Hi guys Last time we spoke I was headed into Johnny rehearsals, but due to some unforeseen circumstances I will be playing the 80 year old Mr. Schumacher first instead of the leading heartthrob for a few performances. This week, I guess versatility is a must So to bone up on my more mature character, I've gone straight to our resident old guys. First, I went to talk to Gary Lynch. This is his second time on tour with Dirty Dancing. I asked him how this show compares to the other Us tour and he said it is sharper and more refined. They've taken out a lot of extraneous material and made it more streamlined. Gary also originally played Moe, my role in the show. He told me how the character had a few more scenes, a song, and a lot more lines, but I sure am glad I don't have...
- 9/10/2014
- by Guest Blogger: Jon Drake
- BroadwayWorld.com
The magazine's demise is a good example of why big challenges require full attention--and not half-measures.
The big design news of the week--first broken here--was the closing of I.D. Magazine, an institution in the industry whose demise came as a shock to many. In its 55 years in publication, it influenced and educated generations of designers.
But why did it die now? The recession played a role, for sure. Meanwhile, Bruce Nussbaum has blamed American business culture, for failing to support design. But the story, as offered by several former staffers, is different. (Full disclosure: I was a staff editor at I.D. from 2005 to 2007, and a freelancer there before it folded. Some of the following reflects events I witnessed, but I've verified these with other former I.D. staffers for accuracy.)
"I.D. was treated as a one-size-fits-all commodity, no different, really, from any other magazine in F+W's stable,...
The big design news of the week--first broken here--was the closing of I.D. Magazine, an institution in the industry whose demise came as a shock to many. In its 55 years in publication, it influenced and educated generations of designers.
But why did it die now? The recession played a role, for sure. Meanwhile, Bruce Nussbaum has blamed American business culture, for failing to support design. But the story, as offered by several former staffers, is different. (Full disclosure: I was a staff editor at I.D. from 2005 to 2007, and a freelancer there before it folded. Some of the following reflects events I witnessed, but I've verified these with other former I.D. staffers for accuracy.)
"I.D. was treated as a one-size-fits-all commodity, no different, really, from any other magazine in F+W's stable,...
- 12/19/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America's foremost design publication, has folded.
I.D. was the oldest product design** magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of many noteworthy figures, including Bruce Mau. Its yearly design competition, the Annual Design Review, was the oldest and biggest design competition in America, and had been operating ever since I.D.'s inception. The competition was also the magazine's cash cow; F&W, I.D.'s publisher, plans on continuing the event and publishing the results online.
In the course of its publication, the magazine won five National Magazine Awards: For General Excellence in 1995, 1997, and 1999; for Special Interests in 2000; and Design in 1997. That amounted to an astounding haul for a magazine with only 30,000 readers per issue. Nonetheless, according to F&W sales managers, I.D. had not turned a profit in seven years and...
I.D. was the oldest product design** magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of many noteworthy figures, including Bruce Mau. Its yearly design competition, the Annual Design Review, was the oldest and biggest design competition in America, and had been operating ever since I.D.'s inception. The competition was also the magazine's cash cow; F&W, I.D.'s publisher, plans on continuing the event and publishing the results online.
In the course of its publication, the magazine won five National Magazine Awards: For General Excellence in 1995, 1997, and 1999; for Special Interests in 2000; and Design in 1997. That amounted to an astounding haul for a magazine with only 30,000 readers per issue. Nonetheless, according to F&W sales managers, I.D. had not turned a profit in seven years and...
- 12/16/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
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