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"Luminous Art & Design :: Art & Artists"
Design Magazines :: Biography and Books"
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Design is a form of art with a clearly defined purpose. It used to be only for the elite, but has now become a mass-market phenomenon. Magazines influenced the definition and use it to describe style and fashion of interior design and decoration.
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Design, could be applied to anything, but is mostly used in the context of arts, engineering, architecture and product design. Design is a form of art with a clearly defined purpose, that could be functional or as decoration. Design is commonly used in graphic design, fashions, interior design and landscape design and is normally done by a designer after considerable research and modeling.
Design has become a mass-market phenomenon and not only the taste of the elite anymore. Design was previously all about form, function and manufacture but now it’s about a whole range of softer issues: emotion, culture, politics, etc. The media has been instrumental in widening the definition. Magazines often use 'design' as a buzzword denoting ‘style’ and ‘fashion’. Design has become entirely subjective. Public interest in design has grown in the last decade and so many new magazines, TV shows, websites and shops were born to help consumers make decisions.
There are many magazines on the market that offer inspiration on interior design, home decorating, and gardening. In fact, the number of magazines about interior design, decoration and lifestyle has doubled in the last ten years. These magazines focus on subjects as the latest trends in design and show houses and apartments decorated in different styles. Some magazines are very journalistic and showcase upscale mansions, while others focus more on young, modern and urban styles and give tips and inspiration for home improvement and do-it-yourself. Among the most popular magazines are;
Better Homes and Gardens is one of the most widely circulated magazines in the United States (ranking no.4 of all ABC Magazines, with a circulation of more than 7.5 million copies per year). This monthly magazine focuses on topics as homes, gardening, healthy living and decorating.
Architectural Digest, the professional magazine on architectural styles and building interiors, has first rate articles, journalism and editors that have access to houses no one else has. It is focused on upscale houses, mansions and homes of the rich and famous.
Elle Decor is a young and international magazine on home decorating and interior design. It is published 10 times per year and focuses on young readers worldwide (in 30 countries on five continents). It showcases a very wide spectrum of styles in reports on food, style, and interior design around the globe.
Dwell Magazine is promoting modern design and clean-line architecture in the United States. It revolves around home design with environmental issues in mind as well as style. It contains many ideas for small and urban places, modern and prefab houses.
This Old House, started as a series of programs on television focusing on renovating older homes, and is now a popular magazine as well. The magazine contains useful information about the home improvement process for old and new houses and the equipment and materials needed.
Metropolitan Home, is a young design magazine intended for the upscale urban or suburban home owners, who are seeking inspiration to decorate, renovate, garden and cook. It is a guide to modern design in a simple and direct style.
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