Momentum Magazine gets a brand new look

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Go with the “Mo”.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Just because it’s a handmade bike show, doesn’t mean there isn’t other news to cover here in Austin. On that note, last night I ran into Mia Kohout, co-publisher of Momentum Magazine. The successful bike lifestyle publication based in Vancouver, B.C. celebrates its 50th issue with their March edition and Kohout had some major news to share… Momentum has undergone a serious makeover.

The March issue with the new look hasn’t been printed up yet, but Kohout gave me a sneak peek. Saying the new design is “cleaner and a little more mainstream” Kohout said the changes reflect their goal of, “trying to speak to people that aren’t doing this yet.”

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By “this,” Kohout means living the bicycle lifestyle.

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Creative director Jim Nissen and
co-publisher Mia Kohout.

The biggest change is a new logo/wordmark that shortens Momentum to “Mo” and the new tagline “Smart living by bike.” Momentum hired Jim Nissen, a magazine design and marketing consultant to be its creative director and he worked with Kohout, along with her co-publisher Tania Lo, on the new design.

Kohout says she hopes the new look of the magazine, which has more white space and a clean layout reminiscent of a magazine like Real Simple, is meant to connect with who they see as their target readers — “conscientious urban professionals,” which she describes as 30-50 year olds living in cities within four miles of their work. Kohout compared their editorial approach with Wired. “It’s a technology magazine, but it’s also about the technology lifestyle.”

Look for the new, all grown-up Momentum in your mailbox or at your local bike shop in the next few weeks.

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car owner and driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter.

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Jim Lee
Jim Lee
13 years ago

Go Mo!

RyNO Dan
RyNO Dan
13 years ago

Yea Mia, looks great. Love Momentum.

Lee
13 years ago

I can’t be the only person that knows that there is already a ‘mo magazine, right?

BURR
BURR
13 years ago

Ooooh, rebranding.

I liked the old logo better, the new one looks like MasterCard

Mark
Mark
13 years ago
Reply to  BURR

I had the same thought. The new logo leaves me sad.

Gabriel Amadeus
13 years ago

I like the new look so far, but not really sure about the ‘mo’. Of course the real test will be in the execution of the rag.

CaptainKarma
13 years ago

The best thing about momentum was it’s price. Hope that doesn’t change.

beth h
13 years ago

“…their target readers — “conscientious urban professionals,” which she describes as 30-50 year olds living in cities within four miles of their work.”

I am *thrilled* to see such honesty and clarity in a description of a targeted market in the bicycle industry!