Smart, cool … and in print: how indy mags became all the rage

Whether you’re a ‘free spirit’ or one of the ‘gentlefolk’, there’s a new and handsome journal for youIt started as a rebellious trend: a stylish stand against the march of technology and the fast pace of the digital age. But now the vast range of independent magazines on offer in Britain is being hailed as a modern publishing phenomenon.A smart new breed of print titles is growing fast, with numbers more than tripling in five years. Some of the publications, such as Accent, a magazine that celebrates “misfits and free spirits”, make a virtue of their niche appeal. Stitch, Bitch!, which aims to “make fashion better and fairer for young people”, and the London-based Sonshine, offering tips for those “raising boys for an equal world”, also fall into this category. Others tackle the broadest of topics. Ernest, biannually printed “for curious and adventurous gentlefolk”, takes “curiosity and slow adventure” as its theme. Yet, whether readers are choosing to read a magazine about travel, food or feminism, the real attractions are a maverick editorial attitude and high design values. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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