What the FAQs

Each downloadable volume of Number One Journal is a standalone collectible, built around an exclusive cover story and intimate conversation with a singular artist redefining their field.

Our legacy editions are limited-run print objects — curated collections of artist features that orbit a single, unifying theme.

As a single-drop publication deep diving on one artist at a time, we’re able to align with each artists’ promotion cycles and release cover stories several times a year without the constraints of a fixed release schedule.

Basically, if we have something to say, we say it. If not, we sush.

Number One Journal is an international publication written in English — based in Paris.

Though our cover stories read as organic conversations, we usually take a minimum of 6 months to a year to research a specific artist before proposing to create a dedicated volume on them.

The resulting cover editorials are hyper-stylized character portraits, alongside an in-depth interview that’s sidelined by handwritten notes all throughout. Making the reading experience more akin to an intimate message thread rather than a classic journalistic profile — A playful juxtaposition between high-concept visuals and out-of-pocket dialogue.

We produce every issue in-house. So, in short: nope.

Though we don’t take submissions or commission photographers, we are always looking to meet and collaborate with all other kinds of creatives — film directors, video editors, CGI artists, fashion editors, costume designers, visual artists, choreographers, set designers, beauty artists, etc.

Not that we hate photographers, is just that we already have one. And he’s great, man. He’s a dream. The dream boat really. Oh we wanna marry him EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. OF THE WEEK. and sometimes in bank holidays too.

Wouldn’t you like to know.

That’s a loaded question.