Launch: Sight Unseen
November 13th, 2009
This week, a group of editors and designers launched Sight Unseen, a web magazine that’s dedicated to the lifestyle of modern design. It features content on art, fashion, food, and photography, book excerpts, peeks into studios and factories, and special spotlights on what designers are buying and keeping in their homes. “Through revealing interviews, first-person accounts, and behind-the-scenes documentation of process, Sight Unseen uncovers the stories, inspirations, and obsessions of people who love to make things.” The site was created by Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer, two former editors at I.D., and designed by Thomas Porostocky, another I.D. alum best known for his infographics for Good, Wired, and Seed.
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