October 2008 Archives

We Did It

Thanks to everyone who came to our Making Magazines: This Is How We Do It event last night! And a HUGE thanks to our wonderful panelists. We're hoping to post video from the event and/or a transcript in the coming weeks, so keep an eye open for that. And we'll be recapping some of last night's revelatory thoughts in the days to come. If you came, we'd love to know what you thought ... fill out our survey here.

In the meantime, plans are in the works for our first-ever Portfolio Workshop, happening in November (exact date to be announced soon!). Not only will you have a chance for portfolio reviews, but we'll be giving overall tips and suggestions and helping you figure out the next step for your book.

And don't forget the Student Design Competition! Click here for the rules and keep coming back for some answered questions and tips.

Missed the RSVP deadline but still want to come?

We closed our RSVP list at 3, but if you missed that deadline and still want to come to tonight's Making Magazines event, please do! Those on the RSVP list have guaranteed seats, but after that, it's first-come, first-serve. Doors open at 6:30.

The address is:
SVA Amphitheatre
209 East 23rd St. (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
3rd floor
NYC

Hope to see you there!

RSVP by 3pm for Tonight!

If you want to come to tonight's Making Magazines speaker event, you'll need to RSVP to us by 3pm today. Click here for the details.

Making Magazines Event THIS THURSDAY!

Spots are filling up, so RSVP now for our Making Magazines: This Is How We Do It speaker panel event. Click here for all the juicy details.
Speaker Panel Profile: Steve Motzenbecker, web designer

Speaker Panel Profile: Steve Motzenbecker, web designer

THIS COMING THURSDAY, Oct. 30th, at 7pm at our Making Magazines event, we'll have an awesome group of magazine insiders discussing how magazines are made ... to come hear what they have to say, you must RSVP. Space is limited! Click here for more info.

Today, we're highlighting the last of our 6 panelists, Steve Motzenbecker, who currently holds the title of Associate Art Director at NYMag.com, the website of New York magazine. ...

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Speaker Panel Profile: John Korpics, creative director

Speaker Panel Profile: John Korpics, creative director

NEXT Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm at our Making Magazines event, we'll have an awesome group of magazine insiders discussing how magazines are created ... To come hear what they have to say, you must RSVP. Click here for more info.

Today, we're featuring the moderator of our event, creative director John Korpics. Currently heading up his own design studio, John Korpics Design, he's been a publication designer and art director for over 20 years... … MORE
Speaker Panel Profile: Scott Omelianuk, editor

Speaker Panel Profile: Scott Omelianuk, editor

On Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm at our Making Magazines event, we'll have an awesome group of magazine insiders discussing how magazines are created and where you could fit in. To come hear what they have to say, you must RSVP. Click here for more info.

In preparation for the event, we're highlighting each of the 6 panelists (all the easier for you to do a little research beforehand and come armed with questions for them, hint hint). Today, we're featuring editor Scott Omelianuk. Currently the editor-in-chief of This Old House magazine and the senior member of the management team of This Old House Ventures, Scott is a veteran media executive with experience in television, magazines, books, and web publishing...

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Speaker Panel Profile: Stravinski Pierre, designer

Speaker Panel Profile: Stravinski Pierre, designer

On Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm at our Making Magazines event, we'll have an awesome group of magazine insiders discussing how magazines are created and where you could fit in. To come hear what they have to say, you must RSVP. Click here for more info.

In preparation for the event, we're highlighting each of the 6 panelists (all the easier for you to do a little research beforehand and come armed with questions for them, hint hint). Today, we're featuring designer Stravinski Pierre who's currently serving as Associate Art Director at Popular Mechanics magazine...

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Speaker Panel Profile: Marian Isel Barragán, photo editor

Speaker Panel Profile: Marian Isel Barragán, photo editor

On Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm at our Making Magazines event, we'll have an awesome group of magazine insiders discussing how magazines are created and where you could fit in. To come hear what they have to say, you must RSVP. Click here for more info.

In preparation for the event, we're highlighting each of the 6 panelists (all the easier for you to do a little research beforehand and come armed with questions for them, hint hint). Today, we're featuring Marian Isel Barragán who currently serves as Photo Editor at Complex magazine...

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Speaker Panel Profile: Edel Rodriguez, Illustrator

Speaker Panel Profile: Edel Rodriguez, Illustrator

On Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm at our Making Magazines event, we'll have an awesome group of magazine insiders discussing how magazines are created and where you could fit in. To come hear what they have to say, you must RSVP. Click here for more info.

In preparation for the event, we're highlighting each of the 6 panelists (all the easier for you to do a little research beforehand and come armed with questions for them, hint hint). Today, we're featuring illustrator Edel Rodriguez who's done work for The New Yorker, TIME, Newsweek and The New York Times amongst others ...

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Don't Forget...

The deadline for our Student Design Competition is still months away (March 2, 2009), but time flies, so it can't hurt to get started on your entries now! Click here for this year's rules. And email us at spdstudentoutreach@gmail.com if you have any questions ... we'll be posting soon with a list of frequently-asked-questions and tips, so let us know what you'd like more clarification on.

And of course, if you're in the NYC area, don't forget our Making Magazines speaker event on Thursday, Oct. 30th. We have an awesome group of panelists who will be speaking, you don't want to miss it!
Speaker Panel: Oct. 30 7pm

Speaker Panel: Oct. 30 7pm

You know there are designers and editors ... but what about the photos and illustrations and all the web stuff? Come hear our panel of insiders discuss how magazines are created and where you could fit in. Panelists' names and all the details after the jump. … MORE

Words to the Wise: "Above the Fold"

As part of our efforts to make this blog more helpful to you, we're starting a new series of posts called "Words to the Wise" all about editorial and media design lingo. If there's a term you've heard but can't quite figure out, email us or post a comment and we'll define it in a future post.

To start us off, today we're featuring a phrase heard several times in last night's SPD@FIT Paper to Pixels panel discussion. "Above the Fold" is...
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