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A grid of bright blue magazines titled “Process Journal Edition Nine”. Each cover features a white triangular graphic containing a complex geometric line drawing.

Graphic Design: Australian-based Process Journal gets impressive new look and feel

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Date
1 October 2013

It was almost 12 months ago that we hailed Australian graphic design magazine Process Journal and so it was with great interest we received news that Issue Nine represented a complete re-design. In order to live up to its ambition to be a journal rather than a magazine each issue will now be themed and they’ve stripped back the number of features as well to provide more insight on their chosen subjects.

Fittingly then the first thematic issue is centred around “less is more,” a celebration of those smaller studios that punch well above their size such as Manual, Build and Bedow. Publishers Hunt&Co have also launched a standalone iPad app but founder Thomas Williams insists this is a complimentary offering to the publication rather than then first step in a turning away from commitment to print. And that is music to our ears, particularly given this impressive new chapter for Process Journal!

An open magazine spread featuring a bold, graphic layout with thick black diagonal lines. The left page has a deep blue block containing the text “Manual An Interview with Tom Crabtree”.
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Process Journal: Issue Nine, Less Is More

An open magazine shows a spread with a bold red 3D render of a fluid, organic shape on the left. The right page is a deep blue with the white text “Build An Interview with Michael C. Place”.
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Process Journal: Issue Nine, Less Is More

An open magazine spread featuring a portrait of Mark Evening in his studio. He sits at a sleek desk beside a desk lamp and a framed print that reads “proportion”.
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Process Journal: Issue Nine, Less Is More

An open magazine spread. The left page is a solid blue block with the text “Bedow” and “An Interview with Pernicias Bedow”. The right page shows two brown glass bottles, one with a yellow flower tucked into the neck.
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Process Journal: Issue Nine, Less Is More

An open magazine showing a double page spread. The left page features two photos of a branded object in a grey sleeve, while the right page contains a full column of interview text.
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Process Journal: Issue Nine, Less Is More

An open magazine spread featuring a text-heavy interview on the left page. The right page displays a grid of small images and open book spreads.
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Process Journal: Issue Nine, Less Is More

A white tablet displays a deep blue screen with a white triangular graphic containing a complex grid of lines. Text in the top right reads “Process Journal Edition Nine”, with a list of names and credits below.
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Process Journal iPad app

A white tablet displays a digital layout with a bold blue rectangle. Text inside the blue area reads “Manual An interview with Tom Crabtree”.
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Process Journal iPad app

A white tablet displays a digital mood board of blue abstract artworks and textures. The layout includes several small images, a set of paintbrushes, and blocks of text.
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Process Journal iPad app

A tablet displays a digital portfolio page with a clean, white layout. The page features two images of red and white branding materials alongside a column of descriptive text.
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Process Journal iPad app

A white tablet displays a website featuring a row of four white cards against a grey background. Each card contains a red zig-zag graphic and small blocks of text.
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Process Journal iPad app

A tablet displays a digital magazine layout. A person sits in a bright studio next to a desk, with a typographic poster reading “proportion” on the wall behind them.
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Process Journal iPad app

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About the Author

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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