow's Stenberg brothers (1923-1933), Flesh and Bloods: Body art from the Texas Penitentiary, and the disturbing topic of ugly Online Newspapers graced the pages of this issue. The cover was another student cover design winner.



May/June 1998
Wow, exactly 10 years ago this was on newsstands everywhere... A whole cover with a rambling stream of consciousness. Somewhat entertaining, some of it is applicable for today, some not so much. The line, "first I'll blow up the logo huge to fit across the whole page, and put a drop shadow on it" makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Welcome to the 90s. And inside, The Californication of American (guessing that is RHCP related), The Harlem Renaissance Artists, Kids Magazines, Arabic Typography, and last but not least, Gill Sans.



January/February 1999
This issue is all about innovation... hence the cover. Apparently there are endless illustrating possibilities when toast and a toaster are involved. Who knew? I love the flexible illustration—I like my toast bendy... not really. It just looks really funny. In this issue, Freshman Class: Twenty established designers reflect on their early work with hardly a wince, Religious Advertising, The New Visual Artist Review, and The X-Phile: Using industrial strength x-ray technology to view the hidden inner lives of everyday objects.