New+Notable: March 2011 Archives

Roger Black on the iPad and his Next Enterprise

Roger Black on the iPad and his Next Enterprise

Design studio? check.
Font foundry? check.
Off the shelf magazine templates? check.

Up next in the Roger Black enterprise: Treesaver, a browser-based digital publishing system for multiple screen sizes. A very interesting endeavor considering all the new platforms we need to deliver content to.

So, what about that old iPad? Out promoting this new venture, Roger tells New York Observer blog Beta Beat: that "I got one the first week, but I don't use it much anymore."

He went on to say: 
"I am flabbergasted by how many people went out and bought an iPad," he added, "and even more so how the publishing industry thought it was some kind of magic pony that would save them."

Above, courtesy of BetaBeat: Roger Black and Filipe Fortes
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From SXSW: SPIN Play App for iPad

From SXSW: SPIN Play App for iPad

SPIN icon 2011-03-15 at 6.15.50 PM.pngFalling under the category of "reinvent," SPIN debuts a killer new app for iPad called SPIN Play here in Austin, TX. 

CD Devin Pedzwater and DD Ian Robinson worked with development shop Bottle Rocket to create the app which leverages the printed magazine, but also adds live news & reviews feeds and what you would expect the most out of a music magazine: music. With a downloaded issue, users can stream 60+ songs mentioned in the magazine, making it a unique immersive experience. The app is "free," which gives you access to news & reviews, but each issue is an in app purchase (March is free, and April is $1.99)
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Reinventing your Publication for the Tablet

Reinventing your Publication for the Tablet

Reformat or Reinvent your publication for the iPad? That was the question Joe Zeff answered yesterday in San Francisco at The WoodWing World Tour as WoodWing showed off its latest additions, including a set of HTML5 widgets that provides publishers with a way to add custom programming to their magazine apps. All of the presentations are available for download at WoodWing's community site, including Roger Black's take on where tablet publishing may be headed and Rebecca McPheters' statistical analysis of the marketplace.

Visit Joe's blog for his smart and concise abridged version of his presentation. It's a good read!
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First Look: The Newsweek Redesign

First Look: The Newsweek Redesign

We have an EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK at Dirk Barnett's redesign of Newsweek which hits newsstands on Monday. It's been a quick three months since Dirk left Maxim for Lucky, and then got the call 5 days (thank you, Keith Kelly) later from Tina Brown to relaunch a merged Daily Beast/Newsweek publication. Here, Dirk answers questions on the process and bringing back the swagger that Newsweek once had.

Newsweek, featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, March 14, 2011 (above, top).
Photograph by Stephanie Sinclair
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