Nose magazine, issue 01, “Top Notes”

Nose is a publication cultivating olfactive curiosity. The project is described as follows:

Our first edition invites readers to tune in – smell more intentionally, more thoughtfully. It’s a gentle immersion into the vast world of scent: how it lingers in science and language, in memory, culture and everyday life. Through essays, interviews and visual work we explore the overlooked sense of smell, hoping to spark curiosity and deepen your awareness. Let this be your top note.

Like the nature of olfaction, Nose cannot be defined by any singular thing – rather, it embraces the liminal. The magazine – printed on creamy uncoated stock – features no solid black; instead, everything exists in shades of grey. This space between black and white is symbolic of our sense of smell – deeply personal, intangible, and impossible to pin down.

The publication also adopts a framework of layered typography, introducing depth and rhythm throughout. Typography shifts between soft and sharp, light and dark – a visual echo of the elusive, multi-sensory world Nose explores.

Editors-in-Chief: Saskia Dodds-Painter and Olivia Rattray-Wood
Design and art direction: Marissa Hor and Jenny Fang
Cover: Harry Burmeister
Styling: Steph Reid
Talent: Eli Flavell
Printer: Printgraphics Printgreen