November 2009

Launch: Vintage

This magazine will make your coffee table look really, really good. Vintage is a “celebration of design, culture, and the creative possibilities of print.” We like! It’s inspired by Fleur Cowes’ Flair magazine, which published in the 50s. Editor in Chief Ivy Baer Sherman caught an exhibit in New York on Flair and immediately went [...]

Launch: Techland

Calling all geeks! Time launched a new website yesterday just for you (yes, another tech blog!). Techland, the spinoff from Time’s three-year-old Nerd World blog, is muscling itself into an already-crowded category. Its hand-selected editorial staff might be its saving grace, though. It’s led by Time tech editor Peter Ha, who up until September was [...]

Launch: Sight Unseen

This week, a group of editors and designers launched Sight Unseen, a web magazine that’s dedicated to the lifestyle of modern design. It features content on art, fashion, food, and photography, book excerpts, peeks into studios and factories, and special spotlights on what designers are buying and keeping in their homes. “Through revealing interviews, first-person [...]

Launch: DiscoveryNews.com

Introducing DiscoveryNews.com, the latest breakaway website from Discovery.com, which is destined to expand Discovery Communications’ science and technology news coverage. The new site features dedicated sections on tech, space, earth, archaeology, human, history and dinosaurs, as well as weekly in depth features on various topics. Discovery is also launching a dedicated iPhone and iPod Touch [...]

Launch: The Inside Source

eBay just announced the launch of a digital magazine for shoppers called The Insides Source. It will feature articles, analysis and opinions from journalists and eBay community contributors, and will cover lifestyle topics from fashion and technology to pop culture and automotive issues. It will also provide a snapshot of real time eBay Marketplace activity, [...]

Launches: 100 in October!

According to Mr. Magazine, there were 100 magazines launched in October! (Read his blog post about the new launches here.) Here’s a sample of a few that we found interesting … Vibe Vibe is re-launching in print with a return issue in December, featuring a wider editorial focus encompassing music, fashion, politics, culture, arts and [...]