Peter Koonz

In 2017, David Remnick of The New Yorker remarked that Condé Nast was in “a dignified state of panic,” driven by the need to adapt to an industry with “constantly pivoting digital realities” that required it to operate with low margins, resulting in smaller staffs and spaces, and titles being sold or ended. In 2019, the year saw some publishers close down or sell off long-lived titles, others tried creative adaptation in an effort to survive, while still others bravely entered the field with fresh ideas.

With magazines going online-only, some publishers are emphasizing the brand rather than the print product. Nonetheless, new journals continued to debut in that format in 2018. Here are ten of the best.