Byline, Issue 08, “Beauty”
This double issue of Byline, The Beauty Issue 08 with Adam Friedlander and The Beauty Issue 08 by Clairo, came to be thanks to this conundrum:
Who is the beholder to say what’s beautiful, to inform its subjects and surroundings of their perceived beauty, if they’re overdue for a vision check? If a slew of environmental factors — the internet, filters, the male gaze, our mothers, body dysmorphia, the iPhone’s cursed front-facing camera, an inexplicable pressure to post selfies, overuse of retinol — make it hard to recognize beauty when it’s right before their eyes? Each story in this issue somehow challenges the beholder, reveals the wide-range of feelings one experiences while grappling with its flaws, and after a long journey, guides the reader back to something more pure, real, and tangible.
The magazine is featuring Romie Italic (designed by Margot Lévêque) on cover and titles pages, alongside G2 Ciao (by Massimiliano Audretsch) for the logo, Neue Helvetica (by Linotype Design Studio) for body text, and ABC Gravity (by Dinamo).
