FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER FAN SUBMITTED PHOTOS LAND ON THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Posted: March 14, 2012 Filed under: College Basketball, iPhone, Magazine, Mark Mravic, Photography, Sports Illustrated Cover, Terry McDonell | Tags: Baylor, iPhone, iphone app, March Madness, Memphis, Memphis Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Tournament, Seth Davis, SI cover, SI iPhone App, Sports Illustrated Cover Challenge, Tar Heels, UNC Comments OffFor the first time ever, fans of Sports Illustrated’s official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SportsIllustrated) had the opportunity to submit their photos for the chance to land on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The Sports Illustrated Cover Challenge allowed fans to submit their own photos demonstrating team spirit and unbridled school passion. Sports Illustrated editors selected a Final Four among the entries and included them on this week’s annual NCAA Tournament Preview cover, that hits newsstands today.
For nearly 60 years the cover of Sports Illustrated has defined the story of the day in sports. Upon its release, the iconic cover image stirs a spectrum of passionate dialog, debate, celebration, criticism and for those who believe in jinxes, fear.
The annual NCAA Tournament preview issue, one of the most anticipated issues of the year, features a collection of players, mascots and fans from all 68 men’s teams and the top women’s teams. In years past, the photos have always been captured by the capable cameras of Sports Illustrated photographers, until now.
“In December, for the first time ever, Sports Illustrated allowed fans to make the editorial selection of our iconic cover,” said Mark Mravic, assistant managing editor, Sports Illustrated. “Now, we took it a step further, by providing fans the opportunity to actually put themselves on the cover.”
The winners are:
UNC baby: Scott McKellar’s infant son Jack McKellar
Michigan Wolverine: Dan Mickelson
Memphis cheerleader: Chris Smith’s daughter Aniston Smith
Baylor fan: Dean Sandifer
See if you can find their photos on this week’s cover here
ALSO PREMIERING IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:
Beginning today, the Sports Illustrated Magazine app for smartphones adds groundbreaking technology that combines a universal scan tool capable of reading all print-to-mobile-action codes and an enhanced augmented print viewer into one device. This technological enhancement coincides with today’s debut of the Sports Illustrated Magazine app for the iPhone. Previously, the Sports Illustrated Magazine smartphone app was available exclusively for Android smartphones.
This new technology is on full display with the SI NCAA Basketball Tournament Preview set to hit newsstands today. Readers can use their smartphone to scan the cover gatefold in order to view six computer-generated images “floating” over the cover image collage. Those images are clickable and will launch exclusive videos including one which announces Sports Illustrated’s College Basketball Players of the Year and another announcing SI’s Coaches of the Year. Additional videos include: SI Senior Writer Seth Davis’ providing an NCAA Tournament preview; a compilation of fan videos; SI’s stories of the year and a feature on great moments from the 2011-12 season.
“So often the conversation about technology revolves around new devices. What we’re really excited about is the potential to use technology to bring print pages to life in surprising ways,” said Terry McDonell, Time Inc. Sports Group Editor.
Read more about it here
Ambitious New “Sports Illustrated Football Rivals” App Now Available for Download
Posted: September 15, 2011 Filed under: College Football, NFL, Sports Illustrated App | Tags: android app, army navy, best football rivalries, cal stanford, cowboys redskins, florida georgia, ipad app, iphone app, iron bowl, kansas missouri, ohio state michigan, packers bears, red river rivalry, usc notre dame Comments OffSports Illustrated continues to evolve the 56-year old powerhouse brand into an elite digital development operation, creating new pipelines for content distribution across multiple platforms. With more than 20 apps introduced in the past year, Sports Illustrated has engineered an aggressive digital development strategy that includes products created for the Web, tablets and smartphones. The latest iteration is Sports Illustrated Football Rivals app, one of our most ambitious productions to date.
Sports Illustrated Football Rivals provides fans with an in-depth look at some of the greatest rivalries in football history — some of which extend for nearly a century — all through our unmatched editorial coverage. Dynamic features include more than 300 pages of content, rare photos, 3D interactivity, documentary style videos, game highlights, an interactive timeline of each rivalry, historical stats and more. The app is a must have for football fans.
Read the full press release after the break.
