July 2020 - Freeport Press

31 July 202031 July 2020|design

Summertime – and the living is sticky. It’s time to pare down to basics, eliminate the extras to keep cool. Leftonade, a free font created by Bulgarian designer Obreshko Obreshkov, fits the bill nicely. With smooth curves and lots of...

British Vogue Helps Us All #Reset

30 July 202030 July 2020|design, Magazine

A breath of fresh air – that was the thinking behind the 14 different landscape covers gracing the August 2020 issue of British Vogue. The response has been tremendous. “I could never have expected this level of enthusiasm in the...

Four Lads from Britain who Changed Magazines Forever

29 July 202029 July 2020|Magazine

They were four lads from the UK -- scrappy, charismatic, a bit odd, and dogged in their creative instincts. And they changed the face of their industry forever. No, we aren’t talking about those lads from Liverpool. We are talking...

Toilet Paper, Hand Sanitizer… oh, and the Latest Bestseller

29 July 202010 November 2021|Print

Want to sell more books during a pandemic? One retail chain had a brilliant idea … stack them next to the toilet paper.According to Elizabeth A. Harris writing in the New York Times, books sales at big-box retailers jumped 20%...

Bumble, a Magazine by Nature Lovers for Nature Lovers

28 July 202028 July 2020|Magazine, Print

Not that Bumble, this Bumble. Bumble magazine (not to be confused with Bumble Mag, the print magazine for the Bumble dating app) recently released its fourth issue … with full-on Bambi doe eyes gracing the front cover. The magazine, according...

This Pint-Sized Punk is Making Magazine Waves

27 July 202027 July 2020|Magazine, Print

While it seems a lot of kids his age were playing Fortnite or tormenting the family cat, 10-year-old Arlo Lippiatt created a music fanzine that’s become a cult hit during the UK’s lockdown. “My mum asked what I like to...

Traditional Home Once Again Offers Print Subscriptions

27 July 202010 November 2021|Magazine, Print

A year ago, Meredith Corp. switched their Traditional Home title away from their ad-funded model and toward a consumer-driven newsstand-only model. Now, they are taking the consumer-driven model one step further and relaunching a print subscription for the title.“Starting with...

Beat the Heat Wave this Free Font Friday

24 July 202024 July 2020|design

Baby, it’s hot outside. With summer in full swing here in the U.S., we thought you’d enjoy a couple of fonts from a cooler clime … with some decidedly chill design vibes. First is Copenhagen Grotesk Nova from the David...

In a Sea of Deception, Membership Models Make Sense

23 July 202023 July 2020|Magazine

Earlier this spring I shared an article from Faisal Kalim in What’s New In Publishing that underscored how membership-based journalism might be the way forward for news media brands struggling in the current climate. With programmatic ad sales dropping during...

The Pause that Refreshes… Coke Pulls the Plug on FB Ads

22 July 202022 July 2020|Advertising, Digital, Social Media

Well, add Coca-Cola to the list of brands that have hit pause on their social media advertising. According to Karlene Lukovitz in MediaPost, the beverage brand halted all social media ads at least through July. The same day, “Dockers and...

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