Net (magazine)

*Net*
	Cover of the final issue (June 2020)
Editor	Steven Jenkins
Categories	Internet
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	12,703 Jan-Dec 2016
First issue	December 1994 (as .net)
Final issue; Number	June 2020; 332
Company	Future plc
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	www.creativebloq.com/net-magazine

net was a monthly print magazine that published content on web development and design. Founded in 1994, the magazine was published in the UK by Future plc. It was widely recognized as the premiere print publication for web designers.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The magazine was initially aimed at the general Internet user, but was adapted into a title aimed at professional web designers and web developers under the editorship of Dan Oliver. Its sister publication, the design-focused Creative Bloq blog, was launched by Oliver in 2012,^[5] and is estimated to receive over two million monthly readers according to analytics firm SimilarWeb.^[6]

The magazine, and its parent Future plc, were also known for their annual The Net Awards, which was an awards body recognizing outstanding achievements in the web development industry.^[7]^[8] The magazine ended publication in June 2020.

^ "10 Print Magazines for Web Designers". Awwwards. 12 April 2011.
^ Lazaris, Louis (5 March 2010). "Print Magazines for Web Designers, Digital Artists, and Photographers". Smashing Magazine.
^ "14 Essential Magazines for Graphic Designers". Webdesigner Depot. 21 January 2009.
^ "30 High Quality and Most Influential Web Design Blogs of All Time". 1stWebDesigner. 31 July 2016.
^ "Future launches Creative Bloq". InPublishing. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ "creativebloq.com Analytics". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference patrickgoss was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "We're really proud to be Geeks, say Shropshire friends". Shropshire Star. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.

[1] "10 Print Magazines for Web Designers". Awwwards. 12 April 2011.

[2] Lazaris, Louis (5 March 2010). "Print Magazines for Web Designers, Digital Artists, and Photographers". Smashing Magazine.

[3] "14 Essential Magazines for Graphic Designers". Webdesigner Depot. 21 January 2009.

[4] "30 High Quality and Most Influential Web Design Blogs of All Time". 1stWebDesigner. 31 July 2016.

[5] "Future launches Creative Bloq". InPublishing. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

[6] "creativebloq.com Analytics". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

[patrickgoss-7] Cite error: The named reference patrickgoss was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[8] "We're really proud to be Geeks, say Shropshire friends". Shropshire Star. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.

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