Middle East International magazine (MEI), found at MEIonline.com has been a respected source for news, analysis , and commentary on the Middle East since 1971.
Originally launched in 2000, the redesigned MEI site allows for staff to easily maintain all content on the site in-house, and deliver to subscribers full-text PDF files of the magazine via a password-protected archive.
Above: MEI homepage, showing the latest issue from the magazine. On the Internet, the effect of MEI's minimalist use of images is to allow a fast load and clean look. The front page reflects a print newspaper look that compliments the printed magazine.
Above: A links page on MEI's site, offering maps of Middle Eastern countries and links to key related resources.
Above: MEI's Electronic Archive, which offers accessible-to-everyone summaries of issues plus password-protected links to full-text PDF versions of the magazine. A considerable number of MEI's subscribers are based in remote parts of the world where postal mail can take several weeks. With direct access to the archive, subscribers can access the latest issue via the Internet on the day the magazine is sent to the printers, even before it reaches subscribers by mail.
Above: The E-mail This feature on MEI's website, showing the subscription page.
