Technology, life in the digital world, cool hip modern crafting/creativity, edgy scrapping, tech talk
Anyone interested in technology, cool DIY / indie / inventive / modern crafting, edgy scrapbooking (digital or paper), tech stuff. We like to think of ourselves as the mag for the "Been there, done that" crowd, so if that's you, drop me a line! I'd love to meet some designers or writers who'd like to do something for Creative TECHniques.
Hmmm me as a magazine isn't interested in bands, but is definitely interested in telling people about the intricacies of downloading music, MP3/video players, new products. Always looking to review stuff too (not recordings, but stuff).
Me as a person is into (for right now anyway) Paolo Nutini, The Killers, Keane, Pussycat Dolls, Ryksopp, The View, Amy Winehouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Kasabian, David Guetta, Sugababes, Muse, Panic! At the Disco, Matisyahu, Hard Fi, Stereophonics, Fall Out Boy, Snow Patrol, Bright Eyes, the Cure, Depeche Mode, Thom Yorke, Radiohead, The Verve, Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Underworld, Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters, Led Zeppelin, The Datsuns, Garageland, Stellar, Bic Runga, Rumpus Room, Zed, Flogging Molly, Gaelic Storm, Powderfinger, the Levellers, New Order, Massive Attack, Badly Drawn Boy. I'll admit this once and only once: I'm really into mid to late 80s and early 90s freestyle dance music. It's the NYC girl in me.
Hmmm me as a magazine isn't interested in actual films, but definitely into telling people how to make good home flicks, buy video equipment, etc. Always looking to review stuff too.
Me as a person? Polyester, Memron, Casanova, The Station Agent, Disco Pigs, The Last Party, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Ocean's Eleven, The Italian Job, The Departed, Romeo + Juliet, Northfork, Twin Falls Idaho, Mean Girls, 10 Things I Hate About You, Sling Blade, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Snakepit, Dude Where's My Car, Eurotrip, Amelie, Double Happiness, Session 9, Bubble, Office Space, Man on Fire, Beloved
Me the magazine tries not to watch TV because it's too distracting. Why enjoy life when me the magazine can be slaving away editing yet another manuscript?
Me the person: Split Ends, Dirty Jobs, Little People Big World, The Twilight Zone, Lost, The Sopranos, Anderson Cooper 360, Little Britain, Hex, The 4400, MythBusters, Extreme Engineering, Dead Like Me, Eureka, Weird US repeats, Celebrity Paranormal Project, Homicide: Life on the Street, Ghost Hunters, Psych
Me the magazine loves any book that takes a fresh (heh, sarcastic) attitude toward life in general, be it politics, crafts, tech stuff, gas prices, whatever. If it's never been done before and it's a catchy interesting read, send a review copy to me the magazine!
Me the person likes Harry Potter books, biographies (Anderson Cooper's "Dispatches from the Edge," James McGreevey's "The Confession," and anything by either of the Clintons), short story compilations. I have a demented fascination for books about disasters, natural or manmade (Boston's Cocoanut Grove and Titanic are my long-time obsessions). I go through the odd political thriller phase (right now, anything by David Baldacci cuz it's easy to read and simple to follow--doesn't require a lot of thought or attention, perfect for "deadline reading"). I also do a lot of professional reading. I have actually read "The Chicago Manual of Style" from cover to cover--and enjoyed it! I also love anything by Stephen King though there are occasional disappointments there as of recent years, particularly with the end of "The Dark Tower" series.
I read heaps of magazines--part of the danger of the job, I suppose--I have current subscriptions to Paper, Q, Wired, Vanity Fair, Bust, Smart Computing, Pink, and New Yorker. I don't buy mags on the newsstand. I dunno why. I think that prolly fares poorly for my future as a magazine editor...
Anyone brave enough to work outside of dictated "norms." People who like thinking for themselves. Individuals who take extreme pride in being just that--individuals.