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Back story
Iconic music magazine NME wanted to create a premium, quarterly journal that would be a clear departure from their flagship publication. Their first edition focuses on the punk movement.
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In a deliberate departure from traditional design expressions of punk, the article’s themes of progressive rebellion are achieved through more subtle means: unexpected and disruptive layout of typography, bold colours used moderately, generous amounts of negative space, and photography which is purposefully obscure and provokes curiosity.
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