Port #36

Description

Port continues to grow into its redesign, which sees its static logo replaced with hand drawn versions by each of its seven cover stars: Celeste, John Malkovich, Joseph Quinn, Spike Lee, Tahar Rahim, David Oyelowo and Svitlana Grot. Usually overlaid as a graphic, this issue continues to embed the handwriting further into the scenography of the cover images, scrawled onto a Polaroid or, in the case of Joseph Quinn, his cup.

For the Spring/Summer 2025 issue, loosely themed around ‘Family,’ Port examines the heterogeneity of families, and the term’s manifold interpretations, exploring ‘traditional and non-traditional structures; chosen families; communities built through shared experience; motherhood; sisterhood; fatherhood; creative legacies; design legacies; subcultures; queer communities; collective support systems; family responsibility; caregiving; generational storytelling; shifting family dynamics, and even families of books.’ At the heart of the issue is the feature ‘Mother of Motherland,’ covering empowering stories of Ukrainian motherhood amidst war.