I have published 13 issues of my own magazine, K Composite, which consists of interviews with my friends and regular, non-celebrity people.
Now I am working to launch the next issue in an amazing new edition on the iPad, distributed through Apple’s App Store. This video will tell you all about it – and how you can get involved!
Visit this project on Kickstarter.
What I am doing
K Composite Magazine began as a fanzine in 1991 and the first full-color edition was released in 1999.
The early issues gained a cult following and national attention through features in Rolling Stone, Harper’s, The Chicago Tribune, and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. Ira Glass of This American Life beamed, “I love K Composite.”
Since then, the magazine has expanded to include other contributors who interview and photograph their own friends.
Moving the magazine to the iPad is already an exciting project. Gorgeous layouts will no longer be limited by the number of pages available, distribution costs will be dramatically decreased, and availability will be unprecedented.
How I am doing it
I have worked intensively with the Mag+ production team at Bonnier Magazines here in Stockholm for six months.
As a result, I will be able to produce this new edition of K Composite using the same professional Mag+ production tools that are employed for the iPad versions of magazines including Popular Science, Transworld Snowboarding, Sköna Hem, Elin Kling’s awesome StyleBy, and MacWorld Sweden.
Mag+ publications are stunning magazines with multiple layers and rich content. Steve Jobs himself hailed Mag+ in his 2010 keynote when discussing publications on the iPad, particularly Popular Science.
Standing on the shoulders of those giants, the innovative finished product of K Composite #14 will be a truly unique reading experience.
Kickstarter
I have launched this project on a creative funding site called Kickstarter. The money raised there will go toward production in the Mag+ environment and the costs of moving the magazine through the necessary gateways for worldwide distribution in the App Store.
As a reward for your support, you can have your picture in the magazine or even be featured in a complete interview!
Check out the project on Kickstarter and check out the magazine’s website at kcomposite.com.
Be in the magazine without spending a krona
I really want to get readers of my blog on The Local involved in this project!
If you’d like to take a shot at being interviewed in K Composite without spending a krona (or dollar), you don’t need to invest a single blueback (or greenback). Just apply on this page at the magazine’s website at kcomposite.com/participate. Be sure to mention that you heard about this through The Local!
Courageous idea! Looking forward to seeing the finished magazine. Best of luck with your publishing venture!
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I guess the technical appellation is “exploring new modes of literacy”, but that simply means bringing all the latest beeps and whistles to the written word. :) Good luck leading the way, hopefully showing that the latest in flashy tech DOES have a place for intelligent discourse.
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