Comments on: r.i.p blueprint

By: Sue K

Sue K — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:06:39 +0000

This makes me so sad – Blueprint was fun, do-able and realistic in regard to pricing of items….so sad. I bought/have every issue and was going to subscribe. I shoulda known that they would kill it, just like Budget Living mag (which I till mourn…)

Dang it, there are no mags left now!!!

By: hh

hh — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:19:09 +0000

I JUST subscribed to Blueprint and already received 2 issues! Anybody know when it’s closing down? :(

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:57:46 +0000

I too was interested in Blueprint from Issue 1, it seemed to struggle at first, but was coming into it’s own for sure. I just sat down tonight and enjoyed my January/February issue before catching up on my designsponge fix…… tonight! It was a great issue, even gave a shout out to etsy!
What I find odd is what about their readers that are already married, why would I want to buy a wedding magazine when I’ve already had mine? I have no use for a wedding magazine. Now Martha Stewart Living, that makes a little more sense…they had some cute ideas for the December issue….but weddings? really??
I also agree with the comment above about receiving Redbook as a replacement for Budget Living (RIP), even my husband found that funny. It seems there just isn’t a big enough market for those few of us that are interested in DIY living (that doesn’t resemble a country craft fair) but aren’t ready for Redbook. To me, there is a big gap there. How can we team together to be heard on this?? Anyone?

By: heather

heather — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:37:52 +0000

If any spinoff would have failed I thought for sure it would have been O at Home. I just don’t get it at all!! Grace, help us out here, who the heck is the target demographic for that!!

While I didn’t subscribe to Blueprint, I did appreciate the magazine’s “can do” attitude. Most of the glossy’s are not about doing, they are about shopping, buying, spending and connecting to a world that most times bares absolutely no resemblance to your own.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:06:04 +0000

Since I was a young girl I have loved magazines. As I matured in a high tech world, I appreciated my magazines even more. Front cover, back cover, colorful pictures in between, like an old friend, no suprises, dependable. 14 yrs. old or at 42 yrs. old, a familiar ritual of the tactile pages, and the visual candy store at my finger tips.

By: lisa Thomas

lisa Thomas — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:22:55 +0000

I really enjoyed that publication! Being in the magazine business for year and understand its difficulty but that was a good format and very interesting. Didn’t really give it enough time to catch on….!

Damn!

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:54:33 +0000

It just goes to show how tough it is to recover from a bad launch. I purchased a three issue trial subscription and didn’t continue because it was just plain unappealing. Based on everyones comments, it folded just as it was really starting to take off.