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Archive for September, 2010
The Adobe editing tools used by Conde Nast for their Wired and New Yorker apps get a lot of attention — often in conjunction with the resulting bloated file size they produce — but let us not forget that there are other iPad magazine editing tools out there (working within InDesign), with WoodWing probably being [...]
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This article was posted on September 30, 2010 under the category Commentary, and covers the following topics: Adobe, Digital Magazine Tools, iPad, Magazines, MagCulture, Technology, WoodWing
I was going to go with a title like “Is Wired on iPad Dead,” which is of course not the case, but I am wondering why the October issue of Wired on iPad hasn’t been released yet. So far, every issue has come out around the 26-27th of the month, but I’m still waiting. Did [...]
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This article was posted on September 30, 2010 under the category Uncategorized, and covers the following topics: Magazines, New Yorker, Scott Dadich, Technology, Wired
The big news in the digital magazine world this week is of course the release of Conde Nast’s The New Yorker app. It was designed by the same team behind the Wired magazine app — creative director Scott Dadich is in fact now in charge of bringing all of the publisher’s stable of titles to [...]
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This article was posted on September 28, 2010 under the category Reviews, and covers the following topics: App, Comic Strip, Conde Nast, iPad, Magazines, MagCulture, Technology, The New Yorker, Wired
I’m a bit confused by what Other Edition is doing with their digital line-up of magazines. According to their website, you can pay 7 euros to have access to all of their titles — and they are doing quite a few, including Interview, IdN, and V — but so far, if you look at Interview, [...]
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This article was posted on September 27, 2010 under the category Reviews, and covers the following topics: Calvin Klein, Interview, iPad, Magazines, Other Edition, Technology, Zinio
Can someone please explain to me what the hell DC Comics is thinking when it comes to the promotion of its Vertigo imprint? Vertigo is the home for creator-owned mature series over at DC, and its currently on a roll with a good number of great regular series (DMZ, iZombie, Northlanders, Sweet Tooth), as well [...]
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This article was posted on September 27, 2010 under the category Comics, and covers the following topics: Comics, Comixology, DC Comics, Technology, The Unwritten, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu
Some more interesting musings by Warren Ellis in regards to digital comics, this time using the success of his free-to-read online web comic FREAKANGELS as an example. Now combine this with iPad delivery, and you have a strong case for comic creators making the move to digital-mostly, with maybe the additions of printed collections for [...]
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This article was posted on September 27, 2010 under the category Uncategorized, and covers the following topics: Books, Comics, Comixology, Digital Comics, FREAKANGELS, Image Comics, iPad, Technology, The Walking Dead, Warren Ellis
If you haven’t watched it yet, do take the time to take a look at the conceptual video IDEO has put together, presenting three possible experiences that digital books on a tablet could offer. It’s pretty interesting stuff, and although most comments seem to be excited about the first example (“Nelson”) — which is sort [...]
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This article was posted on September 22, 2010 under the category Uncategorized, and covers the following topics: Books, Conspiracy for Good, IDEO, Technology, Tim Kring, Transmedia
Yes, another one bites the dust, with Dazed & Confused Japan as the latest Japanese culture magazine casualty. Even though the official site doesn’t have any announcement, Néojaponisme recently tweeted the news, linking to the following post which indicates that #84 is the final issue. The Japanese edition was first launched back in 2002, and [...]
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This article was posted on September 21, 2010 under the category News, Print, and covers the following topics: Dazed & Confused Japan, Magazines, Neojaponisme
If you’ll allow me to go analog for a moment, I need to say how much I love the way they displayed all of the participating zines at the launch party (or “reading room”) for the terrific-looking Fanzines book. It’s incredibly simple, using clips, and my first thought was that I should have done something [...]
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This article was posted on September 21, 2010 under the category Uncategorized, and covers the following topics: Events, Exhibition, Fanzines, Magazines, SNOW Magazine Cafe, Zines
As you can probably tell from the amount of times I mention it, despite its flaws, I do quite like the iPad edition of Wired, and so I’ve been rather happy to learn that Wired UK will also be introducing an iPad edition — it kicks off with the December issue, with a release on [...]
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This article was posted on September 21, 2010 under the category Reviews, and covers the following topics: Adobe, iPad, Magazines, Technology, Wired, Wired UK