20 Minutes goes out to meet his readers on his bike
From Monday, October 12, the free newspaper 20 Minutes is going to be distributed in Paris by bicycle peddlers. "This change in the newspaper's distribution is a response to two historical challenges of 20 Minutes The aim is to support readers who are permanently on the move and to make the information accessible to as many people as possible, "he says.
It will still be distributed through the traditional distribution network, which in Paris intramuros represents more than 400 distribution points (by hawking and by displays in stations, schools, universities, administrations and companies).
Luxe Pack Monaco 2020 cancelled
Initially scheduled for the end of September 2020, the Monegasque packaging exhibition for the luxury markets has again been postponed. It was due to be held from 30 November to 2 December 2020, but has finally been postponed to next year. This 34th edition is scheduled for 27, 28 and 29 September 2021, again at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Keith Haring style Photoshop brushes
Adobe offers its subscribers a collection of 37 brushes inspired by the emblematic style of Keith Haring (1958-1990). This collection is available for free download and use in the drawing and painting application launched by Adobe last year, Fresco, and in the Photoshop creative software.
These digital brushes are based on the American artist's favourite tools: chalk, felt-tip pen, empty pen, spray paint, acrylic, sumi ink... Illustrator and designer Kyle T. Webster points out: "Keith used the tools of the trade, but it's the way he appropriated them that makes his style so original". Kyle T. Webster has created more than a thousand Photoshop brushes and the majority of those in this new collection.
Carbon footprint: one year's worth of newspaper is equivalent to only 93 km by car
September 26, 2020, The Telegram has published a short article that sets the record straight on the environmental impact of print newspapers. And to close the debate "polluting newspaper versus clean internet", the regional daily of Brittany gives some figures.
He points out that the paper used for his paper edition contains more than 50% recycled fibres and that a 48-page copy requires only 2 grams of ink. Every year, the 2?000 tons of unsold or unsuitable newspapers are transformed in Brittany into home insulation material and the 683?000 aluminium printing plates are also recycled.
A one-year subscription to the Telegram represents 10.5 kg of CO2 equivalent, which is what a new vehicle emits on average for a 93 km journey. And the diary is equivalent to sending just eight e-mails without attachments or 30 minutes of streaming video.
A woman Nobel Prize for Literature 2020
On Thursday 8 October, the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to the 77-year-old American poet Louise Glück. The Swedish Academy that awards this prestigious prize has hailed her "poetic voice recognizable among all, which with austere beauty makes the existence of each one universal ". His best known collection is The Wild Iris or The wild iris (1992). And of the 113 Nobel Prizes awarded, only 16 were female.
