‘Let’s get excited about ... Wired’

A must-read. In fact, I’m launching the inaugural Collective Magazine of the Year award right here, right now (yeah, yeah, it’s only September ... live with it) and I’m declaring Wired UK the winner. (‘Who were the other candidates?’ Doesn’t matter. ‘Who voted?’ Doesn’t matter, let’s move on ...)

If you’re not familiar with Wired, it launched in the UK back in Spring of this year and is brimming with inspiring endeavours, intriguing theories, sparkling gizmos and fascinating trivia. You’ll learn how big cash prizes are saving the world, how product designers are cutting waste and saving lives, what it takes to unplug your life and survive off-grid, how to make great art from parcel tape and just what they put inside those low energy bulbs that makes them so special and expensive (and all that’s just in this month’s edition).

If you’re already a reader, you’ll know Wired is also the most gloriously designed magazine ever (yes, even better than ‘Love It’) – with its tactile covers and tantalising layouts and hidden wonders. Read it once and you’ll soon be searching out the US editions as well.

Do you agree? What's your must-read mag each month?

Please note: Yes, Wired, I’d love a free subscription.