Anxious? Here’s the Magazine for You
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These fake magazine covers are all too real…and hilarious. Imagine scanning this headline in the newsstand: “Ask WebMD: This Season’s Hottest New Symptoms.” It’s enough to send a hypochondriac running to Google for sure. This teaser is just part of...
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Politics and the Art Director
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NYTimes Magazine art director speaks on why it’s critical to rein in political bias in cover imagery, especially during a charged election cycle like this one. Most of us understand the idea of journalistic integrity as it relates to written...
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The Secret Life of a Magazine Cover
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Ever wonder how a magazine cover comes about? Take a look at one title’s process. A good magazine cover is a work of creative beauty, but getting to that point involves a lot of trial and error. Ever wonder what...
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The Newest Rising Stars in the Font World
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Casual elegance or rational efficiency, font designers are putting out some amazing new typefaces. As brands become more adept at storytelling, font creators are taking notice and designing accordingly. One new font family from UK-based Elena Genova is making waves...
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Nat Geo Throws it Way Back, With Stunning Results
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A photographic icon launches an Old West typeset cover… and the results are perfection. The brand is synonymous with striking imagery. I suspect almost anyone you know could instantly recognize a couple of the most iconic National Geographic covers: The...
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The Ultimate Guide to Font Pairing
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Macaroni and cheese; peanut butter and jelly; League Spartan and Libre Baskerville? Some things are just destined to be classic combinations. In print or digital design, one of the greatest challenges for designers is choosing the fonts for the piece....
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Is Bigger Really Better in the Luxury Print Magazine?
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The trend is clear: Major fashion publishers are going for size. Seems bigger is better in the world of fashion magazines. “With its March 2016 issue, Elle US debuted a new trim size of 9 inches by 10 7/8 inches,...
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How’s THIS for a Fish?
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At a time when print media was “dying” one illustrator managed to double his income by focusing on his craft and technical innovations. For Kyle T. Webster, the idea of becoming an illustrator wasn’t originally on his radar screen. “I...
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Compelling Covers Begin Here
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The common denominator in the better covers happening today? The message is crystal clear. Your magazine cover: It’s the first glance, the compelling come-on from the newsstand that begs readers to pick it up and engage. It’s the look, feel...
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The Envelope Please…
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Not content with yearly “best of's,” My Fonts is naming its new stars every month. Lucky us! Okay, design geeks, here’s the monthly peek at the “rising stars” in the font world, courtesy of MyFonts. “Just last week the film...
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