On the newsstand today there is no better example of elegant typographic restraint than Monocle. Created by Wallpaper* founder Tyler Brûlé in 2007, Monocle is a more sober, thinking man’s report of high culture and design than his previous venture, with the addition of international affairs and business content. Hailed as a “global briefing” (don’t call it a magazine) Monocle is immediately distinguished from Wallpaper* — indeed, nearly any other glossy mag — by its uncoated paper and minimal type palette. Other than the occassional decorative numeral, only Plantin and Helvetica appear on its pages. (…)
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