The magazine was published in landscape format and each issue had a unique design and font.
In 1995 Thomas Marecki aka 'Marok' founded Lodown in Berlin, Germany, and developed it as an influential visual component of the international skateboard, surfing and graffiti scene.
The magazine also featured contemporary art, music, film, fashion, lifestyle and literature.
[2] Lodown Magazine was published bimonthly, with a worldwide circulation of 40,000 copies in 2013.
[3] Since 2006 a number of designers guested on individual issues including Kaws,[4] Futura 2000, Eric Haze, Matt Irving, Mirko Borsche, Don Pendleton, Åbäke, Manuel Bürger and de:Marc Brandenburg.