A little over a year ago in December of 2008, while I was Creative Director at Newsweek Digital, I worked on Newsweek’s first iPhone Application with HUGE, a user-centered design and development shop. HUGE did a tremendous job turning around the project from concept to working build in a matter of weeks, but the launch of the app was held up for various reasons until two days ago when it hit the iTunes store.

The product description:

For more than 75 years, NEWSWEEK has captured the most important moments in history through award-winning photography and journalism. For the first time ever, you can enjoy the covers that have captivated the world for generations.

Flashback by NEWSWEEK gives you access to the magazine’s cover archive and with images dating back to the 1930s.

You can browse covers by a specific date / year / decade, save and download your favorites, and shake your phone to find a random cover. Some screenshots:

The core project team on the Newsweek side was:
Creative Director: Mark Forscher
Art Director: Lisa Ortiz
Product Director: Kevin Stuart, Hila Dar
Technical Lead: Jeremy Freedman, Nehal Shah

I can’t speak highly enough of working with HUGE on this project. Download Newsweek’s first iPhone App “Flashback” here.

More: Newsweek iPhone Site Launches

One of the projects I’ve been working on for Newsweek is an iPhone-specific version of Newsweek.com. The iPhone site launched this afternoon. You can access it from your iPhone at i.newsweek.com or iphone.newsweek.com.

Update 8/27/09: Mobile Apps Today just posted a video review of the Newsweek iPhone site: “It’s fast, snappy, and the navigation is excellent.”

Update 1/5/10: The first ever Newsweek iPhone Application, called “Flashback”, just launched. Click for more info and for the link to the free download.