Celebrating 50 Years Since the Launch of Avant Garde
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It was 50 years ago that Herb Lubalin introduced Avant Garde to the world, at age 50. So it makes sense that the Herb Lubalin Study Center would honor the magazine on Day 50 of their 100 Years of Herb...
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Designing a World Where We All Get Enough to Eat – Mold Magazine
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“Everyone knows that food magazines are supposed to be full of delicious recipes and gorgeous photography of dishes that you can either buy or make for yourself in your fantastically successful life,” writes Steve Watson in Stack.  “But Mold magazine...
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One Space or Two … The Debate Rages 
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One space or two after the period?  For some of us in the industry, this debate ranks right up there with other major life dilemmas like when to eat that avocado (right now), or whether to meet the employer match...
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The Dodgy Way FB is Ranking News Outlets for Trust
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In an effort to reestablish trust and reduce their liability in the fake news mess, Facebook has started ranking news organizations on its platform, boosting them in the news feed according to how trusted they are. But the way they’re...
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Myth Busting the USPS Rate Justifications
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The USPS had done an excellent job of pleading their case for rate increased on periodicals. To the average U.S. consumer, there are several “facts” being bandied about that seem to justify rate increases for the magazine industry. But are...
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Can This Magazine Be Saved?
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Is it time to put your magazine out of its misery?  D. Eadward Tree says hold your fire – even if things look bad, you may be better off retooling your business model.  “As if plummeting ad revenue and rising...
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How Finding their Voice Made Food & Wine Magazine Delectable Again
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Zach Patton and Clay Dunn are nothing if not passionate.  “…if you only pick up one food magazine this month, we think it should be Food & Wine,” they write in The Kitchn. Why? According to the writers, Food &...
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How NewBeauty is using the Niche Trend to Redefine Mass Market Success
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Millennials seem to garner the lion’s share of attention in the magazine world these days. Aside from iconic Baby Boomer brands like AARP and their fantastic print magazine, the newsstand reads like a social media profile of a younger audience...
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Can a Free Font Really Kick You In the Chest? 
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We don’t know about that, but this week’s pick will certainly add a punch to your design toolbox. Bold, classic and spare.  That’s the overriding characteristics of this week’s first free font, League Spartan. Designed by The League of Moveable...
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Magazines for Women of Color are Fueling a Beautiful Print Renaissance
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“Your little cousin can pick it up, your grandma can pick it up, and see themselves in.” For Zarna Surti, publisher of the newly launched journal Tonal, that’s a key reason why the response to their new title has been...
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