When I saw the latest cover of Esquire magazine, I was immediately impressed.
"The Impossible" issue has done the impossible.
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In the late 1990s, Paul Shaw, a letter designer and design historian, wrote an article about the top 100 typefaces of all time. The author's list contained fonts that he described as having "historical, technological, or theoretical importance" and he crafted his list based on that criteria "rather than its aesthetics." This week he updated his list with the top 10 typefaces from 2000 - 2010.
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Fast Company, a magazine and website that empowers innovators to create the future of business, has recently begun a new experiment called The Influence Project. Its aim is to show what happens when your passive online audience is asked to act based on your suggestions. The result is a sleekly designed visualization of your online influence in action, ultimately locating the most influential person in the project.
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Being a writer for many publications means a lot of interviews either by phone, email or in person. I never know what kind of interview subject I will get or how receptive they will be to what I would like to know.
Finding “the scoop” can prove difficult for some interviewers, because it all lies in the hands (or mind) of the interviewee. I’ve come to find some quick tips in coaxing the story out of subjects.story out of subjects.
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According to a report just released by GfK MRI (formerly Mediamark Research & Intelligence), magazine readership in the United States is slowly growing - a fact that is worthy of grand celebration in an industry often declared as "dead."
How did your favorite magazines perform over the past year?
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Could someone please help me investigate what happened to all the adverbs? I think they have been hijacked by "like" and "seriously" in conversation today. I mean, seriously, like why doesn’t anyone use them any more?
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48 Hour Magazine, a project announced this past Tuesday, aims to announce a theme, gather submissions, edit copy, arrange photos, lay out a magazine and send it to the printer within 48 hours. If nothing else, it promises to be a high-profile experiment in using the latest web design, web development and custom publishing new [...]
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I am a print magazine person. I love getting lost in a well-written story, and though I now read as many blogs and news sites as print publications, I strongly defend print to those who tell me that the format is in its death throes.
Naturally, the magazine industry wants to fight the notion that it is a dinosaur fighting extinction in a new media age. So a group of powerful publishers came together on a multi-million dollar campaign to promote "The Power of Print," kicking off with a video on YouTube. Hmmm.
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Steve Jobs' announcement todaythat Apple will ship its long awaited tablet, the iPad, in 60 days at an opening price point of $499 dominated the news today. Before the announcement came, a months-long rumors game played out amongst analysts, technologists and fans alike. One particular question was: what does this mean for print publications?
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If you had to list ten things not to buy in 2010, what would be on your list? SmartMoney.com has some advice. The website recently released its list of the ten items no one should buy in the coming year.
A few of my favorites:
1. Home phone service. Mobile phone use continues to grow and fewer people are using home phones. The CTIA-Wireless Association states that 20.2 percent of all households are wireless only and almost 90% of Americans own a mobile phone.
2. DVDs. With NetFlix and on-demand movies from your local cable company, who needs a DVD?
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