Newsstand Magazines

NME Originals & Uncut Legends

These were offshoots of the familiar N.M.E and Uncut magazines, with plundered material from both magazines long and extensive photographic and editorial back catalogues.

Each issue was themed around a totally different artist, band or movement. I was given the opportunity to explore the extensive, historic picture archives of Melody Maker and N.M.E. and had great fun producing each magazines individual themed identity.

Title NME Originals & Uncut Legends
Type Newsstand
Circulation 70,000
Frequency Bi - Monthly
Publisher IPC Ignite

NME Originals

UNCUT Legends

UNCUT magazine

Readers Digest

Here, some pages I produced after being given the opportunity to work on Readers Digest with the excellent Martin Colyer (Creative Director). Great fun and interesting work as this massive title breaks new ground moving forward with the changing demographics of it's growing readership under the steerage of it's Editor in chief - Gill Hudson.

Client Vivat Direct
Title Readers Digest
Type Newsstand monthly
Circulation 600,000
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Vivat Direct

Readers Digest

Jockey Slut Magazine

All a very long time ago now, but I was part of the team that founded and developed this northern, irregular, dance music fanzine based in an old mill in darkest Ancoats, Manchester. It was here I cut my teeth and learnt my trade as a designer working in the world of publishing. Starting as a pasted together fanzine on a battered old mac, it evolved into a well regarded, globally distributed, leading authority on the dance music scene.

I looked after all aspects of the design and creative direction of the magazine, record labels and club night - Bugged Out

Client Myself
Title Jockey Slut
Type Newsstand music monthly
Circulation 50,000
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Jockey Slut Publishing

Jockey Slut Magazine

Slut smalls record label

bugged out club poster

Food & Travel Magazine

This was a "Bordeaux" supplement to be published with the monthly newsstand title, "Food & Travel". Whilst referencing the stylistic galee of the title it was to stand with, I set out to give the publication an identity of it's own that contrasted yet also complemented it's parent publication branding.

Client Food & Travel
Title The Pleasure of Bordeaux
Type Newsstand Supplement
Circulation 26,000
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Food & Travel

Food and Travel Supplement

Magazine adverts and marketing materials

Freelancing

Broadening my range and experience of the marketplace, I freelanced at various levels around London for a couple of years in the early 00's. This gave me invaluable experience at most of the major high street newsstand publishers. Experience and insight, which is still proving beneficial today when applied to the corporate projects commissioned through GPD.

Client Various
Titles Bizarre, Buzz Magazine, Classic Rock, Grub, Kerrang, Later, Loaded, Maxim, Player, Smash Hits, Sunday Times Magazine, Vox
Type Various
Circulation Various
Frequency Various
Publishers IPC, Emap, Dennis Publishing, Jockey Slut Publishing, News International, Vivat Direct, The Wireless Group,