News from the Magosphere July 30th 2010

July 30, 2010 in Clever ideas, Death of print, Magazine covers, News round-up, technology, Trend | No comments

The story behind Time magazine’s striking front cover
They started to protect her before it hit the newsstand.

Foto8 has a great summer subscription offer
My favourite independent photojournalism mag has a neat offer on right now: buy a subscription as a gift, get one for yourself free.

A potential new direction for magazines and video
I’m not blown away by what is essentially a slow video, but I do feel that there’s something there… I just don’t know what yet.

How to successfully use Kickstarter to fund your project
Plenty of publications have been using Kickstarter to fund projects – I’ll write about that in more detail someday – but I’ve never seen as much research into it as Craig Mod has done. Essential reading for those considering crowdsourcing solutions (via Jean Snow)

In defence of Apple
Exact Editions’ Adam Hodgkin refutes some of the “Apple doesn’t allow subscriptions” stories.

Memo to prospective freelancers
Village Voice editor asks writers to grow a thicker skin (via FishbowlNY)

How to shoot a cover with an iPhone
Including some post production (via MagCulture)