Best 51 magazines ever?
| February 25th, 2007Good magazine’s list of the 51 best magazines ever is enjoying a front page slot on del.icio.us. It’s very US centric but includes some real gems and reminds me to tell everyone to read Wired (in number 8 position) if you don’t do already. The online version is great, but if you can, grab a print copy. I once went for a while just reading it via RSS and this is one magazine where it just doesn’t give you the same experience.
Perhaps in a long winded way I’m sayng that the ongoing debate of traditional print media about to RIP is sound, but then I think about my monthly copy of Wired magazine. I just can’t help myself. There’s just something about the way in which you consume the print version that makes the experience so much better.
UPDATE: renaissance chambara has a great post on the future of media.
I agree with you on Wired Jonathan, now and again it can come out with journalism that is exceptional (such as the articles that went to make up its encyclopaedia of the new economy back in 1998 if my memory serves me correctly (particularly when you think about how Chris Anderson has rehashed most of it for the long tail)). However, I also agree with Good Magazine that Wired has lost its visual flair, check out the redesign in the last issue which makes it even blander with a new logo.
One of my main regrets is I was gutted that I never managed to pick up one of the original Wired Timbuk2 bags back in the day.
I still like dipping into Esquire, DJ magazine and the FACT.
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