March 2012
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“Also the one thing we’re really pushing and questioning is, as people stop...”
– Excellent quote from Patrick Pittman, the editor of the awesome Dumbo Feather magazine, about the importance of the physical experience of printed magazines. Found on the Desktop magazine blog. ;-)
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From warehouse to workspace: The House of Commons
Koodoz is a small creative agency based here in Melbourne that recently opened their new work space named “The House of Commons”. The former warehouse/garage has been completely renovated and refitted to house the Koodoz HQ and startups BugHerd and Paydirt. Marc Katsambis, creative director at Koodoz, shared some of the process in finding and renovating the space.
What criteria did...
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Best/Worst with Rafif Yalda
What’s the best thing about your job?
A really tough question (and a cliché opening to my answer), I could write a chapter on this question alone.
I’ve never wanted to work for a large corporation, suit and tie, large grey buildings and the like. Working in such an environment would feel destructive to my soul, even if the work was interesting. The people you work with are just as...
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“I felt the laminated cover stock and smelt the freshly printed ink, and I...”
– I try not to let this blog become an outlet for shameless self-promotion and self-aggrandisement but Jän’s blog post about his experience with the first issue is just so heartfelt that I had to quote him here.
It’s such a humbling experience that people like him or Richard go out of...
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Best/Worst with Jay Fanelli
What’s the best thing about your job?
At previous companies, I was never good at following orders. Looking back, I was always a bit of a punk…from my first professional job (at age 21) through my last (at age 30). Dissent always started with—and was centered around—me. I frequently disagreed with management, I asked questions I had no business knowing the answers to, and I was...
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“To get better results at work, our instinct is to put in more hours. When things...”
– If you are still working 14 hour days to make your project a success, you should think about embracing the counterintuitive—putting in less hours to get better results.
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Wear your pixels
Even though every website nowadays seems to come with a standard set of merch, I always really liked the concept behind United Pixelworkers.
I’ve ordered one of an older collection that I still consider one of my favourite shirts. It’s geeky on a non-novelty-shirt kinda level and I feel like I’m wearing a uniform whenever I put it on and walk the 10 meters from my bedroom to...
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Stocked: Papercut in Stockholm
I love receiving photos of Offscreen in the wild, but I’m particularly proud of seeing the magazine displayed in shops around the globe, like here at Papercut, our stockist in Stockholm. Look’s like we’re are in excellent company!
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“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and...”
– A good reminder by Jack Kerouac. What we see going around online shouldn’t impact too much on our own opinion on what “feels right”. Sometimes creating something that is cherished by just a few passionate fans contributes much more to your own sense of self-worth and creative...
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Worth reading in print
A lot of people ask me what my favourite magazines are. It’s hard to pick my all-time favourites, so from time to time I’ll use this space to point you to a few magazines that got my attention. Let’s start with…
Collect — Currently at the top of my list. Its pocket-sized format intrigued me when I first saw it. The content focuses on interesting stories about people,...
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Issue #1 — the making of
In the spirit of ‘giving back’ I’d like to share some of the process and a few things I’ve learned from producing the first issue of Offscreen.
When I set out to become a publisher around 6 months ago, I basically knew nothing about the indie publishing industry, let alone how to design anything in Indesign, but a basic business card or flyer for my web design...
February 2012
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“There are always people who are going to be better than you or who you can learn...”
– Dan Mall reminding us of one of the most important things in our/any industry: be humble and never stop accepting the fact that you can learn from others, even if they seem like beginners. 