Ish is probably one of the best magazines I've ever seen. I came to know about it a few years back when I saw it seemingly lost in a magazine stand. With its outstanding cover, I know that it is something I would love to read. And I was right, with the copies properly spaced out (good kerning and leading) plus simple but very nice layout, it is something really pleasing to the eyes. Of course, great photos and graphics are given. love!
here's something from their site:
iSh, one of Asia’s most celebrated design magazine, was founded in 1999 by Kelley Cheng as an independent magazine dedicated to promoting the best of Asian design and designers to an international audience. The bi-monthly magazine has since been bought over and published by Page One Publishing Private Limited, but with Cheng still at the helm.
With its bold and striking design, iSh won the Design for Asia Award – Asia’s highest design award – in 2005. Lorraine Justice, one of the judges, described iSh as, “one of my favourite magazines out there today. Each and every page is exciting to look at. They are different and carefully designed.”
Following this, iSh garnered for itself the “Excellence in Magazine Front Cover Design” award at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) 2007 Awards for Editorial Excellence. The magazine received its latest accolade, once again, at this year’s SOPA 2008 Awards. For the second year in a row, iSh caught the judges’ attention at the SOPA Awards with its signature bold design. It bagged the Honorable Mention for “Excellence in Magazine Design” in the category for small magazines or local newspapers published in English.
With its bold and striking design, iSh won the Design for Asia Award – Asia’s highest design award – in 2005. Lorraine Justice, one of the judges, described iSh as, “one of my favourite magazines out there today. Each and every page is exciting to look at. They are different and carefully designed.”
Following this, iSh garnered for itself the “Excellence in Magazine Front Cover Design” award at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) 2007 Awards for Editorial Excellence. The magazine received its latest accolade, once again, at this year’s SOPA 2008 Awards. For the second year in a row, iSh caught the judges’ attention at the SOPA Awards with its signature bold design. It bagged the Honorable Mention for “Excellence in Magazine Design” in the category for small magazines or local newspapers published in English.
Month of Aug in year 2009, iSh departs with a big bang as she clinches the Award of Excellence in Magazine Design at the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards for Editorial Excellence yet again. Having bagged the SOPA award for the third time, it is a promise of recognition for iSh magazine’s stature in the publishing industry as well as the efforts of its team of very committed editors and designers.
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Sadly, last August 2009 the team have decided to cease the publication of ish after a good decade's run.
