I.D. Magazine, the oldest design publication in the U.S. at 55, will close after publication of its January/February issue. Subscribers to I.D. will receive Print magazine for the balance of their subscription.
Gary Lynch, Publisher & Editorial Director, made the announcement to readers and advertisers on behalf of F+W Media Design Community.
“Certainly the downturn in print advertising has contributed to this decision, but other factors include the fragmentation and specialized information needs of I.D.’s core readers (product designers) and the plethora of information resources available to them–some for free (online and B2B) and others that are highly specialized and targeted to specific industries served,” he explained.
F+W Media will continue producing the I.D. Annual Design Review, its flagship international product design competition, in an expanded fashion online. This new web initiative will feature not only 2010’s winners but will catalog thousands of notable entries from past competitions.
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