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iPad Magazines: DOA?

2. November 2010

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Khoi Vinh, former design director of the New York Times website, has a recent post where he opines that the current crop of iPad magazines (and tablet-based magazines in general) “run counter to how people use tablets today and, unless something changes, will remain at odds with the way [...]

State of the Union: Grunge Design

13. July 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Grunge design was getting popular when I got started in 2004. I was inspired by the artwork and branding behind the underground punk, metal, and hardcore music I listened to. Naturally their aesthetic seemed to be riddled with dirt, grime, and blood because it seemed it fit the bands [...]

Defy The Hand You’re Dealt: WMC T-Shirt Giveaway

18. May 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: You may have heard about this little art, film, and music festival that I’ve been planning this year. It’s called Weapons of Mass Creation Fest and it’s happening THIS weekend here in Cleveland. I wrote this letter to the fine people who live in our city to encourage them [...]

Blank Canvas: Flash vs. HTML5

11. May 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Recently we published a post regarding Apple’s stance on Flash and their iDevices. The gist of the situation is that Apple has decided they don’t want to be reliant on a third-party plugin for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch products. Apple’s suggestion is for developer’s to embrace the [...]

Flash, Floppy Disks & FreeHand

29. April 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Apple’s Steve Jobs just posted a long open letter on the reasoning behind the decision to exclude Flash support on mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Jobs lists six major points surround the decision, but wraps it up and confirms what I suspected was the [...]

iPad: Illustrators & Designers

3. February 2010

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Whether you’re an Apple user or not, it’s been pretty tough to avoid hearing about the iPad. The question here at Go Media Zine: what does it mean for illustrators and designers? It may be limited as far as content creation, but it also may hold huge potential for [...]

Sound off about Apples new iPad

Adobe Illustrator Feature Requests: Round 1

22. October 2009

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Adobe Illustrator Feature Requests: Round 1

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: A while back I ran a post encouraging Adobe software users to use the feature request/bug report feedback form on Adobe’s website. This time around I want to start an semi-regular feature asking our loyal readers and visitors to take action on some specific feature requests. As Illustrator is [...]

Blank Canvas: Adobe Or Not?

20. October 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: It goes without saying that Adobe is pretty much the industry leader in professional-level graphics software. But that isn’t to say that there aren’t plenty of other options out there. Go Media Zine wants to know: Adobe or not? If you do use Adobe products, what version(s) are you [...]

Woe is Mac…

9. October 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: I recently purchased a brand new Mac Book Pro and I totally love it. Let’s just face the facts; Apple has the whole user experience nailed. From the moment I opened the mailer and lifted out the beautifully designed, Apple branded box, I was in a state of total [...]