First Magazine Byline
This week’s New York magazine is on the newsstands today and includes the my first designs to make it into the print version! Last week was pretty exciting, first hearing that it was going to be in the print version, getting hi-fives and congrats from my awesome co-workers and seeing the online proofs of the half-spread. It feels really special and seeing it in print today made it even more sublime.
It’s made me realize the value and lifeblood of print. While I had designed this chart two weeks ago for our online readers, and received the same hearty pats on the back then, I didn’t have the same emotional response that I did today. There was a sort of pride I felt even hearing that it was going in the magazine; while we produce tons of designed content for the web, the cost and page limitations of producing a magazine require much more selectivity. It’s that editing that makes it feel almost elite and special. Printed objects are finite and that has become a valued commodity in our world of never-ending link surfing. A former grad school colleague of mine once argued that this is where print is headed and my experience this week really underlined her point.
I also think that part of the gratification came from seeing my name in print. I’m not sure if I’m bias because my own work deals with history and legacies but that’s what I thought of when I saw the magazine today. That this printed edition is going in our NYMag library, public libraries, newsstands, homes, and other places where people can catalogue, archive and find it in the future. It’s a True Blood sex chart, not the Sistine Chapel, but I feel like somehow I’ve made a mark. Because I have. Black and white. Miller Text. 11pt. Roman small caps.
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