Why Digital Minimalism is Taking Off
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Marie Kondo set the bar for decluttering our physical spaces. The trend is moving to the workplace too, as experts urge us to declutter our office spaces. But what about our digital lives? Can a radical shift in philosophy there...
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A Font That’s Perfect for Inspiring the Hustle
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If your brand needs a shot of pure hustle, look no further than Rustic, created by Jeremy Vessey of Hustle Supply Co (the same shop that brought us High Life a few weeks ago.) This all-caps typeface is perfect when...
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Journalism Will Survive Without Digital Ad Revenue
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“The First Amendment may protect the press from government control, but it does not protect it from powerful corporations.”That’s the assertion of Harley Duncan, editor-in-chief of The Flor-Ala, the student newspaper of the University of North Alabama. The corporations Duncan...
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Facebook to Publishers – We Aren’t Going to Save You
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Yesterday we talked about the odd silence at the recent AMMC, as publishers largely shied away from calling out social media for the damage it has done to the industry. So what does Facebook have to say for itself in...
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Is the Magazine Industry Still Too Scared of Social Media?
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Social media and its impact on the magazine industry was the quiet corner of this months’ American Magazine Media Conference. And that’s pretty odd, according to Tony Silber writing in Forbes. “There was just the slightest reference to the magazine...
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Are Tech Companies Helping to Save Print Journalism?
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Nobody can deny that the technical revolution has seriously disrupted journalism. The way news is gathered, published and consumed has changed dramatically in just a decade or so. Yet what if I told you that tech companies aren’t always the...
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The Crisis of Consumer Attention Reaches the Tipping Point for Advertisers
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The interruptive strategies of digital marketing are in fact contributing to a decline in consumer attention. That’s the premise behind Attention Please, a research program undertaken by Magnetic Media in partnership with PHD Media and Bournemouth University.  The researchers set...
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The Hand-crafted Font Fun Continues …
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We’ve been on a roll lately sharing some amazing vintage-inspired and hand-crafted fonts on Free Font Friday. This kind of look is certainly in the zeitgeist, as consumers seem drawn to a less technical look and feel in almost everything....
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Tom Tom in Print – Giving Female Drummers the Respect Google Didn’t
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Ten years ago, drummer and drum machine programmer Mindy Abovitz-Monk typed “female drummer” into Google’s search bar. The results were sad. “Everything from bikini-clad women standing next to drum sets, to articles about whether or not women could play drums...
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BoSacks on Why Disruption is Our New Normal – and How We Can Thrive There
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Is the publishing industry finally settling down, after years of chaos and disruption? As nice as it might be to believe that, Bo Sacks says it’s not true. “As I sit here in the industry analyst's seat, I see the...
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