Image of the day: NEWWORK by STUDIO NEWWORK

March 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

New York-based STUDIO NEWWORK is Ryotatsu Tanaka, Ryo Kumazaki and Hitomi Ishigaki: graduates from Fashion Institute of Technology, with a penchant for Swiss-style graphic design. We caught up with Ishigaki to find out more about exciting new project NEWWORK magazine ...

Computer Arts [CA]: What is NEWWORK?
Hitomi Ishigaki [HI]: NEWWORK magazine is a large-format arts publication for connoisseurs of fresh ideas, featuring new work from a wide range of artists and creators in the worlds of fine art, design, high fashion, culture and politics. Among the magazine's special features are bold, custom-designed typefaces and a twist on the traditional newspaper format, offering a stimulating juxtaposition of striking design and everyday simplicity. Since pages can be separated, each layout can be hung on the wall as an individual piece of art.

CA: What can we expect from issue two?
HI: While the first issue highlighted the work of artists and designers from New York's creative scene, issue two explores the role of imagination in creative life: changing styles, changing minds, changing worlds. The contributors are: Eric Guillemain, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Yoko Ono, Alex Trochut, TVsion, Reona Ueda and Norman Watson.

CA: How is the magazine put together?
HI: We work together throughout the entire process, from the scratch to the end, deciding the theme, looking for contributors according to the theme and designing layout. It usually takes three months or more to publish each issue. Since NEWWORK is a no-ads publication, it was difficult to fund ourselves in the beginning. But, now, selling each issue covers the cost of the next issue – printing, shooting, distribution.

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