5 Key Factors in Exceptional Cover Design
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It all starts with a good idea. That’s the key to creating a cover design that has serious newsstand chops, according to Luke O’Neill in Creative Bloq. “Designing a successful magazine cover is tricky at the best of times but...
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The Oasis of Print in a Plugged-in World
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There she was, a sea of tranquility in the midst of the holiday hustle at a busy airport. For Toby Reed, she was a startling anomaly. “I was intermingled among the various travelers, phone conversations, and blinking lights that punctuate...
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Print Called “Unparalleled” for Keeping Reader Trust
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The “good thing” cliché is inevitable, I suppose. According to Caysey Welton writing in MIN, print truly is a good thing for Martha Stewart Living. Welton interviewed the magazine’s editor-in-chief Elizabeth Graves about what lies ahead for the brand. Graves,...
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Long Live Vinyl…In Print!
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Today we celebrate two great ideas that go great together. No, we’re not talking about peanut butter cups (mmmm). We’re talking print and vinyl. “Long live print and vinyl – that seems to be the mantra of a new British...
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Stack and the Irresistible Element of Print Surprise
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When Steve Watson created Stack, an indie title subscription service, it was with this goal: to make quality indie magazines available to a global audience, offering them the exposure they could never afford to garner on their own. “Each month...
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20 Years On, Wallpaper* is Still Growing
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Wallpaper*’s editor-in-chief has elevated the magazine to a full-fledged design brand. Wallpaper*, the iconic design magazine that continues to break new ground, turned 20 last fall. The anniversary issue was much-celebrated (and with good reason – it is stunning) and...
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Rising Up: 2017 Being Hailed as the Year of the Magazine
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From industry insiders to marketing gurus, the talk is all about how magazines could rule this year. We can’t like this enough. This year, we’re expecting a whole lot of love for indie titles, and the print magazine industry in...
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Bitesize Content and the Magazine Blowback
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What’s the difference between a magazine and a successful magazine these days?  Reema Khrais writing in Marketplace set out to discover the answer. “Every year, dozens of magazines fold their print editions,” Khrais notes. “Next month, Condé Nast will say goodbye to...
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AARP and the Unabashed Belief in Print
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At 37 million readers, AARP The Magazine is the largest circulated magazine in the U.S., writes Samir Husni is his Mr. Magazine blog. Add to that the close to 30 million readers of the AARP Bulletin, and you have an...
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Why Digital Spells Death for Magazines
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The digital revolution has been blamed for everything from “kids these days” to widespread astonishment at our recent election results. It’s also been blamed for the demise of print and, in particular, printed magazines. And it’s hooey. Sure, the advent...
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