A good magazine should always be evolving, keeping pace with the culture and current conversation. And a good magazine’s design should do the same. Which is why you may notice a few changes in the issue you’re holding. For starters, we have a fresh logo (designed with one of the top studios in the country, Pentagram) that takes its cues from our old version but gives it a modern and bold update. Illustrations throughout have gotten a refresh too, and the pages overall even better showcase G&G’s stunning photography. In addition, new fonts should make the reading experience easier and more immersive. If we’ve done our job properly, though, the magazine should still feel familiar but also sharper, like adding a fresh coat of paint to your favorite room or seeing an old friend in a new pair of stylish glasses.
Speaking of jobs, the lion’s share of this work fell to creative director Eric Capossela with a big assist from art director Julia Knetzer. Inspiration bubbled up from all manner of places for Capossela, from legendary Southern album covers to craft beer labels. (For those of us who know him, this didn’t come as a surprise, as he’s both a musician and a beer connoisseur.) Capossela also drew from the hues of great Southern cities as well as the natural landscape, from quail fields to duck swamps, for changes to our color palette. There’s also a new page each issue dedicated to a Southern painting to showcase Southern artists and their visual “love letters from home,” he says.
As for content, you’ll find the same unparalleled mix of topics and writers that you’ve always loved about G&G. In this issue, we explore the South’s ever-growing food landscape with a look at thirty-one great new restaurants across the region. Charles Gaines delivers a powerful and thought-provoking essay on why he no longer carries a gun while bird hunting. And Bronwen Dickey spends quality time with Today coanchor Craig Melvin in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina.
In short, welcome to another great issue of G&G—with a spiffy new look.
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