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Wednesday, 15 September 2010
IdN - IdN Extra
About IdN Extra:
As a continuation of its mission to amplify and unify the global design community, IdN is publishing a series of special editions (entitled IdN Extra) that explore in-depth a particular theme or project.
As a continuation of its mission to amplify and unify the global design community, IdN is publishing a series of special editions (entitled IdN Extra) that explore in-depth a particular theme or project.
IdN - 100th Issue
100th Issue Content:
10 DESIGNERS / 10 CURATORS
We have asked 10 top-of-the-class creatives to answer a couple of questions — how do they view today's design scene, and what advice would they offer newcomers to it? Not only that, but our Top 10 have been generous enough to pick out 10 peers whose work they believe deserves greater prominence for your enjoyment. A feast of inspiration, then, for everybody in the art and design business.
Featuring:
Antoine+Manuel | Big Active | eBoy | Maurice Broomfield | Jason Brooks | Paul Budnitz | Stanley Donwood | David Dowton | Non-Format | Genevieve Gauckler | Marcus Hofko aka The Rainbowmondey | John Jay | Jeremyville | kennardphillipps | Elisabeth Kopf | Simon Oosterdijk | Tom Sachs | Stefan Segmeister | Peter Stemmer aka Peekasso | Viktor Timofeev
Contents:
Motion: IdN 100th — Get down, IdN friends, it's party time!
Creative Country: China — Coming to terms with a cultural legacy
Exhibitionism: PICK Me Up — A 'first' for the UK - but it certainly won't be the last
Studio: Toykyo — Made in Belgium, inspired by Japan
Pick of the Month
Specifications:
102 pages
6 varying paper stocks
4C process, spot UV
91 minutes DVD Video included
Friday, 20 August 2010
Monday, 16 August 2010
IdN - Website
IdN Website: http://idnworld.com/
IdN Proshop: http://idnworld.com/proshop/
Subscription: sub@idnworld.com/
General Enquiries: info@idnworld.com/
Advertising: info@idnworld.com/
Press Release: press@idnworld.com/
IdN - Opinions
Why do you like IdN? What makes it good? Do you have a favourite issue?
1.
Well, I like it a lot just because you seem to get a lot for your money. Most graphics magazines try so hard with the simple is better that you just end up with 10 different designers. Where as Idn attempt to find as many as they can relating to one specific subject. Also they look at more than just design for print but the entire spectrum. It is generally just a feast for my eyes and really inspires me with ideas and use of colour etc. i dont think i have a favourite issue... although... saying that, the first one i ever got, when i fell in love with it was all about hand rendered/crafted work. Loved it.
2.
I personally love IdN over most other design magazines for the sheer quality of the publication, everything from the interesting grid system used, combined with the creative interplay with typography and image makes each page a fascinating piece of graphic design in its own right. The Print techniques and paper qualities are also far better than most other design magazines on the market, which just adds the to visual quality of not only the images, but the aesthetic of the magazine, making passing over £10 each time well worth the money. However most importantly to me about IdN is a great contextual resource for up and coming designers, illustrators and artists, and also the less famous or highlighted experimentalist in the industry from all around the world. The publication acts as a great platform for fresh talent to be noticed and acknowledged and thus a great resource for any aspiring graphic design student to own, if merely for the in-depth interviews with some of the designers, telling there own personal stories of how they got noticed and successful in the industry.
My favorite issue? hmm, that is a tough one, I would have to say that my favorite issue changes with what ever project's I am undertaking. Each publication that comes out is a treasure chest of inspiration, and knowledge if the right project comes around. Currently I am researching into origami an other related paper art forms, and the Handy Graphics Issue has become an absolute god send for my research, as it contains some vital information and interviews with designers that have taken the traditional art and made it fresh, contemporary and commercial in todays creative industry. However some of the other issues that I regularly dive into include ; We Infographics,Typography Issue - In their own words & Editorial Design Issue.
In regards to other comments I would say that the online resource is well worth mentioning. The IdN website is great hub of information when the publication is being created for next month, and the blog is also great for insights into what is coming up next, and just finding some more of the greatest fresh creative and experimental design solutions.
The final comment I would make is that I wish more magazine shops would stock IdN as since Borders folded , finding an issue outside of london is near next to impossible, its so much better than that rubbish computer arts and computer arts projects magazines, grrrrrr!
1.
Well, I like it a lot just because you seem to get a lot for your money. Most graphics magazines try so hard with the simple is better that you just end up with 10 different designers. Where as Idn attempt to find as many as they can relating to one specific subject. Also they look at more than just design for print but the entire spectrum. It is generally just a feast for my eyes and really inspires me with ideas and use of colour etc. i dont think i have a favourite issue... although... saying that, the first one i ever got, when i fell in love with it was all about hand rendered/crafted work. Loved it.
2.
I personally love IdN over most other design magazines for the sheer quality of the publication, everything from the interesting grid system used, combined with the creative interplay with typography and image makes each page a fascinating piece of graphic design in its own right. The Print techniques and paper qualities are also far better than most other design magazines on the market, which just adds the to visual quality of not only the images, but the aesthetic of the magazine, making passing over £10 each time well worth the money. However most importantly to me about IdN is a great contextual resource for up and coming designers, illustrators and artists, and also the less famous or highlighted experimentalist in the industry from all around the world. The publication acts as a great platform for fresh talent to be noticed and acknowledged and thus a great resource for any aspiring graphic design student to own, if merely for the in-depth interviews with some of the designers, telling there own personal stories of how they got noticed and successful in the industry.
My favorite issue? hmm, that is a tough one, I would have to say that my favorite issue changes with what ever project's I am undertaking. Each publication that comes out is a treasure chest of inspiration, and knowledge if the right project comes around. Currently I am researching into origami an other related paper art forms, and the Handy Graphics Issue has become an absolute god send for my research, as it contains some vital information and interviews with designers that have taken the traditional art and made it fresh, contemporary and commercial in todays creative industry. However some of the other issues that I regularly dive into include ; We Infographics,Typography Issue - In their own words & Editorial Design Issue.
In regards to other comments I would say that the online resource is well worth mentioning. The IdN website is great hub of information when the publication is being created for next month, and the blog is also great for insights into what is coming up next, and just finding some more of the greatest fresh creative and experimental design solutions.
The final comment I would make is that I wish more magazine shops would stock IdN as since Borders folded , finding an issue outside of london is near next to impossible, its so much better than that rubbish computer arts and computer arts projects magazines, grrrrrr!
Saturday, 7 August 2010
IdN - Magazine Overview
Monthly focus - Colour
Magazine Information
Introduction to Content
DVD and Content
Main Feature
Secondary Feature
Creative Country Feature
Pick of the Month
IdN - Monthly Focus
Each issue of IdN magazine has a specific focus as shown below on the spines of the publications. Recent editions have featured subjects such as; Typography, Self-Promotion, Editorial Design, Colour, Branding, Retro Graphics and Eco-Graphics.
Illustration special : v16n2 : 'Drawing on natural talent'
The Joys of being hands-on :
'Most of us started out, as kids, with a love of drawing - remember that feeling of excitement when the teacher or your mum placed a piece of pristine paper in front of you and a box of coloured crayons? Despite the incredible advances in digital technology, enabling even those who are incapable of drawing a straight line or a recognisable human figure to be 'artists', this is a sensation that has stayed with some who have gone on to become professional designers, but still love to draw by hand'
IdN - Stocks and Finishes
One of the things that I think makes IdN magazine 'good' is the quality, care and consideration that goes into creating it. IdN uses multiple stocks, foils, vinyls and other finishes that are considered to expensive by other publications and I feel these features help to amplify the experience of reading the magazine.
Below I have picked out several pages from different issues and photographed them to try and show the range of stocks and effects used, although it is more difficult to convey the tactile quality and appeal through an image as opposed to holding the publication in your hand.
- belle uncoated 70gsm
-gloss art 128gsm
-finish book classic 70gsm
-woodfree uncoated 100gsm
-coated kraft card 224gsm/pantone white and UV varnish
-coated art card 210gsm/matt lamination and gold foiling
IdN - Stocks and Finishes
-lux 70gsm
-gloss art 128gsm
-matt lamination with gold foil and UV varnish
-finnish book classic uncoated 70gsm + silver pantone 877
-finnish book classic uncoated 70gsm + silver pantone 877
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