Baseline (magazine)
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 Cover of issue 63 | |
| Editor | Hans Dieter Reichert |
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| Founded | 1979 |
| First issue | 1979 |
| Company | Bradbourne Publishing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0954-9226 |
| OCLC | 29834120 |
Baseline magazine (ISSN 0954-9226) is a magazine devoted to typography, book arts and graphic design (distinct from the information technology magazine of the same name published by QuinStreet).
History
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Since Baseline 19, which appeared in 1995, Baseline has been published by Bradbourne Publishing, co-edited by Mike Daines and Hans Dieter Reichert and art-directed by HDR Visual Communication.[citation needed] It is characterized by its large format, sumptuous art and double cover.[citation needed] It has won several major international design awards in the USA, Europe and Japan.[citation needed] The magazine is featured in several academic publications (i.e. Philip Megg's History of Graphic design and Idea magazine).[1]
Before issue 19, publishers, editors, magazine dimensions and quality varied as the magazine evolved from a small format booklet that first appeared in 1979.[citation needed] Early editors included Mike Daines (Baselines 1–3), Tony Bisley (Baseline 4), Geoffrey Lawrence (Baseline 5) and Erik Spiekermann (Baselines 6, 7). The first full-color Baseline appeared as issue 8.[citation needed] Baseline 10 expanded the dimensions of the magazine from 8¼ x 11¾ to 10½ x 14¼. Baseline assumed its current size of 9¾ x 13¾ with Baseline 14.[citation needed]
The first four issues of Baseline were published by TSI (Typographic Systems International Ltd.).[citation needed] Following TSI, issues 5–18 had been published by Letraset, a graphics product company, but as the magazine flourished Letraset faced difficult times.[citation needed] Mike Daines, Jenny Daines and Hans Dieter Reichert, Veronika Reichert formed Bradbourne Publishing Ltd. and bought the magazine from Letraset in 1994.[citation needed]
See also
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[edit]- ^ "baseline h i s t o r y". Typevents web site. Typevents LLC. 2005–2006. Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2010.