Content at a Glance 004 Pick of the Month 007 Feature ~ The Magic Material 031 Paper Insert ~ Paper Lover 032 Playback ~ The perils of pigeon-holing 039 Videogame ~ Wiping the slate clean 048 Studio ~ It's hip to be Square 051 Vinylnation ~ Toy platforms, crossovers and new releases 058 Forming Paris ~ Championing graffiti art in Paris 062 Poster ~ A master of free-form 072 Typography ~ Lineto, a bunch of dedicated types 092 11 Comic ~ Furi Furi Company Major Feature: The Magic Material It is one of the world's oldest, and commonest, design materials, but in the creative process, paper is usually relegated to an auxiliary role. In this issue, we put paper centre-stage — and talk to six designers , who, although are from distinct design disciplines , all treat paper as the muse in their creations. Making paper their star performer, each of them, including Elisabeth leCourt, Zoe Bradley and Taviori, turns this magic material into stand-alone works of art in uniquely diverse ways. Forming Paris - Championing graffiti art in Paris In this column, we take a closer look at a more alternative and off-beat form of art gallery in Paris — where art works are exhibited in more neighborly venues like restaurants, cafes or shopping malls. This enables people to appreciate art while having a cup of tea or shopping instead of having to make a specific visit somewhere to do so, and thus helps make art a more integral part of daily living. Typography - Lineto, a bunch of dedicated types In this feature we talk to one of the founders of Lineto, a collective project of some 20 designers for typefaces design. More than a normal type foundry, Lineto concentrates upon typographic preservation, which is especially important to our epoch where technologies may endanger some of the most sculpturally, unconventionally or even robustly designed typefaces. DVD Rom Content POTM: Daryl by Slackart TM Photo by Trent Mitchell Feature: Paper crafts Playback: Adolescent: Galaxy Chart on MTV Dance IDs for TMF Graphics for Dr. Who Interview with Adolescent Eyeball NYC: IDs for CMT Music Studio: Interview with CA Square Poster: Showreel from NGDESIGN Music: PARTIDO ALTO & THE DROPPER Extras: Film & Packaging Postman by PostPanic MTV HD Station ID's:Crow by Psyop MTV Latin America LightSwitch VH1 Mental Month of May (Director Cut) by UV Phactory The Underground by Convert TV Commercial: Toyota Prado-Ice Sculptures by Animal Logic Nike Maxsigh-See Sport Better by NAKD FOX MLB by Spy Post Star Trek 2.0 by 72 & Sunny Street Art Films by ATTIK, Spy Post, Umlaut Honda Fit-Food Chain & Reflexes by A52 Honda Fit-Mullet & They'Re Here by Stardust Studios Specifications - 93 Pages - Paper Back - Colour throughout - DVD-ROM included - Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese available Subscribe to IdN now