August 2009 Archives

Why I love magazines...

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Men's Health

Hey all,
Thought I'd take a moment to share some of the new Men's Health work we've been doing since I have been given the reigns of this beast (this honkin' thing's circ is more than my last three mags combined...oye).

The work, as always, in progress.
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EW: The (Really) Small Screen

The Wall Street Journal reports that Entertainment Weekly will run ads from CBS this fall that feature video. The TFT LCD screens will be able to play 40 minutes of video clips. … MORE

Ocala Magazine

Jamie Mark, the Creative Director at Ocala Magazine, sends along some of the work and making-of process for their recent "Water" issue:

I am currently the creative director for a small publishing company in the city of Ocala in North Central Florida. We run an extremely modest operation out of an old Victorian house in the city's historic district. As members of the Florida Magazine Association (FMA), we attended their annual conference last week showcasing our new issue of Ocala Magazine. It generated a lot of discussion during the conference based not only on what we did, but how little we spent to do it. I know we are just a tiny magazine, but since magazines big and small are struggling with budgets, I thought it was worth sharing...

 
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Complex: Style and Design Issue

Tim Leong, Design Director at Complex, sends a behind-the-scenes update from their Aug/Sept issue on stands now:

It's our 5th Annual Style and Design Issue, in which we did collaborations between artists and the photoshoots for both of our covers and cover stories.

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Get Mad: Friday Fun and George Lois on the VW Ads

Just in case you haven't yet, our fave Mad Gal Ina Saltz sends along her own Mad Men avatar and suggests you make one as well, the better to get into the mood for Sunday's "Mad Men" Season Three premiere. Make yours and leave us a link in the comments!

And after the jump, a little creative behind-the-scenes from SPD's Herb Lubalin Award-winner and Mad Man, George Lois, on the legendary Volkswagen ads -- we keep wondering when they'll have an Esquire cover or two pop up on Don's desk...
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Vibe Is... Back

From our Facebook fan page, Glen Karpowich shares news of a Vibe relaunch with digital focus.

Such a T's: Five Days, Five Years of Well Openers

Those crazy kids over at T, The New York Times Style Magazine's The Moment blog are counting down to their fifth-anniversary issue (hitting your Sunday stack this weekend) with some excellent slideshows of the past five years of T well-openers--those gorgeous T's artfully rendered in eye-poppingly different ways each issue. Like any good blogger, they're doling them out slowly, leaving us wanting more and giving us reasons to hit refresh over and over. And over.

Checkout Monday's Best of 2004 & 2005 slideshow here and Tuesday's Best of 2006 eye candy here. Click on this link for the full, updating-daily set if you want to, um, refresh yourself over and over.

In the meantime, happy 5th T!

Stardate 11.08.2009

I dunno, does anybody think the maps on the jump of the Perseid meteor showers tonight could get a little sexier? Of course in infographics / mapping simplicity is key, especially if you're cranking your neck up to the sky at 4am to catch a glimpse of 80 meteors shooting through the sky, but don't you think they could get a little pizazz?

Just for kicks I think I'll make it my personal project to mix the universe with a little humanity and fun a bit; an airbrushed defeated Medusa above might be too much, but what about a little wink to Harry Hamlin as the original Perseus, or a simple line illo to bring it together, or plop in the lovely Cassiopeia in the *original* Battlestar Galactica just to spice things up?
 
At Discover we watched in the desert which was awesome, but might not be too pretty in Gotham, anyway...after the Secret Science Club and my insomnia kicks in anyone in NY is welcome to come up and try to see these darn things on my roof tonight. You can check out Twits around the world on #meteorwatch too. /// HJ
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Online Newspaper and Magazine Archives

Ever wonder what Online newspapers are looking like in Santa Marta, Colombia? Want to get a glimpse of how an online newspaper is designed in Al Tariq, Iraq? Check out onlinenewspapers.com. This site is an outstanding resource for designers that want to compare best practices in online design across continents. The database is quite extensive and you can get exposed to both large and small publications.

Once your done trolling the archives take a gander at their sister site onlinemagazines to get a similar fix on the world of online magazines.
-- enjoy!

Footwear Plus

The creative team at Footwear Plus sends along some spreads from a recent story:

Our great challenge is to show shoes in an interesting way. This was shot by Aneta Bartos, styled by Michel Onofrio, designed by Trevett McCandliss and creative directed by Nancy Campbell. Aneta's style lent itself to romantic images created using an antique polaroid camera. Trevett went for a clean and classic type treatment to complement the beauty of the photography.

The full story, after the jump...
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Psychology Today

A deep look into the just-shipped October issue of Psychology Today, from Creative Director Ed Levine:

Psychology Today's October issue is an example of the exciting conceptual challenges the art department regularly tackles. Many of the articles are abstract, about things that cannot be observed by the eye and require creative problem solving. The solutions are a result of close collaboration with our great contributors, thought provoking editorial material, and Kaja Perina, Editor-In-Chief.

A closer look at the cover and several features after the jump...
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