Archive for the 'Magazines' Category

NEWSPAPER QUOTES

“The Internet is not a problem for magazines and newspapers.
It is a problem for the paper industry.”
Emilio Arzcarraga Jea, President of Televisa, Mexico.

THE NEXT BUSINESSWEEK

This Friday, BusinessWeek will present its new graphic design.
My reaction is WHY?
This is one of the most successful weekend reads in the United States.
The current design is strong, clear, well-organized and easy to read.
So … I am worried about any cosmetic lifting.
This magazine was redesigned four years ago, and in my opinion as [...]

A SLIM VOGUE

A brilliant design parody of a VOGUE magazine without ads.
The reality is quite different.
Vogue is fat.
Vogue is difficult not only to read but just to look at.
Vogue becomes a coffee table book every month.
Too much for too little.

MAGAZINES: THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY

The Chicago Tribune interviews some of the leading editors of American magazines.
Some quotes:
“While I do think online content could overtake newspapers, I believe that print magazines - because they are less ephemeral and more enduring, because they are more beautiful, because they offer perspective and amplify what people get elsewhere - will not be [...]

MONOCLE 05: ‘CAVIAR JOURNALISM’

I got the last issue of Monocle in the mail today.
210 pages with a lot of “caviar journalism.”
This magazine is becoming like a sushi publication.
The 5th issue (July-August 2007) ranks the World’s Top 20 Most Liveable Cities.
With Munich, Germany as the best.
As a Catalan, I will dispute that Madrid deserves the 10th position while [...]

START PODCASTING NOW

Many newspapers publish their front page as a PDF on their Web sites and many even publish the entire newspaper’s content.
iTunes’ capability of downloading and presenting PDFs next to podcasts makes it a great delivery mechanism.
Some publications are taking full advantage of the combination of audio and print materials.
Make magazine has a good list of [...]

A BOLD MOVE OF CROSS MEDIA PUBLISHING

Car and Driver has made a mayor redesign. They realize that 80% of their readers don’t subscribe to the magazine and thus have increased their online offerings, including the complete migration of some columns from print to the Web. This with the objective of liberating valuable print space to make the magazine more graphically rich. [...]


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