Colorphilia

Announcing

Colorphilia. no. 1

The print-only quarterly for the curious.

The Green Issue

Youth.

Fresh.

Recycling.

Cannabis.

Money.

Mint.

Alien.

Witches.

Energy.

Not Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

We're human. We evolve, and our brain science is different from one another.

It's why some people taste soap when they eat cilantro, why some people confuse green and red, and why some people have a genetic disposition to addiction, while others don't.

We know that certain articles or objects may invoke feelings of nostalgia for some readers, and the same articles will have no emotional footprint on other readers.

There is something about the color green that we can each connect with, in our own way.

Some people may read about a Christmas tree and its evergreen nature and be taken back to their childhood, while others may remember the first time they had a juicy sour pickle in a kosher deli, or their own path to getting a green card.

A Different Kind of Magazine.

A magazine for humans , by humans , about green things, like witches and Christmas trees. The greenhouse effect and green thumbs. Golf and cannabis. Electric cars and biodiesel made from algae. Roasted vegetables and pesto. Mint ice cream and energy drinks.

Inexperience and jealousy. Nuclear power and photosynthesis. Slime and cilantro. Pickles and money. Mojitos and guacamole. Kryptonite and spinach. Juniper and agave. National parks and eco-resorts.

Superheroes and supervillians. Grasshoppers and grasshoppers. The natural and the supernatural. Sustainable farming and imperfect vegetables. Mint chewing gum and Flubber. Kermit the Frog and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Matcha and absinthe. Green politics and greenwashing. The Jolly Green Giant and little green men. Eco-friendly construction materials and LEED buildings. Green fashion and eco-conscious manufacturing practices.

Little Green Ethics.

A magazine that pays its contributors fairly and promptly. A magazine which values human creativity over AI.

That will be printed in the United States and will only be carried in independent bookstores and coffee shops and boutiques.

If someone comes to our website looking to purchase a single issue, we will first suggest the local stores which carry the magazine.

We are not writing for the internet search engines and AI training data. We will not be spending money on online advertising nor hosting content.

In fact, on our online site, we will only have the table of contents for each issue, lists with links, video interviews, a digital store offering subscriptions, and featuring our collaborations and issue artwork.

All prints of any of the photography and artwork commissioned for the issue, will be produced at local print shops, with 75% of the profit going to the artist.

Created by Humans

Colorphilia is a celebration of many of the things that make us human. As such, we require each contributor to sign an affirmation that the work they submitted was created by them and not through AI.

Printed, not Digital.

(Green) thumb through a physical book, instead of clicking through Wikipedia.

We want to create something that you will keep, not lose the second you close your browser with the 150 open tabs.

Locally Sourced.

We want this to be found in your local bookstore or coffee shop, and suggested by humans, not by an algorithm that scans your messages, emails and websearches.

We love boutiques because they are human curated, and give you an entry into the mind of the curator.

No Junk, No Spam, No AI

Written for humans. Not computers or algorithms. No SEM fill or SEO fodder. The only optimization is for your curiosity. The only spam we have is potentially in a recipe for Green Eggs and Spam.

(Let us know if you have a good Green Eggs and Spam recipe.)