Jeremy Leslie started his blog »MagCulture« eight years ago. At the time, there were no experiments, and no platforms of this kind, and even fewer forums dealing with editorial design. Leslie, the designer, is living the culture of the magazine, not only in the field of print, but also focusing on digital magazines. This attitude is his mission statement, and like the successful blog with an add-on shop, it’s also a contrast programme and »propaganda of the opposition« (quote Leslie) against those who claim that »Print is dead«.

In the beginning, when »Talc«, a design magazine for adults in modern times, came into being, there was the internet. Designer Edvard Vince and the author and strategy developer Fauzia Musa launched a kickstarter campaign, because they wanted to be independent and start a magazine free from the constraints that an alliance with a traditional publisher would imply. Their crowd-funding concept has proved to be successful. »Talc magazine« - subtitled »Visual Stimulus« - brought the first print edition to the market in 2013.

Digitization, social networks, new settings and conditions have dramatically changed the world of magazines and editorial design in the last few years. The speed of this transformation has also influenced designs and concepts. In her work, Canadian designer and author Michèle Champagne benefits from the individual dynamics of the Open Source.