In this time and day of transient information technology, the overwhel- ming amount of data we come across make it mandatory for a differen- ce to arise, through such stimulants. “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a comic strip” is what brought me to where I stand today. I believe the digital realm will not replace the palpable anytime soon, it will only complete it. It is up to graphic designers to ensure the perdurability of the printed medium, by inventing new ways to engage the senses. (Nathalie Fallaha - The Magnet Reader 2)
I can't help feeling some sort of reverence for paper. I do know that not everything that is printed deserves to be given total credit and trust (it almost makes me cry to think of the trees, time and energy wasted on the so-called "gutter press") but I can't help it, I’m a paper fetishist. I don't think blogs could ever replace paper magazines but I can't live with only paper mags either. I need both.They are different and they fulfill different roles in my life. But maybe younger generations would think differently. There's the way one enjoys reading on a screen, vs in a book or magazine. I love writing in margins, marking corners of a book for interesting passages. I like reading an article while waiting for the bus. I like creative typography, beautiful images spread on two pages. I like touching the surface of the paper and smelling a new book as I open it. (Ludovico A - Magnet Reader 3)