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An open book shows a series of black and white photographs of dogs and their owners. One page features a close-up of a dog with large ears and the text “Dogs of New York” and “Dietmar Busse”.

Four&Sons make maifest their love for all things doggy and creative

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Date
11 April 2013

As an organisation who went from an online offering to producing aprinted publication, we are very conscious of the challenges and the sheer giddy excitement it entails. So we were delighted to receive a copy of the inaugural Four&Sons newspaper, making manifest their exploration of the space where “dogs and culture” collide. Content wise there’s a great selection of projects ranging from stuff we’ve seen before like Martin Usborne’s The Silence of Dogs in Cars series and meme sensation Maddie on Things to a whole host of canine-inspired creativity of which we were sadly unaware. I particularly enjoyed Leo Cox’s heart wrenching The Day The Dog Died piece and Carlos Sanva’s Hang Tough, a reflection of how we pass on our own insecurities to dogs like pit bulls. Studiomatador have done a fine job with the design too and the publication feels vibrant but not cluttered. If I had a tail, it’s be wagging right now…

An open magazine spread featuring a profile of a brindle greyhound standing against a pale green background. To the right, a block of white text welcomes readers to a limited-edition anniversary journal.
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An open magazine spread featuring a text-heavy page and a collage of dog photographs. The left page carries the headline “OTHERWORLDLY YET FAMILIAR” above several columns of interview text. The right page shows four black and white photos of different dogs, including a fluffy white dog and a bloodhound.
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An open book displays a collage of photographs featuring dogs. The images vary in scale and tone, including a high-contrast shot of a dog in a dark tunnel and a smaller photo of a dog being held.
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An open book shows a portrait of a dark-coated dog on the left page. The opposite page features a text-heavy article with the headline “Beyond Perfection”.
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An open book shows a double-page spread with a black background. The left page features the headline “HANG TOUGH” above two columns of white text, while the right page shows a dog straining against a heavy chain collar.
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An open magazine spread featuring a guide to dog-friendly activities. The pages are filled with columns of text and small photographs of dogs, interspersed with a bold introductory paragraph that begins “Fourcsons’ featured artists, designers and writers treat you to your favourite dog-centric diversions”.
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An open book shows two black and white illustrations of stylised dog heads. The images are composed of intricate, swirling patterns and symmetrical lines, with the left dog holding a bone in its mouth. Text in the bottom left corner reads “Mad Dogs Sam Smith”.
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An open magazine spread featuring a series of photographs. The left page shows a person sitting in a pub with a dog, overlaid with the text “In dogs we trust”, “Will Robson-Scott” and “Ollie Grove”. The right page contains two smaller photos: one of a person in a wheelchair and another of a person sitting by a campfire.
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An open book showing two photographs. The first shows two people and two dogs posing by a white caravan with a pirate flag flying from the roof. The second shows a person standing in a lush garden with two white dogs.
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A close-up of a rolled-up magazine showing a black page with white text. The website “fourandsons.com” is printed in a bold, sans-serif font across the centre.
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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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