Almost four years ago, when I first conceived of this project, the third generation iPad was released. Steve Jobs' promise of the iPad revolutionizing publishing was hitting a good stride. The situation now is quite different thus necessitating a change in strategy.
The web has become a means for sharing and consuming information. Many services exist to allow creators and readers to connect, from blogging platforms like WordPress, website creation platforms such as Squarespace, and even online publishing platforms such as Medium. With millions of people engaging in the world wide web on their computers and mobile devices, publishing on a website would seem the natural choice. However, the web can be a distracting place. Many journalistic […]
If there was one publication which highly influenced my decision to create a digital magazine, it would be Timothy Paul Moore’s independently created art zine, Letter to Jane. It was (and is) the most compelling example of digital editorial design on the iPad. As other publications rode the initial wave of excitement the iPad built for the future of digital publication–the realities of which I’ll leave for others to debate–Letter to Jane stood out from […]