As the internet continues to infect every single possible action in our daily lives, we often hear that the printed word will soon be extinct. You hear this most often when it relates to traditional print magazines. Experts call it a dying breed…A waste of time. And true, while magazines simply cannot compete with their online counterparts when it comes to speed, there are still some dinosaurs out there trying to fend off extinction.
I recently started getting into MISSBEHAVE mag and for some inexplicable reason, this woman’s magazine is one of my favorite reads right now. There’s a lot of magic that goes into making a great magazine. (Writing, photography, creative direction, design, production, printing…and so much more.) And the ladies at Missbehave are definitely doing it well. It is without a doubt a major pain in the fucking ass to make a magazine. But some people still choose to do it! Other magazines like THEME, MONOCLE and ANTENNA and others are the last of a dying breed. I really applaud their resilience and determination.
We’ve had our fair share of experience in the magazine world. We currently handle the art direction for DIME MAGAZINE. It’s great because our passions for basketball are shared equally. In the past, we’ve done creative direction for The Fader, Gear Magazine, Fugue Magazine, Sportswear International and a ton more. From our perspective as a design firm working with independent pubications, we always try and support their cause to the best of our ability. Hooray for the indie’s! Keep them presses running!
Great post, it’s hard to find a good magazine, I just cancelled my subscription to Details magazine. I also started reading MissBehaven, while at Barnes and Noble and now it’s one of my favorite mags. Mass Appeal is dope too.
True, the experts are all saying it..
But there will always somehow be a desire for the tangibility of glossy paper, or the newspaper that turns your fingers black.
http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=119539
I think the death of print helps well-designed indy magazines (like the many you featured) succeed.
print is not dead. print is beautiful. Print is too different an experience from online to be replaced by it. I like them both.
-mark.
PS. I like your blog too.
the gear model 2001, that was my favorite cover for a long time..
the chick just always looked way too dope.