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The Creation Of A New Yorker Cover (video)
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The Creation Of A New Yorker Cover (video)
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Bob Staake illustrates the October 13, 2008 cover of The New Yorker. To see more, please visit http://www.bobstaake.com/nyer
newyorker.com - 10/12/2008
The New Yorker
— newyorker.com — Steve Coll keeps calm amid the financial panic. George Packer invites John McCain to regain his honor.... New Yorker Festival : Photos and highlights from last weekend’s events. Sasha Frere-Jones discloses Ghislain Poirier’s playlist from the dance ... (more) The New Yorker
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bobstaake.com - 10/1/2008
Watch Bob Staake Creating A Cover Of 'The New Yorker'
— bobstaake.com — "I guess I have a pretty unusual way of working -- at least that's what my illustrator... friends are always telling me. I start by creating the most basic shapes and then refine with details as I go. To me the process feels completely normal. I look at ... (more) Watch Bob Staake Creating A Cover Of 'The New Yorker'
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boingboing.net - 10/6/2008
The making of Bob Staake's New Yorker cover
— boingboing.net — My friend Bob Staake posted a video that shows how he illustrated the cover of the latest... New Yorker. He still uses Photoshop 3.0 and Macintosh OS 7 ! staakenycovesr.jpg I suppose I have a pretty unusual way of working -- at least that's what my ... (more) The making of Bob Staake's New Yorker cover

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Gizmodo:  Latest New Yorker Cover was Created in Photoshop 3.0 on Mac OS 7 [Ancient Tech]

MAKE Magazine:  How the New Yorker cover was made...

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Latest New Yorker Cover was Created in Photoshop 3.0 on Mac OS 7 [Ancient Tech]
Gizmodo — You probably assume that most major magazine covers are designed on top-of-the-line systems with the most advanced software available. Most of the time, you'd be right. But this week's New Yorker cover was created by Bob Staake on some pretty ancient technology: Mac OS 7 and Photoshop 3.0. Mac OS 7 was released in 1991 and Photoshop 3.0 was released in 1994. Good lord. The cover is simple, yes, but I don't really see the benefit to using such outdated tech. I mean, wouldn't running the latest software be easier? But hey, power to him. It's pretty cool to see such old tech still in use by such ...

How the New Yorker cover was made...
MAKE Magazine — Video and article about how illustrator Bob Staake made this week's cover of the New Yorker. Interesting note, he uses Mac OS 7 and PhotoShop 3.0 via Kottke. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!

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