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Designing magazines : inside periodical design, redesign, and branding / edited by Jandos Rothstein.

Contributor(s): Rothstein, Jandos.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Allworth Press, c2007Description: x, 197 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9781581154993 ; 1581154992 .Subject(s): Magazine designDDC classification: 741.65
Contents:
Section 1: Beginning Introduction -- Redesign, anyone?/ John Brady -- Designing small magazines of ideas/ Alissa Levin -- Imitation, Inc./ Greg Lindsay -- Section 2: Restructuring and Updating Introduction -- Outside magazine/ Kathy Martin O'Neil -- Change is hard/ an interview with Julie Ann Miller, editor, and Eric R. Roell, design & production director, of Science News -- Print magazine/ Joyce Rutter Kaye -- Section 3: Repositioning Introduction -- Out of academia/ an interview with Moisâes Naâim, editor of Foreign Policy -- Details/ Steven Heller -- Lost equity/ Roger Black -- Section 4: The soft side of the redesign process Introduction -- Clients and cultures / an interview with Mario Garcia, principal of Garcia Media Inc. -- Can a redesign improve the design staff?/ Dan Zedek -- Conversation: Speak's editor and art director discuss the magazine/ Dan Rolleri -- Section 5: In-house Designs Introduction -- Inside magazine/ Robert Newman -- Governing magazine/ Jandos Rothstein -- Edward Leida/ Greg Lindsay -- Rich niche?/ Scott Crawford -- Redesigning your magazine in-house? A few reasons to think twice/ Ron Reason -- Section 6: Brand versus Greatness Introduction -- Esquire magazine in the sixties/ an interview with George Lois -- Spy magazine/ an interview with Kurt Andersen, cofounder of Spy Magazine -- Wired magazine in the nineties/ an interview with John Plunkett -- Section 7: After the Launch Introduction -- Home erotic/ Steven Heller -- Left wanting/ David Barringer -- In defense of shoppers/ Margaret Littman -- Bored at 40,000 feet/ Greg Lindsay -- Section 8: Structure and subject Introduction -- Briefs/ Jandos Rothstein -- Swinging on a shoestring/ Hana Jung -- A brief introduction to the use of grids in magazine design/ Jandos Rothstein -- Pacing/ Jandos Rothstein -- The ABCs of ASFs/ Denise Reagan -- Cover up/ Steven Heller -- Section 9: Is the editorial format obsolete? Introduction -- Beyond zines/ Pete Morelewicz -- Are magazines more interactive than the Web?/ Jandos Rothstein -- Reaching the modern reader/ Samir A. Husni, Ph.D -- Art and design won't save publishing/ Gilbert Cranberg.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

How does a designer create graphic solutions to the behind-the-scenes editorial challenges at a magazine? Designing Magazines is the complete guide to understanding the inner workings of magazines and their day-to-day management--and a great guide to using that knowledge to create visually stunning, editorially effective magazines, in both new designs and rebranding. Thirty-five experienced editors, designers, and consultants, all at the top of their fields, present their insights on the goals and process of magazine design. Chapters focus on problems faced by designers, ethical considerations, the future of the field, and many more relevant but rarely discussed issues. A look at magazines that have risen above the crowd to achieve special social importance--and how design has been a part of that success--provides additional inspiration for magazine designers everywhere.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Includes index.

Section 1: Beginning Introduction -- Redesign, anyone?/ John Brady -- Designing small magazines of ideas/ Alissa Levin -- Imitation, Inc./ Greg Lindsay -- Section 2: Restructuring and Updating Introduction -- Outside magazine/ Kathy Martin O'Neil -- Change is hard/ an interview with Julie Ann Miller, editor, and Eric R. Roell, design & production director, of Science News -- Print magazine/ Joyce Rutter Kaye -- Section 3: Repositioning Introduction -- Out of academia/ an interview with Moisâes Naâim, editor of Foreign Policy -- Details/ Steven Heller -- Lost equity/ Roger Black -- Section 4: The soft side of the redesign process Introduction -- Clients and cultures / an interview with Mario Garcia, principal of Garcia Media Inc. -- Can a redesign improve the design staff?/ Dan Zedek -- Conversation: Speak's editor and art director discuss the magazine/ Dan Rolleri -- Section 5: In-house Designs Introduction -- Inside magazine/ Robert Newman -- Governing magazine/ Jandos Rothstein -- Edward Leida/ Greg Lindsay -- Rich niche?/ Scott Crawford -- Redesigning your magazine in-house? A few reasons to think twice/ Ron Reason -- Section 6: Brand versus Greatness Introduction -- Esquire magazine in the sixties/ an interview with George Lois -- Spy magazine/ an interview with Kurt Andersen, cofounder of Spy Magazine -- Wired magazine in the nineties/ an interview with John Plunkett -- Section 7: After the Launch Introduction -- Home erotic/ Steven Heller -- Left wanting/ David Barringer -- In defense of shoppers/ Margaret Littman -- Bored at 40,000 feet/ Greg Lindsay -- Section 8: Structure and subject Introduction -- Briefs/ Jandos Rothstein -- Swinging on a shoestring/ Hana Jung -- A brief introduction to the use of grids in magazine design/ Jandos Rothstein -- Pacing/ Jandos Rothstein -- The ABCs of ASFs/ Denise Reagan -- Cover up/ Steven Heller -- Section 9: Is the editorial format obsolete? Introduction -- Beyond zines/ Pete Morelewicz -- Are magazines more interactive than the Web?/ Jandos Rothstein -- Reaching the modern reader/ Samir A. Husni, Ph.D -- Art and design won't save publishing/ Gilbert Cranberg.

CIT Module DESI 6025 - Core reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jandos Rothstein, an assistant professor of graphic design at George Mason University and design director of Governing magazine, has won more than fifty awards for his design work. The creator of more than a dozen redesigns, he lives in Arlington, Virginia.