Even though the internet played an unprecedented part in the US presidential election campaign (at least according to Adrianna Huffington), Barak Obama’s historic victory sparked a run on the old-fashioned newspaper the following day. Papers increased their print-runs, but newsstands still sold out, and copies of the New York Times sold on sale ebay at inflated prices. Sam Martin at Design Mind has an facinating take at what this means for print:
“If print is dead – a rumor that has been going around for quite a few years now – why are so many people still interested in it?
It would be folly to say print is relevant because of a single day of big sales. To me it’s more of a testament to the quality, longevity, and emotion that’s still attached to print… True, you can keep a PDF on your computer or bookmark an article to remember later. But nothing compares to the long term impact of something you can hold in your hands.”
Link (via DesignNotes)
(Photograph of Barak Obama seen at The Big Picture)
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