Magazine

Twenty years of regional magazines, cover to cover.

Glossy, periodical, serially distributed, varied, paginated content, financed by advertising, point-of-purchase and/or subscription.

Timely

Arabic "makkhazin" derives loosely, as "storehouse of information." Initial magazines appeared in the early 1700's, as costly, high circulation titles, appealing widely to all consumers. By the late 1900's, markets became flooded with narrow, targeted special interest, professional, paid or unpaid, very selective distribution.

Storied

Narrative, recounting, often sequence of events, authored specifically to interest, amuse, or instruct a participant reader or observer.

Illustrated

Drawings and paintings to woodcut etchings, and by the late 1900's, digital photographs now create or dictate "sensual information." Scenes, ornamented by pictorial, graphical and visual representation, becomes or supports intended themes.

David Roof

Founding Editor / Author,
Suburban Living Magazine

"Fifteen years Publisher and General Manager at The Almanac, a leading South Western Pennsylvania news provider, founding editor and author of the award winning Suburban Living. We combined residential interests and local stories, inviting community talent to inspire content. We sought Barton James' unique visual style and photographic sensibility, one I'd term as 'fine art,' to portray eye-catching, highly aesthetic and storied, seasonal covers. Envisioning a mid-summers cover, "The Picnic," I had sought three recognized area chef's, to highlight exquisite cuisine contrasted by 'the great outdoors,' and served to volunteer, patron actors from a quaint, nearby little theater. I'd conceived a table setting, in a park, directed and captured by Barton James, our chef's brought their signature gourmet entrees, and our actors performed superbly."