The Rationale
The design philosophy of Process Journal is quite simple; our goal was to create a portfolio that displays the work that designers do in the best possible way. Although there is plenty of inspirational content available online, we felt that the print medium could offer a different kind of reading experience – a more tangible and immersive engagement with designers than one might encounter in the transitory and cluttered universe of the internet. Plus, our background in print design meant that producing a ‘journal’ seemed like the most logical choice.
Adrian Shaughnessy (a contributor in the first edition of Process) captured this notion perfectly, “The problem with the internet is, sure, you can find imagery, but it usually comes without any context, and more importantly, you often can’t find it a second time. A book is permanent. It’s good technology—doesn’t need batteries and you can drop it and it won’t break.”
Although our readers may have already seen some of our images online, Process is not about breaking the latest design news; it is about taking a look behind the scenes at the process and understanding the journey the designer(s) have undertaken to arrive at the final product—hence the journal’s title.
This sense of movement and transformation is also reflected in our editorial decision to produce the bulk of the journal as a series of interviews. We are not about delivering strong editorial opinions in a magazine or news format,
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