Apfelbaum (writer/consultant) and Cezzar (Parsons The New School for Design) take a look at the changing practice of editorial design for magazines and periodicals. This book, which developed from the experiences of the authors at RES magazine, provides an introduction to the basics of graphic and digital design. The first section covers the foundations of design and helps readers understand how content is consumed in print, on the Web, and on mobile devices. The focus on mobile may be unique to this title among publications on magazine design. The second part of the book is dedicated to 19 international case studies that include The New York Times, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, and Vanity Fair Italia. Included are interviews with editors and designers from the magazines, and stand-alone interviews with well-known practitioners. This primer deserves a space on bookshelves next to Jan White's Editing by Design (3rd ed., 2003) and Yolanda Zappaterra's Art Direction + Editorial Design (2007). It will interest students and designers who are looking for inspiration and ideas for dealing with the converging markets of print, digital, and mobile. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, two-year technical program students, professionals, and general readers.

--J. Rodzvilla, Emerson College

John Rodzvilla

Emerson College

http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/CHOICE.169490