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New York’s Spitzer Cover Wins Three ASME Awards

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:55:20 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO—New York magazine’s stunning visual takedown of disgraced governor Eliot Spitzer won three awards given by American Society of Magazine Editors and announced here Monday at the American Magazine Conference.

Face Up: US Banker

Dan Trombetto — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:51:25 -0400

Issue: July 2008Frequency: MonthlyLaunched: 1893Circ: 45,000Editor: Holly SkraelPublishing Company: Source MediaCreative Director: Jason Pohl (for July ‘08 issue)

Luke Hayman: Design Trends to Avoid

Dylan Stableford — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:36:39 -0400

CHICAGO—Luke Hayman, the renowned magazine designer responsible for countless redesigns—Time magazine and Radar among them—gave what amounted to a State of Magazine Design address during a session at the 2008 FOLIO: Show here Monday.

Enfocus Updates Preflighting Products with Adobe Acrobat Compatibility

Jason Fell — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:25:03 -0400

Enfocus, known for its PDF workflow automation, recently made its PitStop Professional 08, a tool set for preflighting, editing and fixing PDF files, compatible with Adobe Acrobat 9.

Paper Companies to Cut Thousands of Jobs

Jason Fell — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:35:43 -0400

It appears that UPM Kymmene, the world’s largest producer of magazine paper, is following through on its

Verso Reduces Magazine Paper Production

Jason Fell — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:18:10 -0400

Not long after raising rates for several of its paper grades, Verso Paper has announced plans to reduce production of coated groundwood-the most widely-used grades for magazines and catalogues-by 84,000 tons per year.

Behind Interview’s Ink-and-Foil Cover

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:58:24 -0400

Last week, Brant Publications unveiled a dramatically redesigned Interview magazine. With the September issue, the new look included a larger trim size (13” x 10” from the current 12” x 10”), was perfect bound and used a heavier stock.

Another Paper Company Increases Prices

Jason Fell — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:44:29 -0400

Verso Paper has become the latest paper producer to announce price increases for a number of its products.

Printer Launches Ad Portal

Dylan Stableford — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:09:20 -0400

Quad/Graphics, the Sussex, Wisconsin-based printer, has launched a Web-based advertising portal, AdShuttle.com, that it says will streamline the process of submitting print ads for advertisers and ad agencies, and for the printers and publishers that handle them.

Consumer Reports Launches Redesign

Jason Fell — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:24:23 -0400

Consumer Reports tapped renowned consultant Luke Hayman to help launch a major redesign, unveiled with the October issue which hits newsstands today.