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Fast news for August 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.>> The new Newsweek owner talks about... MORE

Face-Off: "True Blood" Covers

The buzz-worthy HBO series "True Blood" covers this week's issue of Rolling Stone along with a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly. Which gets it bloody better?... MORE

Entertainment Weekly. The Covers, Part 3: John Korpics

February 16 marked the 20th anniversary of the publication date of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. We're continuing our six-part, year-long celebration, with a look at the EW covers of the magazine's third design director, John Korpics. Here are... MORE

"Sex" and EW

Just wondering... are the ladies of SATC required by law to line up in this order? Does HBO have them under a strict contract?Entertainment Weekly, May 25, 2010; featuring from left:Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kim Cattrall.... MORE

Must Have App: EW's Must List

One of the best apps from a magazine to date is Entertainment Weekly's Must List. It excels where others have stumbled: it does not try to be a "multi-media" magazine. The Must List, like their web site, expands on a... MORE

Happy 20th Birthday Entertainment Weekly. The Covers, Part 2

February 16th marked the 20th anniversary of the publication date of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly. We're continuing our six-part, year-long celebration with a look at the EW covers of the magazine's second design director, Robert Newman (that's me!).... MORE

Face-Off: Tina Fey Covers

Entertainment Weekly and Esquire hit newsstands this week with dueling Tina Fey covers. Which works best?... MORE

Magazines Go To The Movies

This week's Time Out New York cover (illustrated by The Red Dress), reminded me of several movie-inspired magazine covers and layouts. With the Oscars this weekend, why not look back on cinema-inspired layouts. It looks like its been fertile ground... MORE

Happy 20th Birthday Entertainment Weekly

February 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the first publication date of Entertainment Weekly. For two decades EW has been the home of great illustration, photography, and design, and the training ground for successive generations of talented art directors. In... MORE

The First Issue (Part 1)

With each week that goes by, we're hit with the news that another magazine is being shut down. It seemed appropriate to celebrate the first issue as much as the last.Here is a small collection of pop-culture/entertainment debut issues...... MORE

Magazine Covers that Reference Magazine Covers

The latest issue of the UK edition of Esquire features actor/comedian Ricky Gervais shot with arrows. It's a visual reference to the famous Muhammad Ali April 1966 Esquire cover, art directed by George Lois. And that cover is, of course,... MORE

Stupid Human Tricks

EW covers David Letterman's scandalous week. Here's a look back at how some pubs have covered Dave.... MORE

EW: The (Really) Small Screen

The Wall Street Journal reports that Entertainment Weekly will run ads from CBS this fall that feature video. The TFT LCD screens will be able to play 40 minutes of video clips. This is another attempt at taking the printed paper... MORE

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Amid Capeci, New DD at Entertainment Weekly

Amid Capeci, most recently the Assistant Managing Editor, Design at Newsweek, will be the new Design Director at Entertainment Weekly. The position at the pop culture chronicler opened up when then-DD Brian Anstey accepted a position as Creative Director for... MORE

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LOUPED IN: TONIGHT!

"The world now contains more photographs than bricks, and they are, astonishingly, all different."  -  John SzarkowskiThe Photography EditorsThey began in philosophy and film, retail and environmental studies; but today they are all photography editors: passionate about the images they... MORE

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LOUPED IN: Tuesday, November 11

"The world now contains more photographs than bricks, and they are, astonishingly, all different."  - John SzarkowskiThe Photography EditorsThey began in philosophy and film, retail and environmental studies; but today they are all photography editors: passionate about the images they... MORE

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"The Stranger" Cover Archive

One of my favorite online publication site trends is the creation of cover and issue archives. So I was very happy to find that the complete collection of Entertainment Weekly covers is now available on their website as part of... MORE

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Q+A | Deb Bishop and Geraldine Hessler

Deb Bishop and Geraldine Hessler are two of the most successful and talented magazine designers working today. Deb worked at Martha Stewart Living for more than 10 years, winning accolades for her hugely popular and influential work for Martha Stewart... MORE