Web heads better at turning profits online than print editors

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 11 March, 2010 to the comment subset

The web version of a print magazine is more likely to make money if it is managed by a web editor rather than being left in the hands of the publication’s editor-in-chief, according to a recent survey.
From among the magazine websites that do not make a profit, the survey found that it was nearly [...]

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Apple’s tablet, serving print and web content on the one canvas?

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 28 January, 2010 to the technology subset

Today is the big day, Apple is supposed to finally reveal whatever it is they are keeping up their sleeve. Whether it be an iSlate, an iTablet, or an iCanvas, Derek Powazek hopes the device will serve to meld print and online content.
Every content website I’ve ever worked on has proclaimed the death of [...]

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The romance of the printed work

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 27 November, 2009 to the trends subset

Say what you will about the benefits of electronic publishing, but given the chance we’d all still like to write and publish a book of our own.
In ten years we will still have books, but they will serve a different purpose to what they do today. The Japanese may well invent an eReader which [...]

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Lettering from London’s underground and newspapers

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 to the design and art subset

For typography fans, examples of lettering as seen in London, drawn from newspapers, London Underground signage, and railway stations.

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A directory of Australian print designers

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 7 October, 2009 to the design and art subset

The Print Directory (TPD) is a new resource with the goal of making it easier to locate print designers in Australia.
The Print Directory (TPD) is a free resource connecting Australian printers to designers, artists and publishers. This website aims to streamline the process of supplier selection by listing printers on the directory and highlighting their [...]

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Does data in any form last for 57,000 years before decaying?

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 18 September, 2009 to the web subset

If – for some reason – you decided to print out all the data on the internet using an ink jet printer, the task would take about 3,800 years to complete. It would then take you 57,000 years to read – non-stop that is – all of that information.
That’s quite a feat, I’m thinking there [...]

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Errors preserved for eternity in the black and white of print

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 16 September, 2009 to the technology subset

As much as we love books the print medium does have a way of propagating errors and mistakes which cannot be corrected as easily as electronically published material can.
Nietzsche famously said that there are no such things as facts, only interpretations. Be that as it may, every writer knows that there are certainly such [...]

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A guide to colour management for print and graphic designers

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 10 September, 2009 to the design and art subset

An extensive guide to calibration, color space, color profile management, lighting and print settings, etc, put together by the ISO50 crew.

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Paying for the feel of the newspaper

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 22 July, 2009 to the comment subset

From a Daring Fireball article looking at online news revenue models, and the one very obvious, tangible, difference paying for news published in a newspaper has over online news sites:
When you pay a dollar for a newspaper it feels like you’re paying for the actual stack of paper, and it feels like a fair price. [...]

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The Melbourne Museum of Printing

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 13 May, 2009 to the design and art subset

The Melbourne Museum of Printing was once a type-foundry until owner Michael Isaachsen decided to turn it into a museum.
Melbourne Museum of Printing (MMOP) is a working museum of typography and printing. Since 1993 the museums focus has been on the retention of traditional printing methods and equipment. Initially established as the Australian Type Company [...]

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