Journal tagged by Overmatter

‘The US magazine business had become too dependent on big, ad-supported audiences rather than circulation revenue,’ so top US editorial designer Roger Black is packing up his fonts and heading off to Asia. Gym Class returns! First, a brief interview...

Interesting look at the decision-making behind headline design at the New York Times. Steven Heller at Print interviews Lucas López and Mauro López about their Acido Surtido magazine. Condé Nast closes the print edition of Easy Living – will continue...

A riposte to the nonsense that ‘green covers don’t sell’. Another good list of the new food magazines. NOT foodiedicals, please. British art director Martin Colyer has been busy blogging about the art of commissioning. Virgin Australia makes nice use...

Microsoft puts free wifi into latest issue of Forbes. Nice gimmick, but are Forbes readers in need of free wifi? Perhaps try Big Issue next time? Congratulations to Richard Turley and his Bloomberg Businessweek team for being named Design Studio...

Creative Review produce their biggest issue ever: 230 pages including their ‘Annual’ best of last year. Includes a profile of the new Human After All agency that’s grown out of the Church of London. Urban music mag Vibe is bought...

Bauer closes More: writer recalls the sex positions of the week, designer shares illustrations. Another golden age of magazines discovered – welcome to the ninteties. Today’s best according to this year’s PPA Awards shortlist. Richard Turley from Bloomberg Businessweek and...