There is a Revolution going on! Digital media technology is evolving at a startling rate and is changing the way we receive and read books, magazines and newspapers. But has the publishing landscape changed forever? Is Digital the future or is there still hope for the printed page?We’ve collected five of the best talks from OFFSET over the years that focus on the world of publishing and the people who are changing the face of media. First up is a panel discussion, moderated Steven Heller (former Art Director of The New York Times & author) and featuring contributions from Scott Dadich (Creative Director, Wired Magazine & Executive Director, Digital Magazine Development, Condé Nast), Hugh Linehan (online editor of The Irish Times) and Adrian Shaughnessy (Publisher, Unit Editions).
1. Matt Willey | Accidental Design
OFFSET 2015 speaker, Matt Willey claims a lot of his career is down to luck, we beg to differ with these credentials. Graduating from Central St. Martins in 1997 and after a stint in a handful of small design companies, he joined the acclaimed design Studio Frost, later becoming creative director. He went on to form Studio 8 with Zoe Bather in 2005 and in 2011 he co-founded Port Magazine. A talk full of inspiration and insight.
2. Unit Editions | Value of Intuition in Design
Books about graphic design, for graphic designers by graphic designers: Unit Editions is an unconventional publishing house that produces beautiful, rich and affordable volumes on all facets of visual culture. The project is a collaboration between Tony Brook (Spin) and Adrian Shaughnessy (Shaughnessy Works) and has gained a loyal following among the design community.
3. The Wooster Collective | A Celebration of the Street
In 2010, we were joined by New York based street art aficionados Sara and Marc Schiller. They launched the Wooster Collective website in 2001 to showcase and promote ‘ephemeral art’. Now hugely influential, the Wooster Collective has offered walking tours of New York’s graffiti, hosted the largest street art exhibition ever held and had a book on street art in the works.
4. The Printed Street | Street Art Publishing
Zang Greiner of VNA magazine will moderate a discussion on street art publishing. Discussing how to translate the raw passion and energy of the street into the printed medium. The panel includes Marc and Sara Schiller of the Wooster Collective who were to launch their long awaited tome on uncommissioned art ‘Trespass’ on the 1st of October, Lauren and Rua from A Visual Feast, who were in the process of finishing their book on Irish street art and author King Adz, who had just released his third book on street culture ‘Street Knowledge’.
5. Richard Turley | Bold & Brilliant
Former Creative Director of Bloomberg Businessweek, Richard Turley (along with editor Josh Tyrangiel), proved that print isn’t dead – not if you do it right. Immediately following his hire in 2011, Turley, a graduate of the Guardian’s art desk, brought in boldly coloured infographics, concept driven, dramatic covers and laced the mag with an irreverent dose of pop-culture. He made Businessweek one of the most strikingly visual magazines on the ‘serious’ shelf. His work had now been lovingly transitioned to iPad – the Businessweek app is glorious.