celebrating the power
of design

Readymag aims to spark creativity for its users in many ways. “When working with the Readymag interface, I keep in mind that it should be functional and visually pleasing, so that it inspires users to make good designs,” Stas Aki says. Readymag also looks back at each year’s most beautiful creations through our Projects of the Year contest. In 2019, public voting chose four winners: Peter Lindbergh (editorial), Here and Now (event), Studio Cronica (portfolio), and BlkBlkLtr (landing).

Peter Lindbergh editorial, one of the winners of Readymag’s 2019 Projects of The Year contest. © Obys agency.

Here and Now: an Atlas of Moscow Creative Studios website, a winner of Readymag’s 2019 Projects of The Year contest. © AIC studio.

BlkBlkLtr font site, one of the winners of Readymag’s 2019 Projects of The Year contest. © Neha Hattangdi.

Studio Cronica site, one of the winners of Readymag’s 2019 Projects of The Year contest. © Studio Cronica.

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thank you for all the help and support that you have given throughout the months of me reaching out!! there is always a solution to my questions, and i appreciate your time! —danielle sala, readymag user

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here to help

Designers are the core audience of Readymag, but many other professionals use it to create their own versatile portfolios, presentations, moodboards, prototypes and editorials. To be of the most use, Readymag support not only helps with technical issues, they provide assistance with creative and design questions. In 2019, Readymag’s support service became trilingual: agents speak English, Russian, and Spanish. The Help section, which offers a comprehensive guide to Readymag, is also available in these three languages.

Promo image for Instagram announcing How to Create an Awesome Longread article. © Readymag.

Promo image announcing that Readymag’s Explore section has gone multilingual. © Readymag.

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i believe it’s important to speak not only about renowned top-tier figures but also less recognized designers. most of them are people of thorny destiny, uncompromising, people with a particular life and artistic standpoint. —zhdan philippov, readymag creative consultant

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educating and inspiring

Readymag has carried out inspirational projects covering many aspects of design: Enso Magazine explores creativity in our lives, while Stories are dedicated to influential professionals who set direction for the industry. Readymag also eagerly collaborates with museums and cultural institutions. Our Symbols of the Thaw longread was created in partnership with the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and tells the stories of three underestimated Moscow modernist buildings. The Russian Spleen longread was a collaboration with the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, while the Lubalin 100 project was based on materials from the Lubalin Center to celebrate the centenary of designer Herb Lubalin.

we decided to view the role of women in design from a variety of angles. we did new research, interviewed designers, and then structured the information we’d gathered into designing women. i believe information based on facts, statistics, and real input from design theorists and practitioners is the best basis for further discussion and positive change. —diana kasay, readymag co-founder and ceo

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