Emigre magazine
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Emigre (ISSN [1045-3717]) is a graphic design magazine published by Emigre Graphics between 1984 and 2005; it was first published in 1984 in San Francisco, California, USA. Art-directed by Dutch-born Rudy VanderLans using fonts designed by his wife, Czechoslovakian-born Zuzana Licko, Emigre was one of the first publications to use Macintosh computers and had a big influence on graphic designers moving into desktop publishing (DTP). Its variety of layouts, use of guest designers, and opinionated articles also had an effect on other design publications. In its final years, it became less radical and influential than in its heyday, and finally ceased publication in 2005 with its last issue, Emigre 69.
Originally intended to be a journal for graphic design, Emigre also served as a medium for typographical experimentation and to showcase Emigre’s typefaces.
| Issue 64: | ISBN 1-56898-409-X |
| Issue 65: | ISBN 1-56898-433-2 |
| Issue 66: | ISBN 1-56898-437-5 |
| Issue 67: | ISBN 1-56898-467-7 |
| Issue 68: | ISBN 1-56898-486-3 |
| Issue 69: | ISBN 1-56898-592-4 |
The magazine has changed formats a few times: it was originally published quarterly in a large format where each page measures 285 mm x 425 mm (slightly shorter than 11" x 17" or US ledger/tabloid size); starting with issue 33, each page is about 8.5" x 11" (US letter size); it changed into a multimedia format (a booklet where each page is 133 mm x 210 mm, plus a CD or DVD) starting with issue 60; and finally, starting with issue 65, the magazine became a book format, published semi-annually, where each page measures 133 mm x 210 mm. The issues which are in the book format were co-published by Princeton Architectural Press.
Many issues of Emigre contain articles of design criticism or theoretical discussions about graphic design. (Some issues do not contain any meaningful amount of editorial content, but the letters section may still contain critical or theoretical discussions.)
References
- [Emigre magazine’s web page] on Emigre’s official web site
- Emigre magazine (various issues)
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