Comments on: The Future of Magazines http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html Ideas & Trends Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Magazine Subscriptions http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html/comment-page-1#comment-257698 Magazine Subscriptions Tue, 26 May 2009 19:59:51 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html#comment-257698 A very interesting read! Despite the fact that I'm a magazine retailer myself, I hardly ever seem to actually buy a magazine for myself these days as it is! A very interesting read! Despite the fact that I’m a magazine retailer myself, I hardly ever seem to actually buy a magazine for myself these days as it is!

]]> By: neilperkin http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html/comment-page-1#comment-5702 neilperkin Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:47:44 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html#comment-5702 I agree with you (I guess I should since I work for a magazine publisher). There's an intangible quality to the reader-medium relationship and to the medium itself that is unique and hard to replicate. Undoubtedly some genres will fare better than others so it's an intriguing question to speculate about which ones (weekly, monthly, mens, womens, specialist, generalist). In a way, magazine owners have always been good at what web 2.0 is so good at - creating and nurturing communities of likeminded people. I agree with you (I guess I should since I work for a magazine publisher). There’s an intangible quality to the reader-medium relationship and to the medium itself that is unique and hard to replicate. Undoubtedly some genres will fare better than others so it’s an intriguing question to speculate about which ones (weekly, monthly, mens, womens, specialist, generalist). In a way, magazine owners have always been good at what web 2.0 is so good at – creating and nurturing communities of likeminded people.

]]> By: csven http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html/comment-page-1#comment-5694 csven Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:50:04 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html#comment-5694 There's something in that last quote that reminds me of something I realized a few years back and wrote about on the Core77 design forum. We were discussing CD storage products: <blockquote>"I dont think people buy these towers for storage. Not really. These are social objects. How often you go to a party. Someone you kind of know hosting. Music is playing. And the selection is their CD tower collection. Out in the open. And looking at the selection an opinion of the owner is formed. That's happened to me. I've done that. Think I know someone and their taste, then see music that doesn't match expectation. And I'm betting it happens a lot. People want to show their musical taste. Just like they wear sports logos. This isn't about cheap CD storage. It's about identity."</blockquote> Magazines on a coffee table are no different that easily viewed music collections. Sure, just like music they have a functional use, but they're as much about branding the owner as the clothes on their back. There’s something in that last quote that reminds me of something I realized a few years back and wrote about on the Core77 design forum. We were discussing CD storage products:

“I dont think people buy these towers for storage. Not really. These are social objects. How often you go to a party. Someone you kind of know hosting. Music is playing. And the selection is their CD tower collection. Out in the open. And looking at the selection an opinion of the owner is formed. That’s happened to me. I’ve done that. Think I know someone and their taste, then see music that doesn’t match expectation. And I’m betting it happens a lot.

People want to show their musical taste. Just like they wear sports logos. This isn’t about cheap CD storage. It’s about identity.”

Magazines on a coffee table are no different that easily viewed music collections. Sure, just like music they have a functional use, but they’re as much about branding the owner as the clothes on their back.

]]> By: rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » links for 2007-06-30 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html/comment-page-1#comment-5685 rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » links for 2007-06-30 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:18:02 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html#comment-5685 [...] The Future of Magazines | PSFK Quote: “The sensory experience that print affords — the feel of different paper stocks, glossy photos, beautiful layout, design — simply cannot be replicated digitally.” (tags: magazines) permalink | categories: All other | Time posted: 12:55 am on Saturday, June 30th, 2007 [...] [...] The Future of Magazines | PSFK Quote: “The sensory experience that print affords — the feel of different paper stocks, glossy photos, beautiful layout, design — simply cannot be replicated digitally.” (tags: magazines) permalink | categories: All other | Time posted: 12:55 am on Saturday, June 30th, 2007 [...]

]]> By: Magazine Subscriptions http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html/comment-page-1#comment-5678 Magazine Subscriptions Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:30:50 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html#comment-5678 I've wondered whether I'll still be in business in the future! I’ve wondered whether I’ll still be in business in the future!

]]> By: The future of Magazines at Web Jungle http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html/comment-page-1#comment-5674 The future of Magazines at Web Jungle Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:28:19 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/06/the-future-of-magazines.html#comment-5674 [...] PSFK writes about the future of magazines, mainly about 4 points that I agree with: 1. Not many people seem interested in reading long-form journalism (The New Yorker, NYT Magazine, etc) in front of their screens. [...] [...] PSFK writes about the future of magazines, mainly about 4 points that I agree with: 1. Not many people seem interested in reading long-form journalism (The New Yorker, NYT Magazine, etc) in front of their screens. [...]

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