So basically what happened was this; Pixelkink ended. I pulled the plug on the website when it became too big to keep running in the form it had been running. I guess it was a bit too journalistic and didn’t possess enough personality. Today I got an e-mail…
O.K. Periodicals #3: Repeat
…the third issue of the O.K. Periodicals magazine, titled Repeat, has been released. Over on Pixelkink we reviewed issue #2 and made some nice photographs of it (which I happened to have recovered). Let’s summarize what was mentioned then, the original article has been lost in some database gibberish. So here goes, a small recap.
O.K. Periodicals #2: Failure
The great thing about O.K. Periodicals is the wifulness to experiment. #2, Failure, is a great example. The way the lay-out was going to end up looking like, was left up to chance. Every cover is different, the one pictured here happens to be the one in my possession. Each cover was screenprinted randomly. Inside, the articles inside are a 50/50 blend of pictorial and editorial. Making for interested reading aswell as something good to look at.
O.K. Periodicals #2: Failure - even tearing out a page if it fits the subject matter
What I particularly like about O.K. Periodicals is the physicality of it. If tearing a page out of the magazine fits the subject matter, the creators are not afraid to do so. It’s this realisation of a concept that really makes this periodical stand out from glossy mags you find at the local shop. Of course, this magazine is designed to be quirky and experimental – perhaps a smidgen high brow.
I wonder what an O.K. Periodicals about Empty would look like…
The fun part of O.K. is that it has a very low threshold. You don’t have to be an established designer with a portfolio at all to join in. As long as you have a real contribution to make to the magazine. #3, Repeat, is the best example of this with it’s “crowdsourced” cover. “Hundreds of people recreated the cover bit by bit. Each person got one square that needed to be recreated.”
O.K. Periodicals #2: Failure
What this does is create expectation, of course. You can still order #2: Failure, by the way. It’s a good way to start your collection as #1 has already sold out, though you can still check it out for free, online. O.K. Periodicals looks like a magazine which could go places. If they keep up experimenting with the medium it could only get more interesting. I’ll be ordering #3 and reviewing it, looking forward to it!