A science magazine stringing together
culture, philosophy and art.

I joined when the website was still getting off the ground. A small team on 7th Avenue in Manhattan had a clear goal: to build a web publicat—that gave art and philosophy the same weight as science. The idea of doing a quarterly print issue didn’t come up until about a year and a half later, but from the start, the website carried the spirit of a magazine. We published 4 to 6 stories each week and grouped each month around a common theme. The site’s design followed that idea, offering fresh takes on science and culture every month, supported by award-winning illustration and art direction.

Printed Editions

Within the first year or so we had printed some limited run promotional booklets with some of our stories as a means to provide freebies for people to take with them at events. These first booklets were met with such enthusiasm by nearly everyone that the publisher began to consider if Nautilus could support a print quarterly. Alyssa and the team at Point Five were quick to support and help us develop a structure which would bring the stories being told online to live on paper.