I.D. | id magazine     magazines:     I.D.   I.D. F&W Publications average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image  for more information click here I.D. (International Design) reports the latest trends and technologies for design professionals seeking to stay up-to-date in a global economy. The magazine presents fresh ideas in a new, arresting format that matches the visual sophistication of our readers and subjects. I.D. is the only newsstand publication to emphasize product design. It also touches on related disciplines--architecture, interior design, graphics, interactive design, and branding. This mix reflects the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of today's design practice, serving to inspire as well as educate.  for more information click here inspiring designs, rich visuals, interesting articles.. traditional design orientation as a budding interaction designer, i've read id magazine for several years now. the publication is not particularly interested-in or talented-at covering interaction/software design, but i find it otherwise valuable the orientation is primarily towards furniture, gadget and industrial designs (especially furniture!?) - but there are plenty of diversions from these centroids. the overall emphasis is more aesthetic than functional/comfortable/usable/etc - appropriate for a two dimensional magazine. the graphic design of the magazine itself is exquisite i appreciate the coverage of more aggressive/surprising/inventive designs and i've been introduced-to and inspired-by quite a few eye-poppers! being in a young and untraditional design field myself, the redesigns for classic problems ("another chair..") are harder for me to appreciate/absorb/synthesize. i assume other readers appreciate them in ways i don't (yet?) otherwise, a substantial minority of the articles contain more buzz than substance - i can usually skip them after reading a couple paragraphs. the interviews are often the best of the articles, i would love to see more of them  for more information click here id magazine the website says product will arrive in 2 months or so. consequently, i bought the current issue...which was sent to me by amazon, so now i have two. if the magazine will arrive sooner, it would be wise to be more accurate on the timeframe when ordering magazines. products you might be interested in recommendations EXTRAORDINARY MAGAZINES        toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Mathematik für Sonntagmorgen