As if this summer’s release of Design*Sponge at Home wasn’t enough, design blogger extraordinaire Grace Bonny has hit us with big news yet again. This week Design*Sponge launched its first ever newspaper. Bonny says she and her team enjoyed their move from computer screen to printing press. “We’re used to being trapped in a narrow, vertical column, so we loved getting to work with larger images and play around with text placement.”
How does a blog manage to get a newspaper into the hands of its readers? “That was our biggest challenge. We mailed out 10,000 copies to street teams in 27 cities who placed the newspapers in over 200 locations. I’d love for everyone who wants one to be able to have one, so I’m hoping this process is something we can improve upon for next time,” she says.
So, will there be a next time? Bonny says she hopes so, because “the best part of producing a printed piece is getting to interview people in person, and receiving photos of readers with the newspaper in their hands.” [KR]
Photos courtesy of Design*Sponge.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Design*Sponge and now I am even happier ~ can’t wait to hold one in my hands !