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MAD men
In 1971, MAD magazine – famed for its parodies – was itself hung from the hook by National Lampoon (whose art director at the time, Michael C Gross, went on to design the Ghostbusters logo). Readable...
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Review: Swallow magazine
Before I get into my top three of the year, I have a backlog of magazines to review, in a vague attempt to clear my desk by 2011. Today: Swallow Swallow is a big, bold and heavy food magazine. Not...
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iPad Review: The Daily
You know the one. So what’s it like? One-line pitch According to the press release, The Daily “gives readers everywhere the engaging experience of a magazine combined with the need-to-know content of...
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Review: Wired (USA)
Though I am a subscriber, I can usually take or leave Wired US. Each year, there’s a few good articles and some interesting design choices, but overall it has an unnecessary love of celebrity, and...
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News from the Magosphere Feb 26th ’11
Why fashion struggles with race A really good piece on the colour barrier faced by fashion editorials and the catwalk – and why societally the “paint chip” theory doesn’t work Eye gets a preview of...
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Review: New York Times Magazine redesign
Two weekly American news-related magazines relaunched in two days. Very different stories, however – and very different results. First up, The New York Times Magazine. Sunday magazines are tricky...
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Review: Newsweek, Part One – The History
A Brit and a woman created and nurtured Newsweek. Now a British-born woman is moving it forward, pinning its hopes on a high-profile, print-digital merger. Can it survive – and is it any good? I’m...
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Review: Newsweek, Part Two – The Magazine
So here we go: The Relaunch Issue, on newstands till March 14th. What’s it like? Multiple personalitied, that’s what. Firstly, the cover: there’s some subtle touches of silver ink (strange echo of NYT...
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News from the Magosphere April 19th ’11
Much to catch up on, so just this once, I’ve divided this feature into categories News Woodwing makes its format an open standard It’s a risky strategy, but I suspect they’re losing ground to Adobe’s...
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So much for Plan A
So, yes, it turns out that running the world’s most popular Books section (no exaggeration, I’ve seen the numbers) is somewhat time consuming. Which means no frequent magazine-themed blogging in the...
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