This is the fourth post in a series about utilizing MagCloud in support of a Blurb project. I love MagCloud Digest. You might remember a few of my samples from here and here. The digest is a small landscape, or portrait, publication that is a strategic size at a very strategic price. One paper choice, one cover choice. Nice and simple.
I chose to use my digest as a sneak peek for ESSAY. Just a taste. Small enough to carry in my bag and the perfect answer to “What kind of work is in your magazine?” Way easier to hand this over than to explain what I actually do.(Still not sure.) As a former professional photographer, and someone who still makes images from time to time, I can’t imagine NOT having a print piece in the works at all times. The Digest is a gateway drug to deeper publishing, and if used correctly, is a piece that can stand on it’s own.
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I love this size as well. When you do staples it lays flat and is much more informal.
I do like getting the perfect bound for some of my digests though. That option does change the cover to be a bit heavier stock paper.
I’m just about to create some Digest tests both with Saddle Stich and Perfect Bind and hopefully make use of the discount on offer until 20/9.
Having seen your Shifter promo in the Digest format I think I like it just as much as the Square format.
It would be SO nice if the Magcloud formats/sizes were in the Blurb Bookwright software! I don’t own any of the software version suggested for Digest.
My previous Square tests were done in Lightroom using the 7×7″ Book and Magcloud automatically adjusted it to their 8×8″. No such luck for the Digest.
I need to have a think…
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Hey Paul,
You can use InDesign, Photoshop or Microsoft Word. I’ve not used Word to make anything so can’t help you with that one but what about the others?
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Paul,
They are both good. I use both binds as well. Thicker looks great perfect.
The proportions of this mag are interesting. I’ve been looking for something with the proportions of the 35mm frame.
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Jim,
Perfect for landscape perspective 35.