Fast News for October 26, 2010

SPD MEDIA MIX is our regular list of publication design, digital, and media news and updates. Please send your links and news items to SPD at mail@spd.org and we'll add them to the Mix.

>> W creative director Jody Quon is leaving after just three issues at the magazine...

>> Florian Bachleda is the new creative director for Fast Company. He'll be overseeing the print magazine, digital projects, and the entire brand image...

>> "Making Sense of Early Sales for Magazines' iPad Editions," good data and analysis from Advertising Age that breaks down early sales numbers for seven titles...


>> GQ's "Glee" cover stirs up the internet. GQ EIC Jim Nelson responds the the "borders on pedophilia" controversy...

>> New circulation numbers for Top 25 US newspapers. Four of the top seven are in NYC...

>> Adobe announces Digital Publishing Suite to produce iPad apps with CS5...