A Brief History of Typography, via Print
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[responsive][/responsive]Yesterday we told you about Print magazine’s 75th anniversary issue; today we expand on one of the articles, The History of Typography in Print Magazine by Paul Shaw.According to Shaw, “Print has been chronicling graphic design for 75 years, yet...
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Smithsonian Announces Photo Content Winners
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Vibrant, surreal and magical: just a few of the words that spring to mind as we look through the winners of the Smithsonian’s 2014 photo contest. The grand prize is something out of a dystopian fairytale; two seamstresses half-buried in...
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Survey Says Millennials are Clinging to Print
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They were raised with smartphones in their hands, and their connection to the outside world is tethered by electronics. So of course they choose to read their books on e-readers and tablets, right? Not so, according to a new study...
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Print Magazine Celebrates 75 Years of Creative History 
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[responsive][/responsive]Print magazine knows how to celebrate a milestone. They recently released their 75th anniversary issue and it’s a visual and editorial testament to the power of creative content and great design. “In this historic issue of Print magazine, celebrate Print’s...
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How to Fight the 30% Email Drop
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[responsive][/responsive]Email marketing – love it or leave it – is here to stay. It’s one of the tools available to publishers to keep subscriptions up and interest growing. And it’s tough sledding some days; the 30% average drop-off rate means...
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GOOD is Back in Print…with a Difference
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[responsive][/responsive]Ah, it’s GOOD to be back. After abandoning their print publication in 2013 and attempting to build a “community model” that just didn’t happen, GOOD is publishing a new print quarterly and re-embracing editorial content. According to an article in...
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Economist Launches App on Apple Watch
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When we first heard that The Economist was launching a magazine app for the Apple Watch, we had to laugh, picturing an airport lounge full of people reading one word at a time on their tiny wristlets. Fortunately, that’s not...
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Wired’s Creative Head Says Print’s Not Going Away
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When Wired magazine launched in 1993, co-founder Louis Rossetto famously claimed "the Digital Revolution is whipping through our lives like a Bengali typhoon.” That typhoon has certainly disrupted the traditional magazine model, yet Wired continues to thrive in both print...
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Why Invest in Print Ads? Because They’re Worth It
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Buy a domain, launch a website, and start talking up your product on Facebook. Many small business owners over the past decade have been made to believe that this is the way to success nowadays. Too bad they are wrong,...
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NY Times Still Relies Heavily on Print
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Who still reads print newspapers? According to the New York Times, enough to still bring in the lion’s share of revenue. “More than 70 percent of all revenue at The Times came from print last year,” writes NYT’s Margaret Sullivan....
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