Huck (magazine)

{{use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{short description|Lifestyle magazine known for DIY Culture, surfing and skating, and art}} {{citation style|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox Magazine |title = Huck |frequency = Bi-monthly |category = DIY culture, art magazine, lifestyle |publisher = TCOLondon |firstdate = 2006 |based = London |website = {{URL|www.huckmag.com}} }} '''''Huck''''' is a bi-monthly magazine, website and video platform. It has been recognised for its style of exploring subcultures as "entry points for articles about music, politics and places all over the world".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/six-things-i-learned-reading-every-last-word-of-huck/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 |title= Six Things I Learned Reading Every Last Word of Huck |work=The New York Times |author=Maya Lau |date=27 November 2012 |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> It is published by the London-based media company TCOLondon,<ref name="huck-about">{{cite web |url= http://www.huckmagazine.com/about/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080704171938/http://www.huckmagazine.com/about/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= 4 July 2008 |title=About Huck |work=Huck |access-date=26 April 2014}} </ref> which also publishes ''Little White Lies'' magazine.

==History and rationale== ''Huck'' was launched in 2006 and was initially inspired by the rebellious heritage of surf and skate. The magazine's coverage has since broadened to cover the wider world of culture. In 2006, the founding editor and TCOLondon publisher, Vince Medeiros, initially said of ''Huck'''s intended readership, "Our readers will be part of the tribe of surf, skate and snowboard culture, but they will be people who appreciate that there are other things in life."<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/may/15/mondaymediasection4/ |title= Latest addition to surfing's new wave |work=The Guardian|author=Alex Wade |date=15 May 2006|access-date=18 March 2020 }}</ref> The editor-in-chief, Andrea Kurland, explained the magazine's ethos in 2014 as "punk, skateboarding, surfing, activism, hip-hop, outsider art, indie publishing".<ref name="zinio">{{cite web |url= http://design.zinio.com/?p=5525 |title= About Huck | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140717051234/http://design.zinio.com/?p=5525 |archive-date=17 July 2014 |access-date= 28 July 2017 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

The first issue, which had the snowboarder Shaun White on the cover, was delayed by two months after burglars cleared out the magazine's Shoreditch office two weeks before the original release date in May 2006.<ref name="guardian" />

''Huck'' cover stars have occasionally co-curated the issue in which they appear, suggesting stories on people, places and moments that have inspired them. Dave Eggers, Miranda July, Mark Gonzales, Kim Gordon and Cat Power are among those who have guest-edited.<ref name="zinio" /> In 2015, the print magazine shifted from using cover stars to themed issues.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stackmagazines.com/lifestyle-health/behind-the-scenes-huck-magazine-10-years/ |title= Behind the scenes: Huck magazine |work= Stack |author=Stine Fantoft Berg|date=3 August 2016 |access-date=18 March 2020 }}</ref>

''Huck'' is available in the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Brazil.

San Francisco–based Chronicle Books published the first ''Huck'' book, ''Paddle Against the Flow: Lessons on Life from Doers, Creators, and Culture-Shakers'' in 2015. The book collects insights from more than 60 people with whom ''Huck'' has published interviews, as well as photography and art.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chroniclebooks.com/landing-pages/pdfs/london2014_rightsguide.pdf |title= Chronicle London 2014 Rights Guide |publisher =Chronicle Books |access-date= 27 April 2014 }}</ref>

Huck was included in ''Graphic Design – Now In Production'', an exhibition co-organized by the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, that toured the United States from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://london.imagination.com/ar/node/903 |title= Art and design NOW – up close and personal |work=Imagination|author=Jing Li |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030706/http://london.imagination.com/ar/node/903 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Awards== *Society of Publication Designers (2014): Merit winner in editorial design<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.spd.org/2014/03/spd-49-merit-winners-announced.php |title= SPD 49 Merit Winners Announced |publisher=Society of Publication Designers |access-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140427025732/http://www.spd.org/2014/03/spd-49-merit-winners-announced.php |archive-date=27 April 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> *Art Directors Club (2013): Merit winner in illustration{{cn|date=March 2020}} *Amnesty International Media Awards (2012): Special Commendation<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.patrickwelch.co.uk/post/13205307081/huck-september-2011-homophobia-in-skateboarding |title= Articles: Homophobia in Skateboarding |work= www.patrickwelch.co.uk |access-date=26 April 2014 }}</ref> *D&AD Awards (2010): Yellow Pencil nomination Illustration/Magazine & Newspaper design<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2010/illustration/18127/little-white-lies-huck-double-cover/ |title= Little White Lies & HUCK Double Cover |publisher=D&AD |access-date=26 April 2014 }}</ref> *The Maggies (2009): Best cover award, Sports and Men’s category{{cn|date=March 2020}} *Magazine Design and Journalism Awards (2008): Nominated Best Designed Magazine<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/42207 |title=Press Gazette magazine awards shortlist revealed |work=Press Gazette |publisher= Progressive Media International|date=13 October 2008 |access-date=18 March 2020 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140427020758/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/42207 |archive-date=27 April 2014 }}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Official website|www.huckmag.com}} * [http://www.tcolondon.com TCOLondon website]

Category:Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Category:Sports magazines published in the United Kingdom Category:Magazines published in London Category:Magazines established in 2006