At London Design Festival last week Sam Syed, Creative Director Popular Science+, the iPad Magazine, presented his work with transforming existing magazines to a new kind of products on the iPad. Experiences valuable for creatives working with books. Zarina Holmes at Sourjournposse shared this great video of Sams speech. He’s in the fore-front of the iPad …
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And isn’t it iconic… don’t you think?
Posted on September 22, 2011
When you create an iPad app, you need an icon. Simple. Audio, movie, links and jump link buttons need specific pics to indicate exactly what functions they provide. Designers love to create icons (myself included) but they can be tricky. Coming up with a standout design isn’t always easy. This is why for years now …
Read more »London Design Festival 2011
Posted on September 16, 2011
If in London this Saturday, Sep 17th, pop by the University College London where Sojournposse hosts the Inspiration Room which is part of the London Design Festival. Among the speakers you’ll find Sam Syed, who, as a creative director of Bonnier Corporation’s R&D department, played an important role in the development of the Mag+ digital …
Read more »American Photo – 9.11.01 The Photographers’ Stories
Posted on September 15, 2011
By now, most of you have seen or at least heard of 9.11.01 – The Photographer’s Stories. The stand-alone app has been downloaded over 50,000 times in the last week since its release on September 9th. One of the truly beautiful things about this project has been the reception to it. Glowing, 5-star reviews only …
Read more »Thank you
Posted on September 12, 2011
Greetings all, I wanted to take a minute to share my thoughts on what it was like to build the American Photo 9.11.01 – The Photographer’s Stories app. Scott Alexander wrote in the Editor’s Note, “We are honored to offer this record of history for free.”. I could not agree more with his statement. This …
Read more »Go Mode for C Mode – iPad publishing app climbs to top on iTunes Store
Posted on September 08, 2011
Whoopee! This week C Mode is the ‘App of the week’ on iTunes App Store. Based on the renowned blog by Swedish fashion enthusiast, Caroline Blomst, the C Mode app is an archetype of what is possible when you have a simple and creative way to publish for the iPad. Read: Mag+. So, whether you’re …
Read more »Age and Beauty – British Journal of Photography now on the iPad
Posted on September 08, 2011
Better than ever at 150 years old, the British Journal of Photography (BJP) debuts a fresh look this week – its first ever iPad issue, using yours truly, Mag+. A premier international mag, BJP takes its always striking visuals a step further using the iPad’s design for photo viewing and full-screen portfolios. The rechristened app …
Read more »Making “horizontal” verticals
Posted on September 01, 2011
Greetings all, I’ve got an assignment for all y’all playing with the Mag+ tools out there. A recurring question this week has been, “How can I create a scrolling horizontal document out of the vertical based InDesign documents?”. Very good question. I’ve proposed a theory which would require locking the iPad’s orientation in your design. …
Read more »Yes Virginia, Tablet Apps Can Be Profitable
Posted on September 01, 2011
While I’m typically more excited to talk about the creative side of what we do, two stories about the business angle caught my eye this week. First was a story from PaidContent.org about Steve Jobs’ legacy (btw, media, he’s not dead yet) being that he got the world to believe they should pay for something …
Read more »Maxim+ is live!
Posted on August 31, 2011
We are super thrilled to welcome our newest magazine to the platform: Maxim+! Click here to get it in the iTunes store (there’s a free preview issue, but you should buy the full one – it’s worth it! Whether or not you like pictures of girls, hilarious content or stories about beer, I recommend anyone …
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