Jules Winnfield in type

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Mar 1, 2007 | Comments Off | Tags: ,

The Atlantic’s new design

Miller TextI finally got a chance to break open the Jan/Feb issue of The Atlantic–the only magazine I read from cover to cover–and discovered an editor’s note entitled “Some Words About the Design.” The magazine’s design has been excellent as long as I’ve read it, always tasteful and always blending into the background as good design should. New designs usually mean radical changes, but because they get it, the changes to The Atlantic have been subtle and utilitarian. They’re the sort of changes you won’t notice unless you’re looking for them–the introduction of the Miller Text typeface for the articles–and you’ll be surprised to know they haven’t always been there. As the article notes, “Readers will also note, we hope, what hasn’t changed: that the design remains in the service of the writing[.]”

Feb 1, 2007 | Comment | Tags: , ,

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