Much to catch up on, so just this once, I’ve divided this feature into categories
News
Woodwing makes its format an open standard
It’s a risky strategy, but I suspect they’re losing ground to Adobe’s InDesign plugin feature. Meantime, GQ 2.0 shows what can be done with the new Adobe system. Seems like an important step forward (though still a long way to go)
New Lineread POD magazine features a decade roundup
Also features me writing about this blog. Worth the price alone, I should think
New edition of Kilimanjaro out
Since the demise of Is/Not, it’s probably the biggest magazine currently being made. Looks like the latest one spoofs Fantastic Man
Newsweek only has six ads
Though given the way ads are booked, this is actually an indictment of how poor the previous product was, not the relaunch
Pay what you want seems to work for pre-launch niche sports mag
Also contains some great writing about football (aka soccer)
Huge augmented reality spread aimed at Nintendo 3DS users
I’m not generally a fan, but in this context AR makes a bit more sense
Dumbo Feather, Pass it On passes the feather to a new team, new design
I’ve always been fond of this Aussie mag. Great to see it evolving
Founder of Tiger Beat dies
The NYT has a slideshow of the magazine’s history, most notable for demonstrating how many cover lines can fit in a small space
A magazine goes online, signs off print with this cover
Nice sense of history
Mag love
Roundup of great Bloomberg Businessweek feature designs
That man Turley, he’s something special. And only 34 years old, too
How to make an Argentinian poster magazine
Documentary about a graphic designer’s publication, which was created as a response to his country’s financial troubles
Hand-stitched Vogue covers
Really very lovely
Stack and Magculture team up to host The Magazine Club Printout!
Rumours of a potential New York version run by me may or may not be accurate
Every cover of Time magazine
Could every magazine now do this, and keep it updated? Cheersthanksloveyoubye
The Economist to halt production for a month
I kind of want this to be true
New magazines
Dust magazine launches
Yet another fashion/art publication. This one *might* be different…
Boat magazine travels to overlooked places
The name doesn’t do them any favours, and there’s a danger of the high concept sliding into cultural tourism, but the spreads on show look great
Timbuktu is a kids’ mag on the iPad
Looks like what Anorak would make if they weren’t busy getting distribution in the USA and then going grown up in their spare time
I really like the look of Buffalo‘s design
Love how they take advantage of the large format to place a smaller mag template on the page
