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Fonts to run with
Before pixels and plagiarism scandals, Lance Wyman gave Mexico City 1968 its geometric soul. As Rio looms, a look back at the designer who made Olympic branding an art form.
The Interview Series: Michael Bierut
With greatness comes reflection. For design star Michael Bierut that means spotting when genius struck but also where things went astray and he should have just kept his mouth firmly shut.
Issue 89: Observation
Editor in chief Tyler Brûlé is busy decking the halls and wrapping up plans for a productive year of print in 2016, not to mention book tours, markets and parties.
Idol worship
Franklin Sirmans, the new director of Miami’s Pérez Art Museum, is intent on creating a focal point for the city’s creativity. He discusses Art Basel’s importance and the opportunities ahead for Miami.
The rules of Yule
There’s no need to overcomplicate Christmas. All you need are good friends, seasonal tunes and some heart-warming flicks – all topped up with plenty of festive spirit (hic!).
Media
A typography treatise that delights, an interview with a crime author turned TV writer and an app with a difference.
Press ahead
Publishing granddaddy Magazine House has guided Japan’s cultural conversation with its timely titles. Monocle met the president to discuss its vitality and print’s place in a digital world.
Labour of love
Despite changing reading habits, there’s a place for printed independent magazines. Monocle met pioneering editors and publishers risking it all to tell the stories they believe in.
Culture
A clubbing festival in Turin, a supernatural medical drama from Switzerland and a great John Grant album.
A boom of one’s own
Far from New York's media hegemony, the Bay Area is a hub of popular publications and pioneering ideas. With old-guard papers and tech magazines shaped by Silicon Valley, this is the place for press.
