Barista Magazine's design/layout went under the knife pretty recently providing yet another fascinating study topic. What trends were they following? What standards are they setting now? What specific choices did they make with their remodel with regard to ditching design elements (or hanging onto them)? The new look was overdue -- they went 7 full years with the same masthead and cover design. It will be interesting to see how this cover design evolves.
For these covers, two black and white photos from Zambia's Barista Championship were chosen. We've presented two different layouts. These options would give an editorial board two very different covers to choose to publish. And, for Barista magazine, either would be a 'black and white' first.
Barista Magazine's inside is done by a fabulous and highly specialized 'industry' design shop in Portland, Oregon (Pail Design). If you ever get a chance to peak INSIDE this publication, it's a feast for the eyes and well worth tracking down a current and back issues as it's chock full of fascinating information -- all beautifully and creatively presented.
Maybe what we really need to do is to start an AFRICAN BARISTA Magazine? Oh dear...what fun trouble are we going to get into next?
InHouse is proud to have contributed photos from Zambia's Barista Competition to Barista Magazine's online blog and their coverage of competitors in the World Barista Championship held in Melbourne, Australia at the end of May.
