dot com baby vol. 01 - hawker! magazine
vol. 01 - @hawkermag
It would feel strange if Dot Com Baby didn’t review a dot com magazine.
I found Hawker! Magazine on LinkedIn while job hunting. The platform feels like a bottomless pit where you can find almost anyone from any company you can name. Except a hitman agency lol.
While checking @supper.partying ’s profile, I found out that she runs Hawker! Magazine with @nandassoe . I guess finding them was a happy accident while I was a bit stressed looking for a job.
The first page after the intro is “Around the World in 80 Dumplings”. I learned that in imperial China, people believed food could help heal the body if it resembled the affected part. Dumplings were ear shaped with this idea in mind.
The magazine moves through ingredients, photo series, history, a cooking video, types of porcelain, and even a poem. I won’t go into too much detail here because the website really needs to be viewed on desktop to get the full experience.
This project feels personal to me. I grew up travelling around Southeast Asia with my parents, trying different foods across regions. Even now, I try to eat at least one new thing every week. Lately, that means bouncing between Malaysian restaurants in Campsie, Sydney.
I’m not a professional front end developer, but I did consult with an expert friend when building the Dot Com Baby website. From that perspective, I can say Hawker! Magazine is built with real love and passion, and a level of care you don’t arrive at by accident. The level of design, detail, and execution feels elite. This is not just a good-looking website. It’s carefully crafted by people who clearly know exactly what they’re doing.
You can also get the printed version of Hawker! Magazine on their website. Go get it while you can!
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