Et cetera More anniversary news
ET CETERA More anniversary news The new year will bring a new look to your favorite magazine. Commonweal's appearance hasn't changed often in its eighty years of publication-which is not to say it...
...One last favor...
...Commonweal hasn't been redesigned since 1987, when both the magazine's look and its logo were revamped-the previous logo change occurred in 1965...
...Now it's time for another face lift...
...Pick and choose, and then come back for more...
...Especially those of the younger generation...
...In the meantime, we encourage you to take the rest of 2004 to enjoy the cornucopia of this anniversary issue...
...When you've finished reading, lend your copy to a friend or even to a stranger...
...Don't feel you have to read the whole thing at once...
...headlines...
...You'll note the conspicuous absence of thick, heavy bars and blocks of gray...
...So there's no need to panic: you'll still recognize the place...
...longer ones...
...shorter articles...
...We'd recommend starting with Wilfrid Sheed and the O'Gara sisters, and then moving on to the longer pieces...
...Take a breather if you need one...
...We know we needed one after putting this sixty-four-page celebration together...
...editorials...
...They just have a new coat of paint...
...Commonweal's appearance hasn't changed often in its eighty years of publication-which is not to say it hasn't changed much...
...columnists...
...The usual section markers will remain: letters...
...As this anniversary issue's cover shows, we've come a long way, even if only incrementally...
...In Commonweal's new layout, lightness will be the order of the day...
...Look for the redesign in the first issue of the new year, January 14,2005...
...Eighty years is worth celebrating-and sharing...
...and of course the Last Word...
...The idea is that lighter typefaces and more white space should make the magazine more inviting to readers-not just our faithful subscribers, but new ones, too...
...Now, to coincide with our eightieth birthday year, under the supervision of Associate Editor Grant Gallicho and in collaboration with our cover designers, Liska + Associates, we've done a wall-to-wall remodeling...
...book, stage, and screen reviews...
...This doesn't mean any walls were knocked down...
...Editorially, we'll have more freedom in the new design, whether it's in ginning up a special article treatment or in the ability to write longer (better...
Vol. 131 • November 2004 • No. 19
