Naked Punch
An independent philosophy, art & politics review, rebuilt for an international readership.
Naked Punch is an independent literary magazine covering philosophy, art, and politics, rooted in Lahore's contemporary intellectual and creative scene — now on its 22nd issue, publishing essays, interviews, poetry, and criticism.
A publication with real editorial depth and a growing back catalogue had no digital home that matched its ambitions — no searchable archive, no publishing system built for a magazine's actual workflow, nothing that read as credible to an international audience discovering it for the first time.
Esipick.org built the platform from the ground up. Not just a website — a structured digital identity with a proper issue archive, an editorial layer, and a publishing CMS built around how a magazine actually works.
Naked Punch now operates as a credible digital home for its growing archive — carrying its philosophy, art, and politics coverage to an international readership.
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