Soko Online Zine

Soko is an online zine published irregularly by 'multi-disciplinary creative studio' Pogo (About Pogo). They describe Soko as a place to play with different disciplines of design and an oppurtunity to work together for the many people involved.

The magazine can be viewed online, or downloaded as a pdf. Still mostly utilizes a two page format. Contains very little text content and mostly contains fashion photography, graphic design and illustration.




In almost every sense, Soko aligns with Renards ideas of a stylepress magazine, but the lack of a paper edition seems to go against the point behind what Renard is saying. I admit that it does seem a little toothless without a paper edition and I don't often return to my pdf copies of Soko, after the first couple of views, in comparison to a paper magazine. On the upside (arguably) this allows soko to run few or no ads, depending on whether you take the view that the magazine in itself is in a way an advert for the studio.




Analysis

Latest issue size: 56 pages.
Format: Online only
Publisher: (Independent) Soko design group
Price: Free
Content: Image based
Note: Intended as an experimental space for
design and collaboration.

Social networks: Twitter, blog.

Renards Stylepress Features

Experienced based design: 2/5
Ideas over content: 5/5
Timeless experience: 5/5
Self-expression over market demand: 5/5


Soko Zine in Pogo portfolio
Soko website