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• Posted My Favo(u)rite Magazine: LIFE, November 1983 to Grids
  Earlier this year I was asked to contribute to a project called "My Favo(u)rite magazine" to help raise money for our dear friend and comrade Bob Newman who was seriously injured, and is now on the long road to recovery....
• Commented on 'ARGO' as Visualized by WIRED, A Week of Wired BONUS!
  Its true Ben Affleck and I are both from Boston. Next question....
• Posted 'ARGO' as Visualized by WIRED, A Week of Wired BONUS! to Grids
  How WIRED magazine helped visualize the movie ArgoThe first time I heard Argo pitched as a magazine story was back around March 2007 in WIRED's monthly pitch meeting on the 3rd floor of our swanky SOMA offices in San Francisco. These meetings would take...
• Commented on Amid Capeci, 1961-2012
  There wasn't a single time talking with Amid when I didn't laugh, get energized, feel smarter or experience all three at once! He was an inspiration, his energy was pure, raw and wonderful. We'll miss you Amid....
• Commented on TIME: How You Like Mitt Now?
  I love this. I'd really like to know if this was planned or happened organically. Great work either way....
• Commented on New iPad Social Magazines from Yahoo and Google Expected Soon
  Show of hands: Who here on SPD is using any of these products and what do you like or dislike about them? I'm currently using Editions, What I like about Editions is that it can be highly personalized to my...
• Posted Behind the scenes with Editions designer David Robinson to Grids
  Editions, the highly anticipated magazine App produced by AOL, Mobile has just hit the App store boasting the tag line "The Magazine that Reads You". It's the first digital magazine I know of that integrates tagging of a user's interests...
• Commented on Facebook Likes Indie App Publisher Push Pop Press
  When you combine this move with the recent hires of Nicholas Felton, Ryan Case and Ji Lee you have to think something interesting is going to come out of it. I can only assume Facebook has a super mega neat-o...
• Commented on Men's Health: Sexy Legs!
  I love when images collide!...
• Commented on An All-New 'Ap'
  The cover was shot by Romolo Yanes of Gourmet fame, he shot for Gourmet for many years....
• Commented on TIME: The X Factor
  Does anyone out there know who has illustrated the "X" over time. The Al-Zarqawi and Hussein covers look to use slight variations of the same one. The others vary quite a bit. If anyone knows, leave a comment here on...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, April 1, 2011
  Bruhahahaha!...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, March 30, 2011
  Christoph is an absolute treasure and this is an example of Niemann at his best. Associating the Cherry Blossom with a radiation icon is more than powerful, it's pure genius. This cover blows me away....
• Posted When Algorithms Attack! to Grids
  People make mistakes, but did you know computer code can also make mistakes? Everything is moving so fast these days and nothing moves faster than the modern day news cycle. As we continue to employ technology to take over tasks...
• Commented on NY Times Liz Taylor Obit Written by Dead Writer
  Amazing, They really plan ahead, Mel was a visionary! I guess the editors figured there was no new story to tell in the last six years so what the hell run it? Definitely odd and a little creepy yet hopeful...
• Commented on SPD is on Flipboard!
  Check out the cool new updates Flipboard rolled out today. Highlights include: Search across social networks, partnering with Instagram (awesome!), faster load times and a cleaner layout. http://inside.flipboard.com/2011/03/09/your-new-flipboard-instagram-social-search-speed/...
• Posted SPD is on Flipboard! to Grids
  What is Flipboard you ask? It's a fun way to browse and interact on your iPad with digital content and social media like Facebook and Twitter in a visually driven magazine like format. If you ever dreamed of being an...
• Commented on Cover of the Day, March 7, 2011
  This cover just made my day! It's simplicity is delicious....
• Commented on First Look: The Newsweek Redesign
  This is inspired. What an awesome alignment of talent and opportunity. I can't wait to see where Dirk takes this "Beast" over the next year. With all the fresh blood flowing through the creative departments at Newsweek and Bloomberg Businessweek...
• Posted Three Questions For Grant Glas, Principal, Invisions Technical Arts to Grids
  Even if you have only been half following along with SPD over the past year you have probably noticed that a fellow named Grant Glas has a lot to say about iPads. In fact I can't think of any posts...
• Commented on The Daily Launches
  It seems like everyone I talk to about this, most haven't even seen the app mind you, groan right off the bat, "Ughhh it's Murdoch... ". For a moment suspend these feelings, if you have them please and lets talk...
• Commented on Three Questions: At Home with Illustrator Noma Bar
  Brilliant! I've been a passive fan of Nomas' work for some time, after reading this article I think I'll officially change my ranking to RABID FAN! Well done Neil, Thanks for the insightful posting. ~J~...
• Commented on The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010
  I feel totally compelled to add that (#3) SF Weekly has been on FIRE since Andrew Nilsen took over. His presence has been quite noticeable and given me a new reason to look forward to Wednesdays when the paper hits...
• Commented on The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010
  I feel totally compelled to add that (#3) SF Weekly has been on FIRE since Andrew Nilsen took over. His presence has been quite noticeable and given me a new reason to look forward to Wednesdays when the paper hits...
• Commented on Three Question Interview with Chris Rochelle, Photographer, CHOW.com
  For any of you in San Francisco through January 21st there is a great Juried Kodachrome show at Rayko in SOMA. http://raykophoto.com/?page_id=37 Check out a SanFrancisco Chronicle article about the show here: http://bit.ly/e04CXd...
• Posted How Magazines are Really Made to Grids
  I'm guessing many of you may have already seen this insider infographical gem from Andrew Losowsky of Stack America, who cooked it up along with the art team at Bloomberg Businessweek. Still we just couldn't resist sharing this healthy dose...
• Posted Three Question Interview with Chris Rochelle, Photographer, CHOW.com to Grids
  JL: You recently photographed a series of Christmas food images for CHOW.com entirely on Kodachrome film in homage to the medium which is being dealt its final death blow as the last processor of the film stock in the world,...
• Commented on Heed the Call
  Now I know what my team and I will be doing next week! I'm going to get my entries in early so there's no stress involved. In fact I convinced the edit team I work with to stop publishing content...
• Commented on Bloomberg Businessweek
  I haven't been rocked by a redesign in a while. It's quite refreshing to see a merger of two old media brands produce such startling results. For years I've been at best an occasional reader of BusinessWeek, mostly for the...
• Posted Three Questions With Maili Holiman, DD, Pop Up Magazine to Grids
  I recently attended installment #4 of POP-UP magazine at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and was blown away at how cool it was. You are the founding Design Director. How did the idea to do a live magazine come...