MANOR magazine describes itself as:
A premium lifestyle publication for city-savvy individuals who enjoy a slice of country, specifically West Country… Featuring fashion, beauty, architecture and design, MANOR covers the areas that inspire us all.
And who am I to argue?
I was first made aware of the publication last year when I was photographing Patrick May and subsequently when they did such a great job with my photos of the2015 Turner Locker Barnfield Revival>.
So an otherwise dull yesterday was brightened up immensely by the arrival of the latest edition of MANOR featuring some of my recent renewable engineering photography. Yes, that’s correct, engineering photography in a ‘lifestyle’ magazine.
When I first saw the magazine I did a bit of a double-take, “hang on, this publication has been designed, not just assembled.”
Really.
And yesterday when I looked at the feature with my images I really enjoyed the simplicity of the title, the placement of the title on the page and then the flow of the text underneath. Finally, a moment’s delight about the ligature in the title.
Early in the evening I had a brief email chat with Guy Cracknell the magazine’s designer, he wrote:
The simple pleasures of a serif, or appreciating the beauty of a slab font is something to be cherished in this crazy world.
And who am I to argue?
