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''Baseline'' magazine () is a magazine devoted to
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. It is characterized by its large format, sumptuous art and double cover. It has won several major international design awards in the USA, Europe and Japan. The magazine is featured in several academic publications (i.e. Philip Megg's ''History of Graphic design'' and ''Idea'' magazine).
Before issue 19, publishers, editors, magazine dimensions and quality varied as the magazine evolved from a small format booklet that first appeared in 1979. Early editors included Mike Daines (''Baselines 1–3''), Tony Bisley (''Baseline 4''), Geoffrey Lawrence (''Baseline 5'') and
''Baseline'' magazine websiteDesign team of ''Baseline'' see HDR Visual Communication
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typography
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, book arts and graphic design (not to be confused with the information technology
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magazine of the same name that is published by QuinStreet
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).
History
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. It is characterized by its large format, sumptuous art and double cover. It has won several major international design awards in the USA, Europe and Japan. The magazine is featured in several academic publications (i.e. Philip Megg's ''History of Graphic design'' and ''Idea'' magazine).
Before issue 19, publishers, editors, magazine dimensions and quality varied as the magazine evolved from a small format booklet that first appeared in 1979. Early editors included Mike Daines (''Baselines 1–3''), Tony Bisley (''Baseline 4''), Geoffrey Lawrence (''Baseline 5'') and Erik Spiekermann
Erik Spiekermann (born 30 May 1947 in Stadthagen, Lower Saxony) is a German typographer, designer and writer. He is an honorary professor at the University of the Arts Bremen and ArtCenter College of Design.
Biography
Spiekermann studied art hi ...
(''Baselines 6, 7''). The first full-color ''Baseline'' appeared as issue 8. ''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''.
The first four issues of ''Baseline'' were published by TSI (Typographic Systems International Ltd.). Following TSI, issues 5–18 had been published by Letraset
Letraset was a company known mainly for manufacturing sheets of typefaces and other artwork elements using the dry transfer method. Letraset has been acquired by the Colart group and become part of its subsidiary Winsor & Newton.
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, a graphics product company, but as the magazine flourished Letraset faced difficult times. Mike Daines, Jenny Daines and Hans Dieter Reichert, Veronika Reichert formed Bradbourne Publishing Ltd. and bought the magazine from Letraset in 1994.
See also
*''Communication Arts
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*'' Graphis Inc.''
*''Print (magazine)
''Print'' is an American design and culture website that began as ''Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts'', in 1940, and continued publishing a physical edition through the end of 2017 as ''Print''.
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*'' Visible Language''
References
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''Baseline'' magazine website
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