Pub 44 Judging Liveblog: Day 1
44 01.30.09
44 01.30.09
SPD @ FIT 01.29.09
As a child of the sixties I was always rebellious. It came with the decade. I found that a form of rebelliousness is always present in my best work, and my work suffers when it is widely accepted and it becomes a part of the establishment.… MORE
This talk will show how I have rebelled against Helvetica, expectations of others, and mostly rebelled against myself.
RIP 01.29.09
New Work 01.27.09
We shot Jaime King for our latest cover and feature story. I worked with photographer Warwick Saint and we both immediately knew what the shot would be for the opening spread: she has the word "King" tattooed on the back of her neck, and back tattoos are always a challenge to shoot. When our prop stylist set up the shot and Jaime sat down in front of the mirror, Warwick and I immediately knew that this would be a good opening photo and a great way to show her King tattoo. I happen to instantly come up with a title, ran it by my editor, and cranked out the layout on the flight home from L.A.… MORE
Photography 01.26.09
Design 01.26.09
RIP 01.26.09
"I want to go back to what DR was," he says of future plans. "Working hands-on and not through account managers. I've never liked that agency model - it's not where creativity lies. DR accidentally ended up there in order to service bigger clients. I'm not being ungrateful to the people who ran the business side at DR - it wasn't their fault. I'm glad we did it - it took getting there to make me realise that it wasn't where I wanted to be."
New Work 01.25.09
We feature President Obama and his wife, Michelle on the cover and the issue includes a 7-page story on how President Obama and his Presidency will impact America, and possibly even change TV.… MORE
Photography 01.23.09
ABOVE: William Eggleston, "Untitled", n.d, from "Los Alamos", 1965-68 and 1972-74 (published 2003). Dye transfer print, 12 x 17 3/4 in. (30.5 x 45.1 cm). Private Collection © Eggleston Artistic Trust. Courtesy Cheim & Read Gallery.
New Work 01.22.09
Commentary 01.22.09
Photo editor: I have the pictures we shot for the Death of a Steel Town story.The above conversation didn't actually happen, but similar ones have. In fact, they happen all the time these days. I'm the photo editor in question and I admit it, I've become guilty of the sin of saying OK. I'm not fighting it out with editors as much as I should be. Not the ugly fighting of course, but the great back and forth that leads to exciting stories and strong layouts, brilliant pictures, and award-winning illustrations. OK is the safe choice. OK is business as usual. OK is sticking with what you know. OK is not taking chances. OK is not asking that one time too many for the extra spread you think your story deserves. OK is not risking the black eye you might get if you push back with your boss about that opener you believe in.
Editor: How are they? Not too dark, right? I mean, not too depressing?
Photo Editor: They're great. A little dark, but dark in the right way. Really powerful.
Editor: We shot in color, right?
Photo editor: We shot it in color and black and white, but I think the black and white is stronger. I want you to see them.
Editor: I'll look at them, but I think I'll want color. I don't want to run dark pictures.
Photo editor: OK.
Editor: They're not too down, are they? I mean, not too depressing and dark?
Photo editor: We should look at them. Probably better to talk after we've seen them.
Editor: All right, but make sure they're not too dark and down. Make sure we have some smiles. We need smiles.
Photo editor: OK.
Editor: Smiles!
Photo Editor: It's pictures of laid-off workers, so I'm wondering if smiles are ... well, you know. But, sure, yeah, OK.
Editor: [Walking away] Smiles! Color! Energy!
Photo Editor: OK.
SPD @ FIT 01.20.09
New Work 01.19.09
These are few spreads from out latest free business magazine that we are sending to our partners and advertisers. This issue's main topic was [the] online advertising that's starting to grow over here in Croatia (yes, we are a bit late from you guys). It was hard to find a good cover image so finally I decided to use a billboard as general symbol of advertising. On it I placed the web page of our celebrity magazine and headline "Online advertising." The rest of the headlines perfectly fit the building below the billboard.
New Work 01.15.09
We just finished up our Adventure Travel issue here at Backpacker. Because we are primarily a magazine that focuses on North American travel, it was a rare treat for us on the photography side to have the the entire world to explore. Berne Broudy (Iceland), Christopher Thomas (Austria), and Andreas Strauss (Austria) brought shot some of the worlds best unknown treks while Matthieu Paley traveled with a Chinese hiking club through the backcountry of China for us. I was also able to work with a great illustrator named Dushan Milic on a fun story about finding adventure right in your own backyard.… MORE
Can't wait to see what others are working on.
--Matthew
Inspiration 01.15.09
Green Pages 01.15.09
Careers 01.13.09
I must be a lunatic. In the most tumultuous, cost-cutting, sky-is-falling era in our industry, I left my comfortable and salaried job at The Boston Globe Magazine and put myself on the chopping block in NYC. If I was going to become a better designer and start climbing that ladder, it would have to be in New York, and it would have to be now.… MORE
So armed with the phone numbers of a few contacts that I'd met over the years, I packed my U-Haul and said goodbye to my job of 7 years and all of my beloved colleagues (not to mention a big 2 bedroom condo--with a yard!).
Infographics 01.12.09
44 01.08.09
44 01.07.09
Culture 01.07.09
44 01.06.09
Appreciation 01.06.09
44 01.06.09
Careers 01.05.09
44 01.05.09
New+Notable 01.05.09
44 01.05.09