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You can't judge a book by it's cover. But you can DEFINITELY judge a person by what they're reading.

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CHAMP.

GOOD ONES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

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WERK

#15 Under The Influence issue, 2007

Editor & Design: Theseus Chan & Work studio, Singapore

This issue #15 is compiled by guest curator Yasushi Fujimoto (Japan-based art director and editor, whom we also featured on our #1 Creators Supplement by Champ Press this year)

Printed offset, with a cover painted white and each has a unique 'WERK' scratched on.

Features introductions and photo essays from David Carson, Christophe Brunnquell, M/M Paris, Tadanori Yokoo, Jop Van Bennekom, Yorgo Tloupas, Work In Progress (Ezra Petronio and Suzanne Koller), Heiquiti Harata, Gento Matsumoto and Kazunari Hattori.

(Theseus Chan is definitely an innovator with print and design, he is also behind the unpredictably genius CDG Guerilla zines)

Picked up at: Koenig Bookstore, Berlin

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THE TRAVEL ALMANAC

#1, 2011

Editor & Design: Paul Kominek, John Roberts & Tableaux Argentes, Berlin

Clean and simple design, paired with using old sourced German paper stock and a running layout theme of the colour green provide a successful recipe for the first issue of TTA.

'Conversational' interviews with David Lynch, Javier Peres of Peres Projects, Andy McCluskey and 'moments' with Terence Koh, James Murphy (LCDSS) and Rinko Kawauchi are also found inside.

A friend had mentioned yesterday that it was the first magazine lately that he's read completely, and too right!! Finding a good mag is exciting but damn, it usually ends up in the bookshelf once another distraction comes along. I read this in one go too, the text is large and the knowledgeable content is a pleasure to read. But more importantly, it's a keeper to revisit in a few weeks or years. Ever-relevant, baby baby.

Picked up at: Tate Modern bookshop, London

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YURI MANABE

Limited Edition print

Photographer: Yuri Manabe, 2010

Tokyo-based photographer Yuri Manabe self publishes small runs on her inkjet printer.

Incredibly beautiful, over-saturated photo essays.

Picked up at: Gift from Yuri

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COS Autumn/Winter 2011 Lookbook

Editor & Design: Jop Van Bennekom &

Including articles featuring Konstantin Grcic, Tuva Novotny and Maureen Paley, it seems a magazine in itself, complimenting Cos's A/W2011 collection. The selection of coloured pages throughout is notable too - pantone and pastel flavours contrasting the clothes.

AND Including a complimentary art multiple poster print by Channa Horwitz.

Who would've thought it for a collection lookbook? Genious- pulled off well.

Picked up at: Cos, Mitte, Berlin

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DEUTSCHE BORSE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 2009

The Photographers' Gallery & Deutsche Borse Group

Clean and Helvetica-influenced design, which let's each finalists images speak for themselves.

It's almost a gallery in the form of a published book, with generous pages dedicated to each photographer.

Paul Graham

Emily Jacir

Tod Papageorge

Taryn Simon

Picked up at: c/o gallery, Berlin

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AT HOME

Vitra, 2005

Design: Stephen England, Benjamin Sommerhalder, Guy Meldem, Elisabeth Prescott, Alberto Balsalm, Regis Tosetti, Laurenz Brunner, Cornell Windlin

"Furniture and Acessories both useful and beautiful for the Living Room, the Dining Rooms, and the Home Office: at home ith George Nelson, Jean Prouve, Verner Panton, Charles & Ray Eames, Maarten Van Severen, Jasper Morrison, Antonio Citterio and many others.

This is one amazing dedicated catalogue. Simply divino.

Including creative ontributor images & illustration content from Takashi Homma, Josh Petherick, Juergen Teller, Ari Marcopoulos, Lizzie Finn, and Nicole Bachmann just to name a mere few.

Vitra furniture are truly forward-thinkers, pairing their genuine desire for visually appealing and functional objects with a generous nature for the home. It's no wonder these established creators naturally align and involve themselves with the pieces too.

The books design is memorable.

Consistent selection of fonts and colours, complimenting the white-themed pages and incredible imagery.

So good. It won the '"Beautiful Swiss Books 2005" Prize and "Livre du Jury".

Picked up at: Koenig, Berlin

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ALA CHAMPFEST

#1 The God Bless, Cut & Paste Issue

Design: Champ Studio / Prince Vince & Sookie Sookie

2009

With our upcoming Issue 4 this month, it's still so good to revisit the first print. The design is alright, and the content is still just as amazing and uncompromised. Jose Parla, Rip Zinger, Kill Pixie/Mark Whalen, and the CTRS feature.

I still absolutely love it two years on. (ofcourse!))!

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TYPO MAG

Typography in Magazine

Editor: Laura Meseguer

Publisher: Index Books, Barcelona

2010

All about editorial design, this is such a good reference for font and design referencing for some of the favourites. Monocle, Pin-Up, Slanted, Mark, AR, Emigre, Futu and Sang Bleu amongst others.

Who's designing their pages and what fonts are they consistently using? It's a good look and critique at their growth and choices of design & layout.

Laura Meseguer's put together a great reference book for fellow editorial designers. It's a great analysis of which fonts work or don't work for a particular type of communication, or structure.

Picked up at: Lazy Dog, Paris

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