Studiobenben News

Noella over at GOOD Magazine introduced me to their publication as media for people who give a damn. I think that’s pretty accurate: if you subscribe 100% of your money goes to an organization of your choice. I love the idea behind the project and the magazine itself is well designed and executed. For example, the info graphic about Getting to Know the Homeless is superb:

The rows of human icons are smartly manipulated to portray the data; i.e. in one row the gradient indicates ethnicity, in another upside down icons indicate the percentage of homeless with mental disabilities, and so on.

They were kind enough to include my Geo + Info Postcards in the July/August issue. I’m honored to be a part of their publication as I feel the motives behind creating the magazine and the postcards are similar. GOOD indeed!

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In February, Katerina Oshemkova, from the Ukrainian magazine Salon contacted me in regards to featuring my Geography + Information Postcards. I had not heard of this magazine but it looked interesting so I sent all the information she requested. Today the magazine arrived complete with a nice feature on the postcards. As excited as I was about the publication, I found the stamp drenched mailer a work in itself: 54 stamps and a flurry of cancellation marks adorn its cover. A special thanks goes out to Salon magazine and the individual who so neatly tacked 37.55 hryven’ to expedite its delivery.