In 2011 we were named Associate Editors in Chief of Real Scale, a fledgling publication from Magazine House Publishing of Tokyo, publishers of BRUTUS/Casa BRUTUS and more than a dozen other top titles.

     Launching a brand new print magazine is a rare (and perhaps daring) undertaking in the current environment. Real Scale, for now, is being underwritten in its entirety by the Citizen Watch company. Following a long tradition in Japanese publishing, it therefore carries advertising and editorial content related solely to their interests, until such time as it can fly freely on its own by developing additional sponsors.

     The good news for us is that Citizen has been an outstanding benefactor, allowing us full editorial rein in selecting subject matter, asking only that we treat topics that reflect our interpretation of their company credo: "The Fusion of Technology and Beauty" (just thinking about it sets our geek æsthete hearts aflutter). By the third issue we'd taken over the writing and/or translation of every word in the magazine.

     The publicationfs editorial perspective is still taking form and its future undetermined, but for now wefd be pleased if youfd have a look at what wefve done with it.


Full Issues

(These links to production proofs are sufficient to view the magazine layout, but display incorrect Japanese text. Selected, finished articles are indexed below.)


Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4


Issue 5

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We did things a little differently for this issue.
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Selected Articles

Selected Translations

About our fifth issue:

     Every issue of Real Scale comes bundled with one of Magazine House's other major titles. This is extremely fortunate for us, because although Real Scale has neither the budget nor the distribution resources of its own to reach a wide audience, by being attached to Magazine House publications it is seen by hundreds of thousands of readers automatically.

     In this instance the magazine was paired with Ginza Magazine. Ginza was founded as a fashion and lifestyle magazine for young women, but has extended its horizons to encompass major social and cultural issues, and has maintained an especially sharp and steady edge for the past several years. It's one of the most popular titles on the stands today. We modified the style of the pieces accordingly (for example, we didn't include English essays for this issue), but otherwise didn't have to compromise our standard in any way. Our main features are profiles of three artists who approach their work on distinctly different terms. We were also privileged to work with two outstanding photographers, Jennifer Causey and Michael Donovan. To view our main features alone, please look here.