As a magazine publisher, SOMO Creative and Cityscape’s way of life is design. We spend a lot of time thinking about how our pages will look, which image will look best on the cover (thank you Heather Straka for this stunner), and how minute details such as thin lines will perfect a great layout. Without wanting to give you too much of a look at the sausage production process, suffice to say this is a topic of great concern to us. With that in mind, it’s been a thrilling time putting together a design issue. We’ve gathered our own insider info, and learned from the experts to share with you the latest and greatest when it comes to landscape, interior and personal style design. We’ve also got a fascinating exclusive with Royal New Zealand Ballet’s head costume designer, and some titbits on how to design yourself a holistic wellbeing routine.
Sometimes, your view of a situation is about how you present it. Presentation, whether it be physical or metaphorical, is rooted in design. It’s the time of year for new beginnings, new flowers, sunshine and a quickly-expanding sense of adventure. Deliberately designing your life around these positive things can only be a good thing.
We continue to base our philosophy, and our magazine design, on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing: Connect, Take notice, Give, Keep learning and Be active. We hope that throughout this sometimes-challenging year, we have managed to communicate the importance and benefits of these well-researched and effective tenets.
This issue also covers a bucket-list trip to Antarctica, the Great Cityscape Catering Guide, and interviews with of-the-moment musicians, designers and authors.
