This week I’m going to be looking at Eight:48 and the Feltron Annual, I love print so I’m never really going to put something down that much. I’ll admit I don’t normally read the content that much, more of a flick through and read what looks interesting really but I have actually gone and read these publications.

Eight:48 Issue #01 Print is dead?

This new newsprint-​​based publication from Counter-​​Print sets out to be ‘a new paper for the creative community’ featuring interviews and articles from designers, illustrators and photographers. The first issue looks at the prevalent issue of print’s mortality in the face of the Internet and iPad.

It features articles from Steven Heller, James Pallister and Dan Rolfe Johnson, all very excellent and insightful. I found the layout and design to make excellent use of the format and it’s a joy to hold and read, though saying that I’m still not sure how you’re supposed to hold a newspaper to stop it falling to pieces.

I initially thought the interviews were a little out of place (sure Julien Vallee is an obvious choice but not sure about some others) but it does feature questions about print and tactile work but it just seem an excuse to fill the pages with (admittedly gorgeous) work.

Feltron Annual Report 2009

I have been waiting months for this to arrive and when it finally did it was like unwrapping a Christmas present from its cardboard envelope. It’s probably the most beautiful piece of print I’ve ever owned. It’s all lovingly letterpressed and the best possible example of what you can do when you take the time.

There really isn’t much I can say about it, the content is interesting but I preferred the 2008 report that was more based on statistics but that’s just me.