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Publishing and Design Magazines • To read this page OFFLINE: (In your browser, in its formatted style...) Save As or export as "source" format. Then "open file" within your browser software offline. • To PRINT this page from your browser: We recommend an 80% reduction to easily fit standard 8.5 x 11" page width. by category: Design-Focused ://: Design with Tech-y Talk ://: Font Topics Primarily Technology Trends in DTP ://: Multimedia Topics Primarily Printing & Prepress Topics ://: The Business of Art & Design Assorted or Don't Know Every month, more and more print publications cease to exist. This author does not guarantee that all of these listed continue to operate. Design-Focused AIGA Journal of Graphic Design American Institute of Graphic Arts 164 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010 212-807-1990 I think this is now a defunct magazine: Before & After--How to Design Cool Stuff John McWade, Publisher 1830 Sierra Gardens Drive, Suite 30 Roseville, CA 95661 916-784-3880 vc 916-784-3995 fax $36 US per year Quarterly Comments: A great publication. I have gotten very excited about many of his design redo's, tips & tricks. Even though he may focus toward certain applications, he readily instructs so you could apply it to a competitor's product. I am always using some idea of his--especially on newsletter makeovers. I love this pub. Communications Arts Magazine PO Box 10300 410 Sherman Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 415-326-6040 800-258-9111 415-326-1648 fax $53 US per year 8 issues per year On the web at: http://www.commarts.com/ Dynamic Graphics Magazine Dynamic Graphics, Inc. 6000 N Forest Park Drive Peoria, IL 61614-3592 309-688-2300 800-255-8800 309-688-8515 fax $36 US per year (charter subscription rate will be $21US ) Bi-monthly Comments: This focuses on various projects--sort of "recipes for design." This is from the same people who give us Step-By-Step Graphics and Step-By-Step Electronic Design. Geared for those who need design ideas or beginners. Graphis Magazine 141 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016 212.532.9387 800.351.0006 How: The Bottomline Design Magazine F&W Publications PO Box 12575 Cincinnati, OH 45212 USA 1507 Dana Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45207 513-531-2222 800-333-1115 or 800-289-0963 $41 US per year; $74/two years Bi-monthly ID: Magazine of International Design 250 West 57th Street New York, NY 10107 PO Box 11247 Des Moines, IA 50340 USA 800-284-3728 212-246-3925 212-956-0535 $60 US per year 7 issues per year Print: America's Graphic Design Magazine RC Publications 3200 Tower Oaks Blvd. Rockville, MD 20852 USA 301-770-2900 800-222-2654 301-984-3203 fax $53 US per year; $99 US/two years Bi-monthly Step-By-Step Electronic Design Newsletter Dynamic Graphics, Inc. 6000 N Forest Park Drive Peoria, IL 61614-3592 309-688-2300 800-255-8800 309-688-8515 fax $48 US per year Monthly Comments: A great design publication. It takes you step by step through various design projects. This is the 4color newsletter from the same people who give us Step-By-Step Graphics (their large full-color magazine). Step-By-Step Graphics Magazine Dynamic Graphics, Inc. 6000 N Forest Park Drive Peoria, IL 61614-3592 309-688-8800 800-255-8800 $42 US per year Bi-monthly Comments: The original step by step magazine. This is the large full-color magazine from the same people who give us Step-By-Step Electronic Design Newsletter (their four-color electronic-only newsletter ). Design with Tech-y Talk I think this is now a defunct magazine: Adobe Magazine (Used to be Aldus Magazine) 411 First Avenue S Seattle, WA 98104-2871 206-628-2321 Bi-monthly $35 US per year (Free to registered users of Adobe software) Comments: One of the best. adobe.mag From the editors of Adobe Magazine: The new Web-only publication with all new articles not appearing in the print version! On the web at: http://www.adobemag.com/ OnLine Design Subcription Department 2261 Market Street #331 San Francisco, CA 94114 415-647-9700 415-647-9701 fax $15 US per year Monthly Publish Subscriber Services PO Box 5039 Brentwood, TN 37024 615-377-3322 800-656-7495 $39.90 US per year Monthly On the web at: http://www.publish.com/ Comments: A mainstream cross-platform dtp magazine, available on newsstands. Font Topics Letter Arts Review (formerly Calligraphy Review) 1624 24th Avenue SW Norman, OK 73072 405.364.8794 U&lc International Typeface Corporation PO Box 129 Plainview, NY 11903-0129 866 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10017 212-371-0699 212-752-4752 fax $30 US for three years Quarterly x-height FontHaus, Inc. 1375 Kings Highway East Fairfield, CT 06430 203-367-1993 203-367-1860 fax 800-942-9110 Free? for FontHaus customers 2 issues per year Comments: Primarily a catalog of FontHaus fonts, but also has feature articles. Primarily Technology Trends in DTP Design Tools Monthly Jay Nelson, Publisher 400 Kiowa, Suite 100 Boulder CO USA 80303 303-543-8400 $99 US per year Monthly On the web at: http://www.design-tools.com/ Comments: DTM reads the major dtp publications and condenses the info (and reference to actual articles) into a newsletter. Topics include: software and hardware updates, industry news & rumors, tips & tricks, bug fixes, virus warnings, and books worth reading. Think of this as your own personal clip service! My favorite publication! Digital Media: A Seybold Report (same contact info as other Seybold publications) $395 US per year Monthly On the web at: http://www.seybold.com/ I think this is now a defunct publication(?): The GASP Report GASP Engineering 8488 W Hillsborough Avenue, #215 Tampa, FL 33615 800-256-4282 813-855-5067 $195 US per year Monthly On the web at: www.gaspnet.com Comments: Editors, Gary Poyssick and Steve Hannaford, are the authors of the popular Adobe Press book about Workflow Management. This publication is good for anyone who has to manage a Graphic Arts Service Provider (GASP). Seybold Reports on Desktop Publishing Seybold Publications PO Box 976 Media, PA 19063 215-565-6864 800-325-3830 215-565-1858 fax $245 US per year Monthly On the web at: http://www.seybold.com/ Seybold Reports on Publishing Systems (same contact info as other Seybold publications) $365 US per year 22 issues per year On the web at: http://www.seybold.com/ Multimedia Topics I know that there are more in this category. These are just the ones generally available. I do not have info on the other ones out there. If you have info, please forward it to me for list inclusion. Computer Graphics World PO Box 122 Tulsa, OK 74101 603-891-9166 603-891-0539 fax 800-582-6950 $?? per year if not qualified for free subscription. Monthly Comments: Modeling animation and multimedia. Interactivity 411 Borel Avenue, Suite 100 San Mateo, CA 94402 415-358-9500 415-655-4360 fax $59.95 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Monthly Comments: The How-To Multimedia Magazine. Multimedia Producer 701 Westchester Avenue, Suite 109W White Plains, NY 10604-9979 914-328-9157 914-328-9093 fax Email: 72123.353@compuserve.com $40 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Monthly Comments: For creators and developers of multimedia productions. New Media Magazine PO Box 10639 Riverton, NJ 08076-0639 509-786-4430 $38 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Comments: a Multimedia, multiplatform magazine. Covers PC, Mac and other systems, e.g., SGI systems. Primarily Printing and Prepress Topics Advanced Imaging PTN Publications 445 Broad Hollow Road, Ste. 21 Melville, NY 11747 516.845.2700 800.722.2346 American Printer 650 South Clark Street Chicago, IL 60605-9960 ?? or ?? 29 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 3l2-726-2802 800-247-8080 $45 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Comments: Mostly press topics. Also have a special prepress publication called PrePress Links (see next listing). The Big Picture 407 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45273-9441 513-421-2050 $24 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Quarterly Large format printing. Digital Imaging 21150 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 104 Torrance, CA 90503-9902 310-371-5787 $24.95 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Bi-monthly Digital Output Axel Communications, Inc. 250 Williams Street, Suite 2212 Atlanta, GA 30303 404-524-6954 404-524-7167 fax $41 US per year Monthly On the web at: http://www.mindspring.com/~digout/ Digital Printer 2340 Plaza del Amo, Suite 100 Torrance, CA 90501 310-212-5802 310-212-5226 fax $24.95 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Bi-monthly Electronic Publishing (newly combined pubs: Electronic Publishing tabloid & Color Publishing) 1421 South Sheridan Tulsa, OK 74112 603-891-9166 603-891-0539 fax 800-331-4463 extension 537 $30 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Bi-monthly? Graphic Arts Monthly Ask at your local print shop to see theirs. Get a free subscription card in the magazine. Comments: Mostly product press releases with one or two features. MicroPublishing News 21150 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 104 Torrance, CA 90503-9902 310-371-5787 $24.95 US per year if not qualified (Northern California resident) for free subscription. Monthly Digital Production Executive/DPX (formerly Pre) PO Box 9107 Plainview, NY 11803-9007 $45 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Bi-monthly On the web at: http://www.mediacentral.com/ Comments: Many print shops get DPX/Pre. Ask your printer or service bureau for the subscription application card from their copy. PrePress Links 650 South Clark Street Chicago, IL 60605-9960 800-247-8080 $?? per year if not qualified for free subscription. Printing News East PTN Publications 445 Broad Hollow Road, Suite 21 Melville, NY 11747 516.845.2700 800.722.2346 Print on Demand Solutions > One Snow Road Marshfield, MA 02050 617-834-0001 617-834-0002 fax $36 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Quarterly Comments: Direct to press and print on demand topics. The Business of Art and Design The Artist's Magazine F&W Publications 1507 Dana Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45207 513.531.2222 800.289.0963 Artist's Market F&W Publications 1507 Dana Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45207 513.531 .2222 800.289.0963 Board Report for Graphic Artists Drew Allen Miller, Publisher Box 300789 Denver, CO 80203 303.839.9058 Creative Business 275 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116 617.424.1368 FAX 617.353.1391 The Licensing Letter EPM Communications 160 Mercer St., 3rd floor New York, NY 10012 212.941.0099 FAX 212.941.1622 Publishers Weekly 19110 Van Ness Avenue Torrence, CA 90501 800.278.2991 Assorted or Don't Know... *Press release "articles" with lots of ads. Airbrush Action P.O. Box 2052 Lakewood, NJ 08701 904.364.2111 800.876.2472 Archive American Showcase 915 Broadway New York, NY l0010 212-673-6600 800-825-0061 *Art & Design News Boyd Publishing Co., Inc. PO Box 501100 Indianapolis, IN 46250 317-849-6110 $15 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Bi-monthly Comments: Mostly product press releases with one or two features. Computer Artist PO Box 3188 Tulsa, OK 74101 603-891-9166 603-891-0539 fax 800-331-4463 extension 405 $?? per year if not qualified for free subscription. Bi-monthly Comments: Digital imaging, illustration and design. Computer Pictures 914-328-9157 914-328-9093 Computer Publishing 603-891-9166 603-891-0539 Desktop Communications Gale Research 835 Penobscot Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226 313.961.2242 800.877.4253 *Graphic Design: USA Circulation Department P.O. Box 497 Westport, CT 06881 Kaye Publishing 1556 Third Avenue, Suite 405 New York, NY 10128 212-534-5500 $60 US per year if not qualified for free subscription. Comments: Mostly product press releases with one or two features. In Motion Phillips Business Info 1201 Seven Locks Road, Suite 300 Potomac, MD 20854 301-340-2100 800-777-5006 MicroTimes Bam Media, Inc. 3470 Buskirk Avenue Pleasant, CA 94523 $35 US per year if not qualified for free subscription (resident of California). Monthly ? On the web at: http://www.microtimes.com/ Comments: Specifically geared and aimed at California users. Northern CA edition and Southern CA edition. PC Graphics & Video 201 E. Sandpointe Avenue, Suite 600 Santa Ana, CA 92707 800-949-6525 Photo District News A/S/M Communications 1515 Broadway New York, NY 10036 212.536.5222 800.669.l002 @ @ @ PC Users: You may not realize that since the majority of professional level DTP is done on Macs, many of the Mac magazines feature dtp topics often, if not every issue. MacWEEK has a GA (Graphic Arts) section each issue. Macworld and MacUser also have dtp sections. Articles with specific software tips (like Photoshop or QuarkXPress) or image retouching or scanning techniques would be the same across platforms. @ @ @ Macworld/MacUser -- Combined 10/97 into one magazine Subscription Services PO Box 54529 800-288-6848 303-604-1465 $24 US per year Monthly On the web at: http://www.macworld.com/ Mac Home Journal 612 Howard Street Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 800-800-6542 $19.95 US per year Monthly Comments: Not too much design, however... Good tips for the home or basic Mac user. Often has home-based business features. Great Short Takes & New User columns of quickie tips & tricks. This compilation is... © Copyright 1996-2001 by Kass Johns, all rights reserved world wide. The opinions and recommendations stated here are solely those of the author and are not the responsibility of anyone else. This is an independent publication not affiliated or otherwise associated with, sponsored by, or sanctioned by any vendor. 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