How a 70-year-old Letter Changed Art History
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With easy access to nearly unlimited storage space, it’s no surprise that much of the world’s information store is going digital. Yet when it comes to accurately understanding history — of a nation, an industry, or a cultural moment, print...
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Traditional News Readers are Better Informed on the Truth
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Want to truly understand the issues facing this country and the world? Look to traditional news organizations and print news for your information. “Americans who get most of their news from print sources tend to be better informed about key...
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Keeping it Classy with this Week’s Free Fonts
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This week we bring you two handwriting fonts for Free Font Friday, starting with Stay Classy. This gorgeous font created by Solidtype feature elongated loops and lovely curves, perfect for a true handwritten look. The capital letters are standouts, and...
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Cosmo, Paywalls, and Chicken Nugget Math
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“ … a mere fraction of your chicken nugget budget.”  That’s how Cosmopolitan recently positioned their new Cosmo Unlocked subscription service to readers, according to Kathryn Hopkins in WWD. "For $20 a year, they get the web site, print magazine...
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The Importance of Making Something Permanent
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When author, blogger and social entrepreneur Vanessa Coppes acquired Belle Magazine, she had a mission to bring more compassion and social relevance to the brand’s content. She recently spoke to Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni on why she chose to take...
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How Fashion Mags are Making Magic with their September Issues
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The September issue: In the publishing world, especially for the fashion industry, it’s generally recognized as the most crucial issue of the year. September issues generally land with a thud, loaded with advertising and extra pages to kick off the...
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The COVID Bump – Making it Stick
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Publishers understand that getting someone to subscribe to their magazine is worth the effort. Subscriptions signify a deeper relationship to a brand than a newsstand purchase and create a habit that becomes a part of their lifestyle, something they look...
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Modern Meets Old School… and Everybody Wins
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Hey there, fancy. Yes, we’re talking to you SK Lorenzo, designed by Salih Kizilkaya. The serif double-weight decorative font design was inspired by the Baroque period and named after Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the famous painters of that time....
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Read the Friendly Skies… from Home
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We’ve all heard that publishers need to adapt to their readers’ changing behaviors this year. And we’ve seen many good examples of this. Some publishers have been pivoting their content and coverage in real-time. Others are producing SIPs around the...
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The Facebook Ad Boycott… Good Intentions, Questionable Impact
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They made their point – loud and clear – and now what? Last month’s Facebook ad boycott, designed to force the social platform to better police their site for hate speech and disinformation, is waning. Some brands are coming back,...
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