ARCADE

ARCADE is a Seattle-based nonprofit magazine bringing together voices from design and the arts. Schema designed its 33rd volume, and Christian Marc Schmidt served as feature editor for the first issue, contributing the essay “Data Culture.”

Process

The volume treated the magazine as a database. Each issue used a red, green, or blue accent, while a programmatic index ranked the words used most frequently throughout the publication.

Outcome

The design invited a comparison between print and digital media and explored ideas of longevity, ownership, intimacy, and linearity.