Michael Turro
The Publishing Canary Theory Revisited
The Publishing Canary Theory Revisited - Magazine industry veteran and guru Bo Sacks checks in with this brief post at the Print CEO Blog on the rocky road ahead for the magazine industry. Here is my comment, which I left at the scene:
Bo, you keep hitting the nail right on the head, don’t [...]
A Commentary on Hirschorn’s “End Times”
End Times - The Atlantic (January/February 2009) - In this otherwise coherent and well reasoned piece on the uncertain future of the New York Times (and journalism in general) Michael Hirschorn writes the following:
…but for now, at least, there’s no online substitute for institutions that can marshal years of well-developed sourcing and reporting experience—not to [...]
Clear Magazine PRINTS a paperless magazine
Clear Magazine has done something interesting - they printed a magazine without killing one tree. Not one. And perhaps the most interesting aspect of this news is that it is more than a month old. Yes friends while we were all obsessing over the imploding magazine market, the legions of let go media workers, [...]
At Magazines, It’s 2.0 Steps Forward, 1.0 Step Back
At Magazines, It’s 2.0 Steps Forward, 1.0 Step Back | The New York Observer - I have mixed emotions about this article at the New York Observer web site. Something in me wants to love it and cheer the good fortune of print while something else finds the whole tone of the story off base [...]
Treadmill eBook Reader
Ironic Sans: Idea: Treadmill eBook Reader - When I see a good idea that should already be in operation somewhere I feel compelled to pass it on. This one comes from photographer David Friedman and his blog Ironic Sans - and it really is a no brainer. I especially love his name [...]
STACK independent magazine subscription and delivery
STACK independent magazine subscription and delivery. I am a magazine junkie - and new, independent, well designed, beautifully printed, thoughtfully written magazines are the Horse I wrestle with. Today I found a new dealer - STACK (or //STACK as their logo has it). This UK based site aims to deliver “the magazines that [...]
Wenner (Finally) Gets Serious About the Web
AdAge has this interview with Wenner Media Chairman Jann Wenner. The reason I’m in the magazine world is because of Jann Wenner (and Hunter Thompson). Growing up I lived on Rolling Stone - I devoured it. Without a doubt I have drifted in my appreciation over the years - today’s RS is not quite [...]
Ink on paper: new links bleeding through my RSS
Two new feeds to report on today - both printing related. The first is an industry related blog (printceoblog.com) that I was kind of surprised I wasn’t already subscribed to. According to the site’s About page:
This blog filters the mounds of information available from trade magazines, events and Web sites into an essential [...]
The Grid System
Created by Antonio Carusone, graphic designer and author of the design and typography blog AisleOne, The Grid System is a new feed in my daily reading list. The designers amongst you will probably guess what this site is about, but for the uninitiated the grid is a foundational method of design that provides structure for [...]
Designers Review of Books
Since I am an unrepentant RSS addict I am always looking for new feeds to throw into my Google Reader. It’s from that list of feeds that I draw the fodder for the Links category of this blog. Those links are - most often - deep links into those sites that I have found along [...]
