BIG·SOLUTIONS
ISSUE 01 · INTERACTIVE EDITION
Print found its voice
A new way of reading, built on forty-one years of making magazines.
- Audio narration
- Assistant
- Measurable QR codes
DEMO · SMART MEDIA
One magazine, two media at once: Print and Digital
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FROM THE EDITOR
Forty-one years of ink, a new voice
Our family has worked in media for forty-one years; making magazines isn’t a new venture for us, it’s our core business. Today we are adding AI on top of that work. The goal isn’t to leave paper behind, but to give the printed page what it could never do on its own.
A reader with full hands can’t read that page, but they can listen to it. When they scan the code, the article opens as audio; there’s no app to download.
Listen to this article
Audio narration · 2 min
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
FEATURE · SMART MEDIA
The page stays still; the content moves
A printed page is a fixed surface, but what it opens doesn’t have to be. We can change the content behind it even after the paper has gone to print, because the address printed on the page is a short redirect that we own.
Tap the dot in the image.
Open the 3D model
Rotatable · AR on iOS
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
3D MODEL
A 3D model you can turn, right inside the page
Drag to rotate — the model lives inside the page.
FEATURE · ASSISTANT
Let the magazine answer questions, too
When readers finish an article, they’re often left with a question, and that question usually goes unasked. The assistant on the facing page is trained only on this issue’s content and answers from it.
Trained on your brand’s own knowledge, the same assistant also handles product questions, dealer questions and trade show questions.
LIVE
Loading the assistant…
Ask the magazine
The assistant answers with this issue’s knowledge · 24/7
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
FEATURE · VOICE QUESTION
Ask the magazine out loud
You don’t have to type the question that comes to mind while you read. Just lift your phone and ask; the magazine answers with the same issue’s knowledge, and you hear the answer.
Speech recognition runs on the phone’s own engine; no audio is sent to a server. Tap the microphone on the facing page to try it.
LIVE
Tap to speak
Ask the magazine out loud
Say your question, hear the answer
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
FEATURE · WHERE YOU STAND
Where does your brand stand?
A publishing operation doesn’t go interactive in a single step. Most magazines are also published digitally, but the printed page is still silent, and measurement usually stops at circulation.
The four questions on the facing page help you see where you stand. Your answers stay with you and are never sent anywhere.
LIVE
How ready is your brand?
4-question quiz · 1 minute
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
FEATURE · PRODUCT FILM
Let the product show what it does
A code on the page doesn’t always have to open an article. Often the best way to explain a product is a short film: the pack opens, the formula separates, the effect becomes visible.
The film on the facing page was produced with 3D animation and cinematic footage. The printed page introduces the product; the code takes readers to watch what it actually does.
LIVE
Watch the product film
Short film · 37 seconds
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
BACK COVER
Make the next issue your magazine
If you have a printed magazine, catalog or newsletter, we build this layer on top of it. There’s no need to change the way you print.
Write to us: info@bigsolutions.media
Request a sample issue
Direct contact form
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The code opens the screen version of this page.
Listen to this page
THE PRINT SIDE
Permanent in print, always current on screen.
A separate code for every page
Putting a single code in a magazine means giving up on knowing which article gets read. Separate codes, separate metrics.
The code goes straight to the destination
No landing page, no wall of text repeating the printed article. Readers have already seen the article; what they expect from the code is what comes next.
The call to action matters more than the code
“Listen to this article” and “Scan the QR code” are not the same thing. Without a reason, scan rates drop.
The address always stays current
What goes to print is a short redirect that we manage. If the destination changes, the redirect is updated, so the printed page still opens the right content years later.
Measurement is the real value sold
Because every code has its own address, you can see how many times each page was opened. For the first time, print advertising can be reported on.
One source, two outputs
The same text produces both the printed page’s code destination and the screen page. There’s no need to manage two separate sets of content.
NEXT STEP
Let’s open a digital window onto your print.
Share the copy for the pieces going to print, and together we’ll decide which pages get codes, what opens behind them and what gets measured.