Sure, we can go on and discuss the overarching theme of how print publications are slowly losing their steam. Ziff Davis already shut down PC Magazine’s print edition and now, another big title has been put to rest.

There are still some niches that rely heavily on glossy magazines as a way to deliver content – I’d assume the opulent would still want their hold on a glossy copy of their face in the latest monthly. But those are small exceptions to the reality that publishing is evolving and when the big guns close shop, the small ones are jerked to listen.

Their December 2008 issue cover is obviously a staff decision for premonitions of things to come.

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Sentimental Note on EGM’s closing

Print advertising has gone bland for the past decade. There’s not much you can do with a 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper on a magazine showing off a corproate brand or some sticky catch phrase. Sure, we’ve had those “scratch and sniff” advertisments and QR codes which you can tag using your cameraphone. The truth is, advertising is losing its adhesive properties and unless agencies do some thinking outside of the box, we’re doomed!

Here’s one interesting way to make use of paper, which by the way online media cannot do. It’s a 3D rendition of a Mini that appears when you hold the paper up to a webcam.

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Print Advertising is Back: 3D Imaging on Print Ads