For every article praising Tyler Brule, there is one criticizing him. It’s not hard to see why – his persona is based on exclusivity, not something that plays well in the current economic climate. Yet it’s because of the current economic situation that Brule should be applauded. His success in creating Monocle and more recently, his launch of the Monocle 24 radio station is remarkable. In a shaky print market, he has put premium content to the forefront and demonstrated why quality print is still relevant. I just picked up the latest issue of Monocle and its brilliant – a mix of style, politics, design and reportage. The world needs more magazines like Monocle, and more entrepreneurs like Tyler Brule.
Posts Tagged ‘Monocle’
Mediterraneo…
In Magazines, Online on August 27, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Picked up the rather nice Monocle Mediterraneo at Istanbul Airport the other day. It’s all that you would expect from Monocle: beautiful design, esoteric – and sometimes rather pompous content – and excellent writing. The newspaper/magazine also comes with a summer podcast series. Monocle are branding their content very well and despite (or maybe because) of the price of their products, they have gathered a loyal reader base in a short timespan. (pic from Mag Culture).
