Absolutely loved the Sendak exhibition at CJM in San Francisco.
The 20 Greatest Christmas Magazine Covers of All Time – Grids – SPD.ORG – Grids
It’s worth contrasting that with a similar exercise done by Time Inc, using Sports Illustrated. There are clearly loads of differences, one being the more considered designerly approach versus the brasher, more salesy one. But the most telling difference is that the BERG/Bonnier example seems focused on improving the experience and the Time one seems focused on preserving revenue. Now, preserving revenue is a noble aim, but the best way to get there is to think hard about users and their experience, not by trying to dazzle advertisers into thinking magazines are just like TV.
One of the things I’ve been working with the last three months.
Digital Magazines: Bonnier Mag+ Prototype | Bonnier AB
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I met him (Obama) twice… If God said I could pick one person to be my father, I’d want to be Sean Combs Obama. That’s how dope he is. I hope he reads this interview and adopts me. "I wouldn’t even need to be in the will. I got my own money.
Client: “Can I have the illustrations that we commissioned?”
Me: “No problem, I’ll burn you a disk.”
Client: “No, I want the actual illustrations.”
Me: “But they were digitally created, they don’t exist other than on a computer. If you’re wanting them to frame I can get them printed out on some nice paper for you.”
Client: “No, I want the originals.”
Me: “But the originals were drawn on a computer. They don’t exist on paper.”
Client: “So why did they cost so much then?”
Me: “Sorry, I don’t know how to answer that.”
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