Tag Archives: Digital

£18 million pre-tax loss at Future

  The publishers of Total Film and Metal Hammer magazines, Future, has announced a pre-tax loss of £18 million in the last financial year, according to Press Gazette. The company have put the severe loss down to a poor performance … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dennis Publishing launches iPad version of The Week

The rise of digital publications and iPad apps has reached The Week. Dennis Publishing, one of the UK’s leading independent publishing companies who are responsible for magazines such as Auto Express, Evo and Maxim have launched an iPad version of … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

US titles cause £19 million losses at Future Publishing

Future Publishing has reported a £19 million loss in revenue, citing its US titles as its major area of decline. The publisher, which in only 2010 saw a £5.5 million rise in profits, says its UK titles have remained resilient. … Continue reading

Posted in Monetise it, News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

CONDÉ NAST BOOSTS DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

Publishing powerhouse, Condé Nast, has seen a massive increase in both digital subscriptions and single copy purchases since they released their magazines on Apple’s Newsstand. In the two weeks since the nine digital editions were launched, new subscription sales rose by … Continue reading

Posted in Monetise it, News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Information is Beautiful

The Information is Beautiful  infographics site is an inspiration to anyone who is trying to combine great journalism with great design. Many of his visualisations are stunning, but I particularly love the Billion Dollar-o-gram, born out of frustration with articles that … Continue reading

Posted in Design we love, News, Web stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gym Class magazine video

Gym Class magazine (for the guy chosen last) has created a nice little video using the graphics and images from their magazine. It makes a great teaser. Gym Class Magazine #07 from Gym Class Magazine on Vimeo.

Posted in Design we love, Web stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wallpaper iPhone app launches to frosty reception

Wallpaper magazine may be seen as a cutting edge design magazine, but its iPhone app has finally launched to a not so stellar reception. “Here you’ll find something groundbreaking every single day, ” reads its iTunes description but the app, … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Chrome Web Store: Further Avenues for Digital Media

It’s been a long time since Google branched out from search engines to e-mail, mobile phones and beyond. One of their most recent ventures was Chrome, a very fast, lightweight browser and future netbook OS. While the browser itself was … Continue reading

Posted in Monetise it, News | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Blurring the lines between magazine and catalogue

The online store, Toast is not simply a catalogue and website that displays the products on sale.  Unlike most sore websites, they simply offer a mean of purchasing the products on offer. Toast takes the best of the online shopping experience, … Continue reading

Posted in Design we love, Uncategorized, Web stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The most successful iPad Magazine and Newspaper Apps.

Media Week have recently revealed the most successful iPad apps produced by leading UK magazines and Newspapers. The top five free/part free apps are: 1. The Times- free for 30 days, then £9.99 per month. The iPad app is also … Continue reading

Posted in Monetise it, News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment