James Verdesoto is a graphic designer who's masterminded the visual marketing for countless movies, including iconic posters for "Pulp Fiction" (when he was creative director at Miramax), "Girl, Interrupted" and "Ocean's Eleven." Today, Vanity Fair puts him to great use with the release of "Movie Poster Expert Explains Color Schemes," a fascinating YouTube video that actually does a lot more than decode the use of color.Verdesoto takes a walk through cinematic history and beyond, identifying visual elements (e.g., the "running figure with a gun" common to thrillers) that connect with everything from John Grisham paperback book covers from the '90s to film noir to punk-rock flyer graphics. And when he does talk about the deployment of color, it's especially eye-openinglike when he examines the black-and-white-and-orange combination (as seen in posters for "Ghost Rider," "Tokyo Drift," "The Transporter" and more) vs. the blue-and-orange ("The Bourne Identity," "The Dark Knight," "Star Wars," "Avatar").It's a mini master class in design-meets-marketing that comes in under 11 minutes. (It's also a sequel of sorts to Vanity Fair's "Every Marvel Movie Poster, Explained," also starring Verdesoto and released in December.) Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Radhika Jones, an editor in the books department at The New York Times, is expected to be named the next editor of Vanity Fair. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Times reports appointment of own employee to Conde Nast titleSources tell Guardian Hollywood Reporter’s Janice Min among candidatesRadhika Jones, editorial director of the books department at the New York Times, will succeed Graydon Carter as editor of Vanity Fair, sources with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reports of abuse on shoots have long swirled around the photographer – but only now does a major publisher appear to have banned him from its pagesKate Upton in a bikini, pulling the bottoms down. A teenage, topless Daisy Lowe kissing her then-boyfriend. Miley Cyrus on a giant wrecking ball,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samuel "Si" Newhouse Jr., the publishing billionaire who oversaw some of America's best-known magazines, including Vogue, the New Yorker, GQ and Vanity Fair as head of the closely held media empire built by his father, has died. He was 89.He died Sunday at his home, the New York Times reported,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graydon Carter, 25 years. Robbie Myers, 17 years. Cindi Leive, 16 years. Nancy Gibbs, 4 years as editor in chief and 28 more at the company. All four major magazine editors, at Vanity Fair, Elle, Glamour and Time, respectively, have stepped down from their positions within the month of... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Wars and the Marvel comic book movies will join Disney's upcoming streaming service, potentially giving it broader appeal beyond families with young children. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The editor-in-chief has announced he will leave the magazine in December. The post Graydon Carter to Step Down After 25 Years at Vanity Fair appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook, giving back publishers a piece of their identities, is letting them display their logos alongside headlines. It's a move meant to appease media partners that feel they've lost the power of their brands when posting articles to social media.On Tuesday, the social network released new... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matt Forbeck’s Star Wars: Rogue One (Egmont) has knocked Lee Child’s Night School (Bantam) off the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting a stellar 57,949 copies according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Wars, Harry Potter or indeed the almost century-old comic book legends Batman and Superman may have sprung from a rich creative well, but in a stunning twist all of them have been banished to the box office naughty step. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Derek Thompson unravels the mystery of Fifty Shades’ mega-salesThere are no doubt plenty of people - but probably not as many as read the book - who simply can’t fathom how EL James can have sold more than 125m copies of Fifty Shades of Grey. Derek Thompson is here to help. The reason, it... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The title of "publisher" is no more at Condé Nast. Today, the legendary company unveiled a major reorganization of its advertising sales team that has single-title publishers giving way to multibrand "chief business officers" and category-specific "chief industry officers." In an email to... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Megyn Kelly had a good 2016. Between her news-making stint as a Fox News debate moderator, a flattering profile in Vanity Fair, and a lucrative book deal, she cemented her reputation as a talented and no-nonsense journalist—one of the most highly paid in the industry. And now she’s making the... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We look at the books that ruled the last week of the holiday shopping season, including Bruce Springsteen’s memoir, a novel that expands the ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ universe, and a raft of coloring books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Vanity Fair’s new subscriptions increased 100 fold after the president-elect tweeted without evidence that the magazine is failing. The post Fact Check: Vanity Fair’s Numbers Are Not “Way Down, Big Trouble, Dead!” appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK is attending MCM London Comic Con this weekend to showcase its collection of Star Wars, Marvel, DC Comics and LEGO titles - and, as the official sponsor of the Kid Zone, will be offering children the chance to take part in LEGO activities and challenges. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tool has signed Director and Photographer Danielle Levitt to the integrated production company's live-action roster. She has worked with Marc Jacobs, Reebok, Nike, Sprite and Old Spice. She has also photographed celebrity portraits for Jenna Lyons, Rick Owens and the cast of Broadway's... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At some point in college, I discovered the parts of the libraries where the fun stuff was kept. In the sort of space where you would end up after getting lost, often beyond the spread of daylight, magazines were bound and packed on shelves that ran back to the 19th century. Everything was there:... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ dominates the box office following its December 18 premiere, the book tie-in by Alan Dean Foster came it at #1 in the iBooks bestseller list for the week ended December 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A koala and a clumsy CG cat have defeated the Force, at least temporarily.Ladies and gentlemen, meet superstar koala joey Imogen! With 24 million views already for her videos from Australia.com and Symbio Wildlife Park, actually, it's likely that you have done so already. Her charisma and... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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