Mayfair (magazine) Mayfair (magazine) Mayfair is a British adult magazine for men. Founded in 1965, it was designed as a response to US magazines such as "Playboy" and "Penthouse", which had recently launched in the UK. For many years, it claimed the largest distribution of any men's magazine in the UK. It is a softcore magazine, thus is available in newsagents, although some larger retailers require a modesty bag to hide the cover. "Mayfair" was launched by Fisk Publishing Ltd in 1965 with an August cover date. The company was controlled by Brian Fisk. Its first editor was David Campbell, and its
Is Not Magazine target market," said co-editor Mel Campbell. "It’s really important to us that we address people in a genuine way, as thinkers, readers and as citizens who are engaged with the city around them." In 2005 issue two of "Is Not Magazine" was featured at the TypeCon design conference in New York. The magazine was featured at the CMYK Magazine Festival in Barcelona. In 2007 Is Not was featured at Colophon 2007, a magazine festival in Luxembourg curated by Jeremy Leslie, Andrew Losowsky and Mike Koedinger. The magazine was featured in "The Melbourne Design Guide", a definitive catalogue of creative culture