AIGA Launches a Print Magazine and Answers the Big Question — Why?
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If you follow this blog at all, you know we are pretty big fans of the folks at AIGA, the professional association for design. We often share or cite their Eye on Design blog, which offers interesting and insightful online...
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GQ Editor Sees Magazine Industry “Turning a Corner”
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Dylan Jones, the long-standing editor of GQ, believes there has been a “genuine sea change” lately in how consumers look at the value of good journalism. At a recent UK media summit, Jones spoke on what he’s seeing in the...
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PIA Launches “Print Powers America” Initiative, Something We Can All Get Behind
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The membership association announces its new initiatives to support our industry in three key ways. From tariffs to safety legislation, from consumer education to environmental stewardship, the PIA has just announced a new set of initiatives to support the printing,...
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Structure Meets Creativity in This Week’s Free Friday Fonts
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This week, our font choices demonstrate how focusing on balance and structure leaves room for tons of creative expression on all channels. You might think a typeface can’t be all about balance and structure and still embody tremendous personality. This...
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Bonnier Corp Doing a Lot More with Less These Days
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When a publishing company has been around as long as Bonnier Corporation, it’s maybe easier to take the long view instead of getting caught up in the moment. For Bonnier’s CEO Eric Zinczenko, two hundred years of the company’s history...
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Facebook Live Hits the Skids
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When publisher payments dried up early last year, so did the video content. Is it RIP for Facebook Live? For Tastemade, a digital native brand with a focus on food and travel, Facebook Live videos were a lucrative revenue stream...
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Shoppable Images are Ramping Up the Fashionista Funnel
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It’s a trend we first started talking about in 2014, and the bold new paradigm for fashion mags seems to be growing. I’m talking about shoppable images in magazines, where tech narrows the gap between seeing a product in print...
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Seeing vs. Looking – A Subtle Yet Important Difference
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Ask a former photographer turned editor-in-chief and philanthropic entrepreneur about the importance of printed publications and the answer is swift and clear. “I think it’s still the romance of it; the romance of holding something,” explains JEZ magazine’s EIC Ezequiel...
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On Crystal Balls and Print Ads
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“Print is already a target-specific medium and will become more so.” “Glossy magazines and major publications hold a certain cachet that online doesn't achieve.” “With people becoming more and more blind to digital advertising methods, print offers an alternative medium...
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Haptically Speaking, Why Print Works So Well
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Haptics – you know it as that satisfying little bzzzt you feel on your phone or your tablet that lets you know your input was received. In a digital device, it’s absolutely not necessary for operations, so why include it?...
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