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• Posted Web Producer to Job Board
  Nomad Editions seeks an experienced candidate to freelance for various client projects in a web production capacity, reporting to the design director. Accuracy, efficiency, analytical skills and independent problem solving are vital to being successful in this position. Responsibilities: -Build,...
• Posted Web Producer to Job Board
  Nomad Editions seeks a web producer for freelance consulting work on various projects. The right candidate will support the design director as a designer first, but agility with CSS and HTML is essential. This person has a great aesthetic sense...
• Commented on Newsweek Shutting Down Print Edition
  Indeed, Mitch. Hoping this is a great, cutting edge choice, and that in the end it means Newsweek thrives!...
• Commented on Purvis, Pugliese and a Pitbull. ("The Process" Special)
  What's great about this story is how well it captures the brilliance of a truly collaborative effort. Perhaps not enough of us are as lucky as Ben and Joe, who seemed to trust one another's judgment when it mattered, and...
• Commented on Cover of the Day: Classics Edition
  RIP George!...
• Commented on Amid Capeci, 1961-2012
  Totally stunning and awful news. I met Amid only in passing, but was a huge fan and enjoyed being in his proximity when I started my career as a freelancer at Wenner. What a sad day for all of us...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, August 15, 2011
  Just effing WOW....
• Commented on SPD 45: The Design Annual For iPad
  This is one of the best executions of an app built from editorial content that I've come across. Love it, use it, enjoy it, find new things in it every time I open it....
• Commented on Classic Art Department Mastheads: First in a Series
  Nothing incorrect about lingo usage here. This post is all about coming across an old masthead (list of employees)? Whats the problem?...
• Commented on Newsweek's 'Diana at 50' Cover Stirs Up Controversy...
  @Josh: LOL!!!...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, March 9, 2011
  Hey, has anyone else noticed that the logo got fatter again? I thought maybe my last few issues were printed a little heavy or something, but now i'm looking at a small stack of New Yorks where the logo is...
• Commented on Sneak Peek: The <i>Ebony</i> Redesign
  Indeed, Brunel is certainly making the rounds right now! It's hard to resist, just given how complete the drawings are and how versatile the face feels. I have to say, one of the things I just think kicks in this...
• Commented on Fast News for March 8, 2011
  *woot*...
• Commented on Fast News for March 8, 2011
  At the risk of sounding like a patter-on-the-back, I have to say that Dirk's comments to WWD yesterday were spot-effing-on. I've been kind of surprised by the negativity surrounding Newsweek's great redesign, and frankly, Tina and Dirk have done a...
• Commented on Sneak Peek: The New York Times Magazine's Redesign
  I was totally antsy to get this in my saturday paper after the previews. A lot of us here were stunned to see such a major shift and eager to get the sense of the big picture. The surprise is...
• Commented on First Look: The Newsweek Redesign
  Wow, stunning shift. I might be the only person in the world who's *dying* to see the newsweek slab nameplate that didn't make the cut, but I have to say, the sans is a lot more refreshing than I'd have...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, February 16, 2011
  I picked up this issue after having given up on Details. It had gotten really tired and lacked anything compelling to really make me invest every month. I was really surprised by the refreshed book. Stunned, in fact. The revised...
• Commented on Fast News for February 1, 2011
  That ledein is a *little* misleading...they've got a letter of intent. But good work for Hearst--if they *do* close the deal, as expected, what a coup!...
• Commented on NY Talk: 1980s Downtown Paper Art Directed by Mark Michaelson
  This is effing awesome; I'd also love to see a retrospective on his time at Radar...they did some fab stuff, especially when the first relaunch (i think it was the first relaunch) took off, under Mark's direction....
• Posted Assistant Photo Editor to Job Board
  DISCOVER magazine is looking for an Assistant Photo Editor. Ideal candidate will have 2-3 years experience working in the photo department at a consumer magazine. Position requires a BA in photography or a related field. We offer an excellent benefit...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, January 12, 2011
  Brilliant, stunning, deeply disturbing. All at once. Bravo on a brilliant cover!...
• Posted Art Department Intern to Job Board
  Discover Magazine is currently seeking Art Department Interns. Candidate must be a senior level undergraduate student or a graduate student with strong print production skills enrolled in a fine arts or communications design program/institution. Excellent typography and conceptual imaging skills...
• Commented on Mag App: Project magazine
  That's not the only turn-off. The reason it's so big: they filled it up with completely useless video. The cover, the TOC and the cover story all use HUGE videos of Jeff Bridges that are completely meaningless. Do I *really*...
• Commented on Web Fonts Take The Next Step
  It's also worth mentioning that FontShop's FontFonts have been rolling out for web use as well under the WebFontFont label... Though they are sure pricey!...
• Commented on Just Add Water
  Amen, Don. Amen....
• Commented on Just Add Water
  @Luke: This is a threat to designers who make their living doing redesigns for budget conscious publishers. It's not a threat to most art directors: someone still has to put the pages out and commission the art. And it's not...
• Commented on Just Add Water
  You know, Shem, that's pretty bleak. Less for my job than for the future of media and journalism (nee, story telling), I hope you're totally wrong. And as far as that goes, I think anyone here who's ever presided over...
• Commented on Just Add Water
  Call me an optimist You know, given your "A" responses in the Pr*tty Sh*tty interview, this clause alone made me snicker. As always, such great points, right effing on. (Oh, and if any of y'all haven't read this, it's a...
• Commented on Just Add Water
  Wow. Blasphemous much?...
• Commented on First Look: Travel + Leisure Redesign
  T+L was looking tired, and it's such a great refresh! Really poppy and fun, and fantastic typographic choices. Love the Scala! (that is scala, innit?) Congrats to the T+L team!...