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Hooray! I finally got my first issue of Blueprint, MSLO's newest magazine, aimed at readers in their late 20s and early 30s who value design. I've been hearing exciting things about the magazine for months (when have you seen an editorial staff that looked this fresh?)
So how is it? Fantastic! Chock-full of interesting tips items and articles. And ok, so I've seen some of the ideas before (hell, I've had some of the ideas myself), but the whole issue kept me interested (and reading the actual articles, not just the photo captions).
There are some things they'll have to iron out in this first year of publication - for instance in some sections the pages were so "designy" that the shorter items got lost in the crush, and there was at least one instance of pointless, excessive kitch. And some of the things featured were way beyond my budget (out of 24 shoes in a feature, there were only 2 under $100 - and three over $500).
But ultimately there were far more things that I loved than things I was iffy about: everything in their front-of-the-book section, Perimeter, was great, their makeup spread was interesting and comprehensive, the tai chi article was great, and the charm bracelet article is adorable. My favorite pieces, though, were those on easy party planning and turning scarves into handbags (I told you it was chock-full of wonderful things).
Of course, now we get to the real downside to the magazine - I have to wait half a year to get the second one.
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I actually found this magazine boring,much prefer real Simple which is what this magazine is trying to be.
Posted by: Miss K at May 7, 2006 07:37 AM
