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02.01.11
Fast News for February 1, 2011
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SPD at mail@spd.org and we'll add them to the Mix.>> iPad Magazines Need a New Blueprint: they should be free, and be more like media apps and less like PDF readers....
>> MoMA's adding 23 digital typefaces to their permanent collection, a first for the NYC museum; the chosen ones include Verdana, Gotham, OCR-A and more, all on view starting March 2 at the Standard Deviations exhibit opening March 2nd...
>> Hearst closes the deal and now owns ELLE, Woman's Day and other Hachette titles...
This is HUGE. Hearst scooped up Hachette? Does this mean "goodbye" to Hachette Filipacchi? (never pronounced right, but that's Fil-i-packy).
That ledein is a *little* misleading...they've got a letter of intent. But good work for Hearst--if they *do* close the deal, as expected, what a coup!