from pacific coast to no coast

So, this post might be a little behind the times, but I will perceiver. Spring break tends to throw a wrench in my blogging possibilities. I have receiving Paste magazine for almost a year now. It is 100 page gem which reviews music, film and books. In addition to articles, the monthly publication comes with a 20 track sampler CD and website. Almost every new band I have gotten into has been via my Paste magazine.

However, this thing I enjoy most about the magazine is its fabulous design. I renewed my subscription this last September. The magazine randomly appeared in my mailbox addressed to me in March 2007. To this day I still have no idea who originally signed me up for the magazine, but I am eternally grateful to them. The magazine has replaced Real Simple and Surfer magazine for my design inspiration.

But now I am most upset. Reason? Redesign. Why fix what isn’t broke? The new design is boring and uniform. The transparent lines and pastel colors make me feel like I am in a home improvement magazine, not a cultural critic magazine. It is a design for the less visually educated and the lazy designer. I am all for simple, but in its place. There is no need for simple in Paste. I also have a beef with the font change, but, then again, I did not like the pervious font either.

In short, sad day. I miss the old Paste, but I am still a subscriber.