Idn Magazine

Idn home page

"IdN (International designers' Network) is an international publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community. It is devoted to bringing designers from around the globe together to communicate with, learn from and inspire one another. It has truly become what the initials of its title proclaim it to be — an international designers' network." - Idn

Idn is a graphic design based magazine
available in print and online. It has a so called "cult" following and "not only is the content varied... it is beautifully presented, each issue distinct in look and feel from each of the previous issues." (Mag Nation)

Idn magazine content as viewed online. All content is available for free. The white gradient bars mimick magazine, this may be added by their online publishing service (below.)

Analysis

Latest issue spec: 104 pages, 6 stocks,
 CMYK + Spot UV + Vanish,
 106 minute DVD of multimedia content.
Format: Perfect bound print with online replica.
Price: NZ$20 print copy, free to view online.
Content: Articles + interviews, heavily image based
Note: Advanced printing techniques, small book
inserts, poster sleeves and other features make
idn magazines highly desirabe object, this is
probably why the online version is available for free.

Social networks: Twitter, facebook, myspace, blogger,
tumblr, youtube, vimeo, issuu, google+

Renards Stylepress Features

Experienced based design: 4.5/5
Ideas over content: 4/5
Timeless experience: 5/5
Self-expression over market demand: 3/5

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