End of newspaper and print?
Friday’s Creative Review for Graphic Designers
Every so often, I always hear or read that the end of newspaper and print is near.
This has been going on since the internet exploded and people thought for sure that it was over for print.
Well, over at least 10 years later, print is still here.
Predictions that have been made:
- The end of books: The e-book was going to replace it. (Hmm at least books don’t crash!)
- The death of the Encyclopedia: One word, Wikipedia
- The end of journalism: Blogs
Is print dead?
I don’t think so. There’s nothing more satisfying than holding a book in your hands. It’s just not the same feeling reading from a screen (besides the fact that it strains your eyes).
It may be that more and more people are going to be printing out their books from e-books.
The thing that really I wonder is whether e-books (which are usually more expensive than their print counterparts) should be better-designed to be printed.
Should they have a decent cover and be laid out as a classic book?
C O N C L U S I O N :
How come no one ever asks whether it will be the end of TV now that most shows are online?
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