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Dear Doug and Val,
For magazines of layout, the most important ones are THE FACE and ID. The
fellow who is the typographer at THE FACE is responsible for the layout
and type revolution of the 80's (the last major revolution was in the 20's
with san-serif fonts, DADA, and modernist style). These are at any large
newsstand. The FACE is British.
There's also GRAPHIS, which is the bible of the arts and design
department. It's a monthly, with the best (current rage) in world layout
and advertising. It's published in English and German. Any decent library
has this.
yrs,
andreas
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Andreas Ramos, M.A. Heidelberg Sacramento, California
On Wed, 20 Apr 1994, Doug Fettig wrote:
> Val Tassari writes:
> >>I am looking for a magazine to subscribe to that will provide
> >>design and layout hints, examples, advice, etc. for creating
> >>product marketing materials and for enhancing my user documentation.
> >>I have recently received subscription cards for two magazines that
> >> claim to provide what I am searching for. They are:
> >> "HOW - The Bottomline Design Magazine"
> >> "Desktop Publishers Journal"
> Can anyone suggest other magazines or journals that help them
> professionally?
> For some time I've subscribed to Computerworld. It's a weekly magazine
> that summarizes events in the computer industry (although sometimes I
> think it just prints the press releases that it receives), describes
> computer
> technologies, and reviews business software. Its product reviews always
> include an evaluation (good/bad) of the documentation, and I've seen a few
> articles stressing the importance of documentation in general.
> Any other reviews or recommendations?
> --Doug Fettig <> "Recent research indicates that the larger
> dfettig -at- nyd -dot- legent -dot- com <> the chunk, the fewer chunks we can hold
> <> in our minds at one time" --Robert E. Horn
