‘New York Times Magazine’ Design Director Arem Duplessis Joining Apple’s Marketing Team [Mac Blog]
Longtime New York Times Magazine design director Arem Duplessis is leaving the publication to take a position with Apple’s internal marketing team, according to Mediabistro. Duplessis answered a few questions for Mediabistro, but did not address what his exact role at Apple will be.
I’ve been at The New York Times Magazine for almost ten years. I have worked with some of the smartest people on the planet and it’s been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I feel very fortunate to have been able to experience such a great gig. With that said, it’s time for a new chapter and a new challenge.
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday supplement for the venerable newspaper, offering a range of content including feature-length pieces from well-known contributors, highly regarded photography features, and a puzzle page with the newspaper’s famous Sunday crossword.
Prior to joining The New York Times Magazine in 2004, Duplessis had spent time as design director at Spin and GQ magazines.
Apple’s marketing team, which is drawn from both internal staff and agency TBWA/Media Arts Lab, recently lost one of its high-profile members for the second time when Scott Trattner joined Facebook earlier this month. Trattner had spent nearly a decade as Executive Creative Director at TBWA\Media Arts Lab before leaving in August 2012 to join Samsung’s ad agency 72andSunny. That appointment lasted just seven months, however, with Trattner rejoining TBWA\Media Arts Lab in February of this year.
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The man behind NYT Magazine’s gorgeous covers is headed to Apple
You may not know the name Arem Duplessis, but you’ve no doubt seen his work on the cover of The New York Times Magazine in the past 10 years. As design director at NYT Mag, he crafted some of the most stunning work in the publication’s history — examples seen above — and he’s just been hired away from his decade-long post. And that’s what’s especially interesting: he’s heading to Apple as a creative director.
In a brief interview with Mediabistro, Duplessis says part of what he’ll do at Apple is assist the internal marketing team (the folks responsible for evangelizing to Apple employees on the company’s own products). No doubt those internal memos will have extra attention to alignment and contrasting colors! The ambiguity of his title means he’ll also have other responsibilities, and we’re gonna go all the way crazy and wager that Apple wouldn’t waste Duplessis’ eye for design solely on internal marketing.
[Image credit: Cover Junkie]
Filed under: Apple
Source: Mediabistro
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 snapped with its predecessor, said to keep 720p panel
While there’s been no reason to doubt whispers of a follow-up to Huawei’s Ascend Mate, pictures of the super-sized device have so far been unflattering. Today, however, a Mate 2-toting source has sent some snaps to our friends at Engadget Chinese, including a few family photos with the original Mate. Barring a few aesthetic changes and a slightly thinner profile, the Mate 2 bears a similar square form factor to its older brother. Aside from learning of its 13-megapixel main camera, the source reiterates specs we’ve heard already: a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 16GB of internal storage, 2 gigs of RAM and Android 4.2.2 with a coating of Emotion UI. It is claimed, however, that the next-gen Mate’s display has not been upgraded as previously thought, so we’re in for the same 6.1-inch 720p panel as before. That could make for an anticlimactic first impression, and if Huawei’s going to make its Mate family announcements a CES tradition, then disappointment is just around the corner.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: Engadget Chinese
French Uber users face 15-minute delay starting next year
To the surprise of virtually everyone in France, the government has just passed a law requiring car services like Uber to wait 15 minutes before picking up passengers. The bill is designed to help regular taxi drivers, who feel threatened by recently-introduced companies like Uber, SnapCar and LeCab. Cabbies in the Gallic nation require formidable time and expense to get their permits and see the new services — which lack such onerous requirements — as direct competitors. The legislation managed to pass through parliament despite reservations from the French competition authority, which deemed it ill-thought-out. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the private services called the new law “absurd, unjust and incomprehensible” and vowed to attack it. One SnapCar rep even told TechCrunch it would never leave a customer on a rainy street, and pointing to the French Minister responsible, said “what would Manuel Valls want for his mother?”
Filed under: Transportation, Internet
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Liberation
LG makes Knock a standard feature, update coming for L Series II models
LG first rolled out its Knock feature on the G2 earlier this year, but now that item will become a standard feature on future handsets. If you’ll recall, the power button on that smartphone is situated around back, so Knock allows users to turn the unit on by double tapping on the screen. In addition to those upcoming devices, the outfit will add Knock to existing L Series II gadgets via a maintenance release update starting next month. Of course, specific availability will depend on region and carrier, so you might have to wait a bit longer for the add-on.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, LG
Source: LG
Samsung’s new chip could put 4GB of memory in your next smartphone
Think the 3GB of RAM in the Galaxy Note 3 was a lot? Samsung was only getting started. The company has just unveiled the first 8-gigabit (1GB) low-power DDR4 memory chip, which could lead to 4GB of RAM in a multi-layered, mobile-sized package. Moving to the higher-bandwidth (3.1Gbps) DDR standard should also provide a hefty 50 percent speed boost over existing DDR3-based chips, even though the new silicon uses 40 percent less power than its ancestors. Samsung is only promising mass production of the new RAM sometime in 2014, but it’s already clear about the target audience. The technology will go into laptops, smartphones and tablets with Ultra HD displays, where additional memory will be crucial for powering all those extra pixels.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Storage, Mobile, Samsung
Source: Samsung Tomorrow Global
Google, Audi to announce in-car Android plans next week, says WSJ
Google has big plans to put Android in cars, and will start by announcing a tie-up with Audi at CES 2014 next week, according to the WSJ. Its sources said that Android will power an in-car entertainment system for that automaker, which will run on hardware built directly into the car rather than your smartphone. The collaboration will also involve NVIDIA, and such a system would give you access to the same navigation, entertainment and communication functions available on your handheld device. Audi recently announced LTE for select models, and a recent report from EE Times suggested that Google’s had the automotive space squarely in its sights since Apple announced its iOS in the Car initiative. We’ll remain skeptical until we see a product demo, but it would be more surprising if Big G didn’t do something with car companies to stymie its arch-foe.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Transportation, Google, Sprint
Source: WSJ
Samsung’s 110-inch Ultra HDTV is the world’s largest, and it goes on sale Monday
Samsung promised at CES in January that it would deliver a 110-inch UHDTV this year to dwarf its already-gargantuan 85-inch model and with just a couple of days left to spare here it is. Apparently rolling out in China, the Middle East and a few European countries first, there’s no word on price (the 85-inch had a $40K pricetag attached when it launched), but can you really put a price on a TV that’s bigger than a king-size bed? That’s right, at 2.6-meters by 1.8-meters, there’s more than enough room for the well-heeled VIPs, large companies and government agencies Samsung is expecting to buy this to catch some z’s on the S9110, and bring a few friends. It’s available for custom orders just before we see the new generation of Ultra HD (including a 105-inch curved model) at CES 2014 next week, although most of us will be looking for TVs that actually fit inside our living room.
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, HD, Samsung
Source: Samsung (Korea)
How would you change Canon’s EOS-1D X?
A $7,000 camera may only share a border with the mainstream gadgets we normally discuss on How Would You Change, but it’s one that’s worth bending a rule to discuss here. In the hands of our reviewer, we learned that Canon’s EOS-1D X wasn’t compelling enough to convince 1Ds Mk. III users to switch, but when it comes to such luxurious cameras, the 5D Mark III was the better and cheaper choice overall. That was his finding, at least — but what about you all? Share your experiences shooting with this gear in our forum discussion. And for a primer on how to get started, check out our guide to the new Engadget.
Win an iLAND FLY [12 Days of Giveaways]
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