No, I'm not late breaking the news - we all know that Domino, Conde Nast's shelter mag for the hip, chic, and snazzy, has been closed. David Carr has officially declared the company "in retreat", and Gawker can add another notch on its shelf for the "Great Magazine Die-Off."
But you already knew that. And I certainly don't need to retiterate my emotions on the subject (hint: it's not mad ... or glad ... or bad).
But what I have found interesting in the past few days is the outcry from bloggers and other web-loving media professionals over how much they will miss the mag. This article in the LA Times published the laments of interior design and home-centric bloggers who adored discussing and posting about the latest in Domino each month. The message board at Ed2010 expectedly threads the dismay of magazine ed wannabes, but even the normally cynical freelancers, anti-J school crusaders, and Web 2.0 martyrs (too harsh?) who populate the Mediabistro boards mustered up some sympathy and sadness. And it keeps coming - Dooce notes in her Daily Style that it was "news that crushed me since it was by far my favorite shelter mag."
Are we done with magazines? I should think not. Bloggers apparently agree. It just pains me that today we hear the voices of those who love the medium only after it is too late.
I'll admit I had never picked up a copy of Domino - without a home to decorate, it was included on part of the magazine rack I was more likely to only scan. I'll buy the last issue though - as I did CosmoGIRL! - in tribute and to enjoy. 'Cause that's what I do.
UPDATE: For all those - bloggers or otherwise - who can't bear to say goodbye to the team over at Domino, check out this post at Frill Seeker Diary for the lo-down on where their design ideas will reincarnate on the web!
Holy cow, another UPDATE: Check out this blog devoted to missing Domino!
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