ReadyMade

ReadyMade is the magazine of DIY (do-it-yourself) culture - a Martha Stewart for the rock-n-roll set. Published in Berkeley, it's made a nice name for itself. When I visit offices at magazines like Wired, Metropolis, and other design titles, I regularly see it atop the pile stacked on an editor's desk. It's a fresh voice in a publishing sector which too often promotes design as something you appreciate by buying it.

Until my girlfriend's graduate education necessitated a move to New York, I was managing editor. The fresh air breezed through our Berkeley loft, rustling the two-story curtains, and we drank chai instead of coffee. It was very California after working in the towering monstrosity of VNU, Inc., and in 2005 we were nominated for an ASME for general excellence. We lost to PRINT, but as one of two full-time editors at the magazine, and having generated so much content for it, I was very proud.

The Freelance Pieces that Helped Me Get the Job

Safe House
How a group of Northwesterners turned a fire station into a cultural powerhouse. June/July, 2003

Labor of Love
When you work together as a couple, in-office crushes are easier to consummate, but staff meetings are a lot more emotional. Here's how these couples do it.
January/February, 2004

Excerpts

RM12 - Summer Escapes

RM13 - The Music Issue

RM15 - The Small Spaces Issue

RM16 - The Green Issue