October 2007
The Archives
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On the racks
Esopus
The arrival of a new Esopus is always cause for celebration—the current issue, which arrived on my doorstep yesterday afternoon is no exception. What makes this magazine so remarkable? Esopus uses—really uses–the tools of mass-production printing to create a publication that is a carefully orchestrated experience—a delight for mind, eyes and fingers. Subscribing to Esopus [...]
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Process
We Deliver….
10.28.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThere’s been a bit of chatter lately about U.S. Post Office rule changes coming down the pike, which would, among other things peg mail rates to inflation. All to the good—at least our business manager is happy about that—but what has magazine designers spooked is the proposed change in mailing label placement, which would “likely [...]
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Classics
Power Broker
As I’ve previously noted, magazines in the provinces used to be recognized more frequently on the pages of SPD’s annuals. There are probably a number or reasons for that—one might be the slow tailspin of the newspaper industry. Back in the ’80s there was more incentive for good stringers, designers and photographers to hang around [...]
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Pages
Fashion Minimalism
The New York Times is shocked—shocked to learn that there’s a lot of nudity in women’s fashion magazines, and even more surprised to see that European glossies have even more bare flesh than U.S. books.
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New Launches
Nostrovia
One might think that a nation of a billion people is a large enough newsbeat to fill an interesting glossy—but that supposition remains speculative at best on the pages of China Today, a government-sponsored book with a business focus. Because of CT and other international regionals—most of which have agendas peripheral to surprising, entertaining and [...]
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New Launches
Livin’ Small
If Bond is a rudderless magazine hitting a trend ten years too late, what is one to make of Lofts, a new publication from the editors of Fussy House That Smells Like Potpourri and Mothballs, and here long after the commercial debasement of the word “loft.” While once “Loftiness” meant 16-foot ceilings and 20,000 square [...]
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New Launches
It’s a nice day for a….
10.14.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI had an alternative wedding. The rabbi-performed ceremony may not have seemed “alternative” to my elderly relatives (though there may have been a bit of clucking about Reb’s Mickey Mouse neck tie) but then–at the very end something transformative happened: a chocolate buttercream wedding cake was served rather than the typical white fondant. What, you’re [...]
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Misc.
Monster Mash
I’m teaching an editorial design class for the first time in a few years (and having a blast, I might add, it’s really fun sharing the branch of design that’s nearest to my heart). We’re focusing on redesign this semester as our major project. Students pick a publication that, in in their estimation is graphically [...]
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Redesigns
The Squire of London
Ok, I concede that I’m a little behind the curve on this—between the tramp steamer that carries the magazine drop shipment from the UK, and my various backlogs, it took me a while, but I had to write about the redesigned British Esquire. Editorially, BritEsq. tends to prove Mark Twain’s quip that explaining a joke [...]
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Off the racks
The Children’s Cursade
Once in a while, I find myself thinking about children’s magazines. This is in part due to where I live. There are several kiddie books within an easy commute of my house, and sometimes they need art directors. It also has to do with having my own school-agers—I’ve spent a lot of time in front [...]
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On the racks
Chanceux, Chanceux
We come now to the final chapter of my Canadian adventure with LouLou, a shopper on the template of Lucky. What most struck me about the magazine was not its rather pedestrian design, but it’s shelf presence thanks to it’s oversized footprint. I usually saw the (otherwise almost identical) French and English versions displayed right [...]
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