The look of the issue

The Eyes, a Parisian publisher, produces photobooks, monographs and an annual photography journal under the same name. Its issues to date have looked at a range of subjects from Madrid and Poland to ‘new photographic narratives’.

With each issue of The Eyes, editorial control is handed to an expert. The latest issue, on the theme of ‘[after]care’, examines the notion of care in a post-traumatic context, edited by artist Laia Abril.

London-based designer Sarah Boris redesigned the magazine for its eleventh issue in 2020. ‘For each issue I choose a new stock for the cover and new finishings,’ she says. ‘Despite these variations in production, the look is distinct.’

Boris says that The Eyes’ thematic approach dictates the look of each issue. ‘It’s a rare annual magazine where the masthead reads as the theme of the issue,’ she explains. ‘This was a design idea … to give emphasis to the topics raised. Since the redesign I have worked with Fedrigoni papers which offer an amazing range.’