Results matching “Our Choice” from Grids

05.07.12posted by
SPD 47

SPD 47: Members' Choice Entries

Attention all members of SPD! As we get ready for the Gala on Friday, with a review of some of the Magazine of the Year finalists, and more to come throughout the week, we have one final challenge for you:... MORE

02.14.12posted by
SPD 47

SPD 47: Criswell Lappin's Favorite Magazine

Criswell Lappin, Art DirectorFavorite Magazine: ColorsI am not sure if I have a favorite magazine, but when I picked up Colors this year and it was kind of like running into my best friend from college. And in this case... MORE

New+Notable

02.01.12posted by
Patrick Mitchell

Seattle Re-Celebrates Its 1962 World Fair

In October 1962, President John F. Kennedy was scheduled to be in Seattle to attend the closing ceremony of the Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair). But Kennedy had to cancel abruptly due to what the White... MORE

01.24.12posted by
SPD 47

SPD 47: Arthur Hochstein's Favorite Magazine

Arthur Hochstein, Art DirectorFavorite Magazine: Bloomberg BusinessweekIn today's world, what does "magazine" even mean? Print, tablet, online. I'll stick to print for my choice. It's awfully hard to pick a "favourite"--there are so many excellent ones. But one that stands... MORE

New+Notable

11.23.11posted by
Robert Newman

On the Ground: New Book Collection of 60s Underground Press

On the Ground is a great new book about the 1960s (and early 70s) underground press, edited by Sean Stewart, the mastermind behind Tumblr site Babylon Falling. The book is packed with reproductions of underground newspaper front pages, comics, graphics,... MORE

Behind-the-Scenes

10.14.11posted by
Robert Newman

How the Newsweeklies Covered (and Designed) the Death of Steve Jobs

If anyone had doubts about the viability or importance of newsweeklies in the modern media world, they should have been dashed by the response last week to the death of Apple's Steve Jobs. Not only did Time, Bloomberg Businessweek, and... MORE

Technology

10.04.11posted by
The Editors

WoodWing + Adobe: What It Means for You

At Day 1 of Adobe's MAX conference yesterday there were two big announcements: Adobe has purchased TypeKit (so get ready to see Cooper Black all over your favorite websites) and Adobe is partnering with WoodWing. The Adobe-WoodWing partnership raises a... MORE

Results matching “Our Choice” from Speaker Series

SpeakEasy

10.03.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Unsung Heroes 4

Los Angeles, we're coming back for you! Please join us Thursday, October 20th as our pals at Smashbox Studios, West Hollywood host us for another evening of creative collaborations and inspiration courtesy of this amazing line-up of top talents and... MORE

Results matching “Our Choice” from Grids

New Work

09.22.11posted by
The Editors

Fast Company's United States of Design Cover Challenge

Fast Company's October issue (and stand-alone app) is dedicated to their Masters of Design package, and features four special cover designs commissioned around the idea of "The United States of Design." Creative Director Florian Bachleda tells us more:The theme for... MORE

Websites & Apps

08.04.11posted by
Jeremy LaCroix

Behind the scenes with Editions designer David Robinson

Editions, the highly anticipated magazine App produced by AOL, Mobile has just hit the App store boasting the tag line "The Magazine that Reads You". It's the first digital magazine I know of that integrates tagging of a user's interests... MORE

News

08.03.11posted by
Josh Klenert

Facebook Likes Indie App Publisher Push Pop Press

Facebook--Market value: $80B, Est revenue: $2B (Fortune, 7/25/11)--has aquired one of the hottest iPad book publishers on the market, Push Pop Press. The publisher made a splash recently with its highly acclaimed app Our Choice by Al Gore.This is further evidence--as... MORE

Three Question Interview

07.12.11posted by
Josh Klenert

Scott Dadich on POWER Platon for iPad

What is a book on the iPad? It's a question that's being answered in many different ways (See: Al Gore's Our Choice, William Joyce's The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Above & Beyond: George Steinmetz, and even SPD... MORE

Software

06.21.11posted by
Josh Klenert

10 Essential iPad Apps for Publication Designers (2nd Edition)

There's no time like the present for our 2nd edition of the essential apps you need for your iPad. This time out, the focus was around reference, inspiration and utility-based apps. Again, nowhere near a definitive list, but an ongoing look... MORE

05.13.11posted by
The Editors

Magazine of the Year: GQ

SPD is proud to announce this year's Gold Award winner for MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR is GQ. Once again, we have had a truly inspiring collection of contenders for SPD's highest award: Magazine of the Year. This is the third Gold award... MORE

05.13.11posted by
The Editors

And the Members' Choice Award Goes to...

Congratulations to the variety of finalists in tonight's Members' Choice Awards. Membership does have its privileges! This year's voting was an incredibly tight race, one with a wide ranging group of finalists: Earnshaws, Elle Collections (UK), GQ, Minnesota Monthly, and Women's Health. See all the finalists after the... MORE

05.10.11posted by
The Editors

Members' Choice Voting 2011

Three Question Interview

05.01.11posted by
Josh Klenert

"Above & Beyond" The Traditional iPad Publication App

The last two weeks have seen the release of three high profile non-traditional publication apps for the iPad: Al Gore's Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, The Final Hours of Portal 2, and now Above & Beyond: George Steinmetz--the... MORE

SPDWest

04.12.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Love for Illustration's Unsung Heroes

Just a few weeks back we met up with our West Coast folks for a night of creative inspiration, fantastic Mexican food and, of course, a few cocktails. Thanks to the brilliant coordination of Charlie Hess, Carol Leflufy and Lisa... MORE

New Work

04.11.11posted by
Neil Jamieson

Blood Sweat and Ink! Creating The Village Voice Comics Issue

In early February Village Voice Art Director John Dixon and his team had a great idea: Instead of using a ton of photo and pickup art to populate the pages of the iconic paper, why not use comic illustration... heck... MORE

News

03.22.11posted by
The Editors

Fast News for March 22, 2011

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.>> Back in Print: Why have four big-time editrixes given up their... MORE