Stack Awards 2018: Editor of the Year shortlist
This category of the Stack Awards looks for the editor who has led their magazine to success with a clear and original editorial vision. Casting their eyes over the 15 titles below will be Christoph Amend, editor-in-chief of ZEITmagazin, and Tom Edwards, executive producer of Monocle 24 radio.
Anxy | Berkeley
Exploring our ‘inner worlds’, Anxy looks at anxiety, fear, anger, depression, trauma, shame and all those other wildcards that get lumped into the catch-all term mental health. Through open conversations and honest reflections, they bring together a wide range of perspectives that assure readers they’re not on their own.
Beauty Papers | London
Despite its name, Beauty Papers doesn’t offer tips on contouring or where to get the best retinol. Instead, they collaborate with makeup artists, hairstylists, fashion photographers, and other industry virtuosos to present wildly free interpretations on beauty.
Eye | London
Eye magazine is a quarterly journal dedicated to graphic design, featuring critical, informed writing on visual culture. From fellow magazine makers to veteran art directors, they speak to people creating fresh, original work to provide insight into the publishing industry and beyond.
Eye on Design | New York
Published by AIGA, Eye on Design focuses on exciting and innovative design. This second issue is themed Psych, and packs in stories of psychedelic design, optical illusions, DayGlo ink and shimmering paper stocks.
Harvard Design Magazine | Cambridge, MA
Published by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Harvard Design Magazine provides a platform for some of that institution’s big brains to consider the world we live in.
Kajet | Bucharest
Combining perspectives from Eastern Europe with superb design, Kajet provides thought-provoking reading that touches on subjects like the flaws of Western ideals and the downfalls of neoliberalism.
Kinfolk | Copenhagen
Delving deeply into home, work, style and culture, Kinfolk connects a global community of creative professionals.
Kitchen Toke | Chicago
Kitchen Toke is a food magazine focused on exploring and understanding cannabis for recreational and medicinal use. The magazine covers cooking and entertaining with cannabis, along with the chefs and individuals advancing marijuana in food and health.
Ladybeard | London
Ladybeard takes the form and format of women’s glossies and revolutionises the content. Mainstream media has created a culture of self-hate, confining gender, sexuality, dress-size, pigmentation, imagination and aspiration, and Ladybeard is an attempt at liberation.
Migrant Journal | London
A six-issue exploration of migration, Migrant Journal delves into the circulation of people, goods, information, flora and fauna. Speaking to journalists, academics, designers, architects, philosophers, activists and citizens, they want to rethink our approach to migration and critically examine the new change it creates.
Off the Block | London
A community-driven title, Off the Block is a magazine made by young Londoners. Issue one pays tribute to Grenfell, exploring the subsequent reactions to the tragedy while celebrating the diversity, boldness and creativity of London.
Perfect Strangers | San Francisco
Perfect Strangers explores the cross-cultural. From artists to entrepreneurs, grandparents to lovers, they profile people who help to connect the world, looking at how cultures and languages, habits and ideas, styles and foods intertwine and transform one another.
Positive News | London
Through constructive journalism and quality, independent writing, Positive News brings stories that highlight progress to look at what’s going right in the world.
Rugby | London
From grassroots rugby up to the elite, Rugby uncovers the sport’s untold stories.
The Skirt Chronicles | Paris
Organised chronologically, the content of The Skirt Chronicles is determined by the date of completion. A collaborative project between three women, this is a title covering literature, fashion, politics and beyond.
