Lost in Translation

Response

I was really interested in Kristin's overview of her interviews in New York. I took an online journalism course last year and since then have been interested in knowing more about online publishing and the ways that magazines are using their websites. As a designer, websites scare me. All of the technical lingo is way beyond my basic understanding of dreamweaver and flash. When I spoke with the art director for my trends assignment I asked about the magazine's website and their involvement with the design. Similar to what Kristin mentioned, they use a format that was created for them and just insert the information in to the same spots month after month. The website itself is easy to navigate and feature stories are expanded online to give the reader more information about the places and things mentioned in print. However, the design could use more improvement.

I think it will be interesting to see magazine websites change as technology and the industry advance in the years to come. I just hope I can keep up.