As other publishers have demoed their tablet vision over the past few months, there’s nothing really new that we’re seeing here. But that’s likely because Wired is one of the first to get past the prototype and into a live product. No small feat.
The content is created in Adobe InDesign(!) and powered by an AIR app. I think I just heard a collective sigh of relief from print designers.
Editor Chris Anderson sees this (as do the other publishers) as an opportunity to “reset the economics” of publishing, and give people an experience that they’re willing to pay for.
As I look at the stack of un-read copies Wired in my office, who knows, maybe I’ll bite when I get my iPad.
Typeface is a movie about a museum and print shop in rural Wisconsin that has a rich history in wood type. As the number of craftsmen (and women) of this trade have rapidly declined over the years, this museum hope to preserve this history and hopefully inspire a new generation.
Having worked for some time in a print shop in my younger years, and quite literally around 2-color presses, I have a bit of a soft spot for stories like this one.
For more information on the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum visit their website.
But what’s with the inch mark in place of the apostrophe at the end. Shame!
Tokujin’s very diverse body of work masterfully exists as both amazing works of design and art. Very few are truly able to achieve this without a feeling of self-indulgence. This display (just like all of his other work) is just so damn elegant too.
I was lucky enough to stumble into a huge gallery installation of Jacques Villeglé‘s work a few years ago. Villeglé, who began making art in 1947, creates his collages by gluing layers of posters together, then ripping of sections to reveal what’s underneath.
