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  • Kind Of a Personal Question, Isn't It?

    Update:... [...]

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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 12:46am EST
  • Judging The Best of Newspaper Design

    I'm in Syracuse assisting with the judging of the Society for News Design’s Best of Newspaper Design competition through Monday. There’s comprehensive live blog coverage, as well as Twittering and Flickring.... [...]

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    Posted: February 07, 2009, 11:59am EST
  • New York Times Sells First Front-Page Display Ad

    The New York Times will sell display ads on its front page and, in fact, already has, as you can see in the above image of Monday’s front page. The Times would not disclose the rates it charges for... [...]

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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 2:20am EST
  • Save NewsPageDesigner

    NewsPageDesigner, the venerable newspaper design portfolio site, is in need of new servers and programming to redesign the site from the ground up. And they need to do it soon so they don't lose the thousands of portfolios that are... [...]

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    Posted: November 14, 2008, 9:58pm EST
  • Election Front Pages

    Here are the front pages from the top U.S. papers this morning. I’ll add some smaller papers and international ones as they reflect the results in Thursday’s editions. Update: I’ve added a few more pages, including some international pages.... [...]

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    Posted: November 05, 2008, 11:59pm EST
  • Chicago Tribune Redesign

    The Chicago Tribune launched its long-awaited redesign today. A bunch more pages after the jump. The SND site has a look into the project in slideshow and video form, and Poynter has a Q&A with Design Director Jonathon Berlin.... [...]

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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 11:50pm EDT
  • SND Vegas Backchannel

    The aforementioned SND Vegas workshop begins Sunday, and I've hacked together a page that collects some of the online conversations generated by the workshop. Content from blogs, Twitter, Flickr, etc., should show up on the page in a timely... [...]

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    Posted: September 06, 2008, 6:51am EDT
  • Sarah Who?

    The Society for News Design annual workshop is about to kickoff in Las Vegas, and the online polling stations are open for members to vote for officers. But before you discharge that most sacred duty, the Concerned Union of Designers... [...]

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    Posted: September 06, 2008, 4:04am EDT
  • Obama Front Pages

    Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night. Here’s how it played on America’s front pages on Friday morning.... [...]

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    Posted: August 30, 2008, 2:29am EDT
  • Sun-Sentinel Redesign

    The South Florida Sun-Sentinel launched its redesign today. Charles Apple’s got every detail you’ll ever want to know. And over at SportsJournalists.com, everyone’s got an opinion.... [...]

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    Posted: August 18, 2008, 2:29am EDT
  • links for 2008-07-23

    Font Conference - CollegeHumor video "Get with the times, New Roman!" (tags: design funny typography geekery video)... [...]

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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 5:32am EDT
  • links for 2008-07-22

    Bee to change look, reshape coverage for new era - sacbee.com Sacramento Bee will narrow its page width and reduce the number of sections. Scoopy the Bee will survive. (tags: newspapers design redesign sacramentobee) Morning Call to eliminate up... [...]

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    Posted: July 22, 2008, 5:32am EDT
  • links for 2008-07-09

    "Lisa Clausen, one of the best mentors I ever had" Lisa Clausen, a design editor at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, has died. Jake Sherlock remembers his mentor. (tags: design startribune obituaries newspapers)... [...]

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    Posted: July 09, 2008, 5:33am EDT
  • Orlando Launches

    The Orlando Sentinel debuted its redesign this morning. Charles Apple’s got images and thoughts. The Wall Street Journal weighs in with a piece in Monday’s edition. (Tip: if you’re not a WSJ subscriber, go through Digg). Past experience shows... [...]

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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 3:18am EDT
  • links for 2008-06-22

    Interview with Alan Taylor, Creator of Boston Globe's The Big Picture - Waxy.org Andy Baio talks to the man behind the Globe's awesome photo blog. (tags: blogs boston journalism media newspapers photography photojournalism interview)... [...]

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    Posted: June 22, 2008, 5:31am EDT
  • Maintenance

    I'm trying to fix some backend stuff, so commenting's currently unavailable.... [...]

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    Posted: June 21, 2008, 2:06am EDT
  • Chicago Trib to Redesign

    The Chicago Tribune will launch a redesign in mid-September, Editor Ann Marie Lipinski told the staff today. "We are committed to determining the basic architecture and sectioning of the paper within 30 days; deciding on paging (how many and where)... [...]

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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 8:24pm EDT
  • Orlando Redesign, a Deeper Look

    Charles Apple has the definitive post on the upcoming Orlando redesign, including a Q&A with Bo Burton, images, the works. So go there.... [...]

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    Posted: June 19, 2008, 2:22am EDT
  • SND Vegas Schedule

    The schedule for SND Vegas has been posted. Check it out.... [...]

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    Posted: June 18, 2008, 2:17am EDT
  • Mario Garcia, Now in Blog Form

    Newspaper design legend Mario Garcia has entered the world of blog. It’s “about storytelling, design, the projects we work on, the things we learn along the way.”... [...]

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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 2:31am EDT
  • More Ado About Orlando

    OK, here’s a passel of additional before-and-after Orlando prototype pages for the upcoming redesign, again thanks to Bo Burton. More pages after the jump. Local Sports Features... [...]

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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 1:26am EDT
  • Much Ado About Orlando

    There’s suddenly a lot of talk on the interwebs today about the June 22 Orlando Sentinel redesign. Seems an anonymous blogger (purportedly an LA Times employee) posted an image of a prototype Page One on Sunday. Newsosaur Allan Mutter... [...]

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    Posted: June 16, 2008, 5:42pm EDT
  • links for 2008-06-11

    Dallas Morning News to launch new publication The Dallas Morning News plans to launch home delivery Aug. 27 of Briefing, a free newspaper aimed at nonsubscribers who want a "quick-read" newspaper. (tags: newspapers journalism freesheets dallas dallasmorningnews) Stop bitchin?... [...]

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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 5:33am EDT
  • links for 2008-06-03

    Design View - Poynter's Eye-tracking Follies Web designer Andy Rutledge updates his critique of Poynter's EyeTrack studies (tags: design poynter eyetracking webdesign)... [...]

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    Posted: June 03, 2008, 5:32am EDT
  • Wendt’s off to Huntsville

    Kevin Wendt, assistant managing editor for Sports, the Copy and Design desks at the San Jose Mercury News, is leaving the paper to become the editor of The Huntsville Times in Huntsville, Ala. Wendt, 30, has filled numerous roles at... [...]

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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 3:50am EDT
  • links for 2008-04-17

    Helvetica Neue Descending a T-Shirt "Comes in black for now. As if designers need another color." (tags: t-shirts tobuy typography helvetica helveticaneue) 2008 College News Design Contest Boasting a panel of judges only slightly less prestigious than last year's... [...]

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    Posted: April 17, 2008, 5:33am EDT
  • links for 2008-04-13

    reduction in force - a set on Flickr Great set of photos by Martin Gee of the San Jose Mercury News newsroom post-layoffs. Stark and moody. (tags: newspapers media photography flickr martingee sanjosemercurynews)... [...]

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    Posted: April 13, 2008, 5:32am EDT
  • links for 2008-03-31

    Dith Pran, ?Killing Fields? Photographer, Dies at 65 - New York Times (tags: photojournalism nyt dithpran killingfields cambodia) The Last Word: Dith Pran | The New York Times Nice video interview and profile of the Cambodia killing fields survivor.... [...]

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    Posted: March 31, 2008, 5:37am EDT
  • Casualties? What casualties?

    So the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Tackett blogs today: Just yesterday, according to the most reliable records on the subject, the death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq hit 4,000. The number was known quickly, the name of the fallen... [...]

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    Posted: March 24, 2008, 4:10pm EDT
  • links for 2008-03-11

    The Photograph That Shocked America, and the Victim Who Stepped Outside the Frame - The Digital Journalist Nice story on the victim of the assault depicted in the iconic Stanley Forman photo of a white man attacking a black... [...]

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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 5:24am EDT
  • links for 2008-03-07

    Journal Standard of Freeport, Ill., redesigns "We knew we had to change. Our newspaper had become boring. It was a collection of long, hard-to-read stories. Alternative story-telling formats, such as breakout boxes, were rarely used, and the visual presentation... [...]

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    Posted: March 07, 2008, 3:24am EST
  • Time for the Merc's Obit?

    Michael Bazeley, who worked at the San Jose Mercury News for 11 years, writes (prematurely, it is hoped) the paper’s obituary. Managers from parent company Media News will continue to downsize the editorial staff until it?s down to several dozen... [...]

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    Posted: March 06, 2008, 11:25pm EST
  • These Are Not the Titles You're Looking For

    If Saul Bass did the Star Wars titles: (via Calacanis)... [...]

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    Posted: March 04, 2008, 11:50pm EST
  • Mansfield Leaving the Merc

    Steve Dorsey and Matt Mansfield (right) at SND Boston. Mansfield's leaving the San Jose Mercury News. Wow. Matt Mansfield, deputy managing editor and business development director at the San Jose Mercury News, is leaving the paper. It?s also one... [...]

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    Posted: March 04, 2008, 12:42pm EST
  • Farewell to the Albuquerque Tribune

    Saturday was the Albuquerque Tribune’s last day. E.W. Scripps Co. determined the market could no longer support an afternoon paper and couldn’t find a buyer. The paper’s circulation in January had dwindled to 9,600 from 42,000 in the late... [...]

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    Posted: February 25, 2008, 12:55am EST
  • SND Announces World’s Best Designed Newspapers

    SND29: The 2007 World's Best-Designed Newspapers from Society for News Design on Vimeo. The Society for News Design has announced the “World’s Best-Designed Newspapers.” They are: Akzia in Moscow, daily, circulation 200,000 Expresso in Paco de Arcos, Portugal, daily,... [...]

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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 1:22pm EST
  • links for 2008-02-15

    Fimoculous.com - misc - A Data Point on Every Block Rex Sorgatz's awesome interview of Adrian Holovaty (tags: everyblock interview newspapers journalism adrianholovaty django database data mashups maps)... [...]

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    Posted: February 15, 2008, 3:27am EST
  • Beware of Falling Chips

    Pages and pages, originally uploaded by tysone. I'm surfacing from my Benadryl fog long enough to note that the judging of SND's Best of Newspaper Design competition began today in Syracuse. There's a lot of blogging and Flickring and... [...]

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    Posted: February 09, 2008, 10:34pm EST
  • links for 2008-02-08

    Down with the Newseum and its 6,214 journalism artifacts! - By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine "Can there be a fatter, slower, juicier bull's-eye to sight your scope on than the $450 million Newseum, the four-years-in-the-building, seven-story, steel-and-glass monument... [...]

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    Posted: February 08, 2008, 3:27am EST
  • Superfat Tuesday

    Here's a collection of Super Tuesday fronts. Lotsa big mugshots abound, as you might expect. The Times-Picayune, however, knows where its beads belong.... [...]

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    Posted: February 06, 2008, 9:35am EST
  • links for 2008-02-06

    Denver Post To Cut Biz Section (tags: newspapers journalism business denverpost)... [...]

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    Posted: February 06, 2008, 3:26am EST
  • links for 2008-01-29

    Robert Capa - Lost Negatives - Art - New York Times I saw the "Falling Soldier" series of photographs at the International Center of Photography last fall. Amazing. (tags: photography photojournalism robertcapa warphotography spanishcivilwar internationalcenterofphotography)... [...]

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    Posted: January 29, 2008, 3:29am EST
  • links for 2008-01-24

    EveryBlock: A news feed for your block. Adrian Holovaty's much-anticipated project launches. Excellent, excellent stuff here. (tags: adrianholovaty community data database design everyblock feed rss newmedia journalism hyperlocal mashups maps mapping) Poynter Online - Launching EveryBlock Interview with Adrian... [...]

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    Posted: January 24, 2008, 3:30am EST
  • links for 2008-01-23

    WiredJournalists.com "Our goal is to help journalists who have few resources on hand other than their own desire to make a difference and help journalism grow into its new 21st Century role." (tags: community journalism multimedia newmedia newspapers training... [...]

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    Posted: January 23, 2008, 3:27am EST
  • links for 2008-01-21

    The four best online and multimedia professional journalism groups | Will Sullivan's Journerdism About SND, Will says: "Youthful feel, experimental, diverse, inspiring, a little crazy, but a good crazy? like you don?t know what?s around the corner but you... [...]

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    Posted: January 21, 2008, 3:26am EST
  • Hollywood's Newspapers of the Future

    io9 has a roundup of sci-fi newspapers, including the one above from “Ultraviolet” about a Vampire Epidemic!!! Too bad most Hollywood movies can’t get their prop newspapers even close to looking right.... [...]

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    Posted: January 21, 2008, 12:45am EST
  • links for 2008-01-18

    Salty Sam -- Courant.com Referring to Tribune's companywide website platform, Sam Zell said, "It sucks." (tags: newspapers tribunecompany samzell newmedia journalism)... [...]

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    Posted: January 18, 2008, 3:28am EST
  • links for 2008-01-15

    Incremental adjustments in radical times | yelvington.com The "narrowing of the web width seems symbolic of the trap that snares large newspapers. Unable to make the bold and sweeping changes that might reverse their sagging fortunes, they tinker with... [...]

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    Posted: January 15, 2008, 3:30am EST
  • The Trib Flies a New Flag

    The Chicago Tribune, following the industry trend, debuts a narrower page Monday. They're taking the opportunity to make a few design changes, not the least of which is to change the Page One nameplate. It's been reversed out of... [...]

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    Posted: January 13, 2008, 10:59pm EST
  • Upgrade

    I've been doing some upgrading to the backend of things around here. Most everything seems to have come through OK, but there is some comment weirdness. After you hit submit on a comment, it seems to spin forever and then... [...]

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    Posted: January 13, 2008, 10:52pm EST
  • New Hampshire Front Pages

    Here are the top U.S. front pages today in the wake of yesterday's New Hampshire primary. Given that the No. 2 most overused word of last night's coverage was "comeback," I did NOT just see five major newspapers use... [...]

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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 10:14am EST
  • links for 2008-01-09

    E&P: 'Mercury News' Editor's Surprise Departure Followed Controversial 'Three-Section Paper' Proposal If reorganizing the print paper from five sections to three is seen as "too bold," we're screwed. (tags: newspapers journalism newmedia newsroomculture stoprearrangingthedeckchairs)... [...]

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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 3:26am EST
  • Herald Outsourcing

    Newspapers & Technology reports that The Miami Herald is planning to outsource "some of its copy editing and page layout design work to Mindworks, a prepress production firm based in New Delhi, India." The company will oversee a weekly section... [...]

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    Posted: January 08, 2008, 1:31pm EST
  • links for 2008-01-07

    the exploding newsroom John Hassell, online editor at the Star-Ledger kicks off a new blog. "Newsrooms across the country are exploding. Staffs are shrinking, there’s less space for news, and managers everywhere are cutting costs. ... How will all... [...]

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    Posted: January 07, 2008, 3:26am EST
  • Iowa Front Pages

    I've put together the front pages of today's top U.S. papers plus several Iowa papers for your presidential campaign enjoyment. And remember, Mike Huckabee doesn't believe in evolution, only that there's a list of animals that Chuck Norris has... [...]

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    Posted: January 04, 2008, 7:09pm EST
  • Plain Dealer Changes

    Some changes afoot in the visuals department of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, including promotions for Sharon Yemich to Design Director/Features and Emmet Smith to Deputy Design Director/News. Full memo from Design and Graphics Director Michael Tribble and AME/Visuals David Kordalski... [...]

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    Posted: January 03, 2008, 11:27pm EST
  • links for 2008-01-03

    Howard Owens' post on "objectives for today’s non-wired journalist" is generating a lot of discussion Best Howard comeback: "The flip-side, of course, is don’t do these things, if you don’t INVEST in your own career, then all I can... [...]

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    Posted: January 03, 2008, 3:29am EST
  • links for 2008-01-01

    The New York Times | 2007: The Year in Pictures Beautiful presentation (tags: 2007 journalism multimedia news photography photojournalism nyt)... [...]

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    Posted: January 01, 2008, 3:28am EST
  • Bhutto Front Pages

    I’ve collected some front pages on the Benazir Bhutto assassination, in international and U.S. flavors.... [...]

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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 1:54pm EST
  • links for 2007-12-27

    The Magazineer – For people who make, and love, magazines. Derek Powazek, cofounder of JPG, starts a magazine blog. (tags: culture design print magazines)... [...]

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    Posted: December 27, 2007, 3:29am EST
  • links for 2007-12-22

    Packing a Redesign Trunk - Poynter Online - Poynterevolution Jeremy posts another prototype page and writes some more about the ongoing Poynter Online redesign. (tags: poynter redesign webdesign webdev newmedia journalism)... [...]

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    Posted: December 22, 2007, 3:25am EST
  • links for 2007-12-21

    Wire & Twine : Subtraction Tees Great T-shirts from Khoi Vinh. "What better way to celebrate during the December holidays than with a little typographic profanity?" (tags: design shopping webdesign typography t-shirts tobuy)... [...]

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    Posted: December 21, 2007, 3:31am EST
  • links for 2007-12-20

    Digital Edge Blog - Digital Edge Award Finalists There's some nice stuff here, but I keep seeing a lot of the same faces. It's time for everybody else to raise their game. (tags: design innovation inspiration journalism multimedia newspapers... [...]

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    Posted: December 20, 2007, 3:31am EST
  • LAT Fire Coverage

    Word came yesterday that Michael Whitley has been named Assistant Managing Editor for Design at the L.A. Times. Here’s a look back at the work Michael and his staff did during the fires in October.... [...]

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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 8:41pm EST
  • links for 2007-12-19

    BBC - History - Timelines - British Timeline Cool interactive British history timeline from the BBC. It's a productivity killer, but you'll feel smart! (tags: britain bbc design flash infographics inspiration history timeline visualization UI) SND Update Blog: Michael... [...]

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    Posted: December 19, 2007, 3:31am EST
  • links for 2007-12-18

    Derek Powazek – Rule 1 for Collaborative Media: Ask First Excellent post on the Lane Hartwell photo dustup. (tags: copyright internet photography web2.0) How to Spot a Cylon Very handy poster to have on hand. Especially around the office.... [...]

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    Posted: December 18, 2007, 3:23am EST
  • links for 2007-12-17

    Helvetica limited edition | Microsoft Typography - News archive Additional copies of the “sold out” limited edition of the Helvetica movie go on sale Monday. (tags: helvetica helveticamovie typography movies) Poynter Online - Poynterevolution Poynter.org blogs its impending redesign.... [...]

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    Posted: December 17, 2007, 3:28am EST
  • links for 2007-12-16

    The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right Holovaty's long-awaited Django book is out. Order placed. (tags: webdev django book adrianholovaty programming python amazon) ::: v-moda ::: (tags: iphone headphones tobuy) Helvetica - ThisNext Gifts for the Helvetica... [...]

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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 3:24am EST
  • Back On the Horse

    OK, I guess two months is plenty of time to sit on the beach, drowning in mai-tais and ignoring the rest of my life. And so posting resumes! Some of these first posts may not be, well, “news” so much.... [...]

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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 2:03am EST
  • Hey, That Guy Looks Familiar

    When’s the last time your front page nabbed a thief?... [...]

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    Posted: December 16, 2007, 2:01am EST
  • SND Boston

    I'm in Boston for this year's Society for News Design workshop, which starts today. I'll be doing some blogging here and there, as will, seemingly, everybody else. I've built a page that monitors the "backchannel" of online conversation surrounding... [...]

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    Posted: October 11, 2007, 7:32pm EDT
  • Merging Style and Arts at the Post

    The Washington Post debuted a new Style & Arts section on Aug. 26. It’s a merger of two regular Sunday sections. Deputy Assistant Managing Editor for News Art Denny Brack and Style Design Director Martha Wright created the new... [...]

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    Posted: September 09, 2007, 12:51am EDT
  • God is in the Details

    If you haven't seen it, you must watch this demo by Microsoft researcher Blaise Aguera y Arcas of Seadragon and Photosynth from the TED conference. Mindblowing.... [...]

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    Posted: August 17, 2007, 12:50pm EDT
  • Khoi Vinh on Print vs. Online Design

    Khoi Vinh, design director of nytimes.com (and SND Boston speaker) has a brilliant post that distills a lot of the thoughts about print designers and the web that have been banging around my skull for months. It's a must-read. The... [...]

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    Posted: August 17, 2007, 11:15am EDT
  • Original Design Gangsta

    You got the mutha-kernin’ skillz, yo? (Thanks, Greg!)... [...]

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    Posted: August 14, 2007, 2:50am EDT
  • The Tabs of New York, New York

    New York tabloid minds sure seem to be thinking alike these days. June 20 July 22 Aug. 2 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 9... [...]

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    Posted: August 14, 2007, 2:22am EDT
  • Outsourcing in New Zealand

    The Associated Press noted over the weekend that New Zealand newspaper publisher APN News & Media has started outsourcing copy editing and layout work at some of its newspapers, including the New Zealand Herald, the country’s largest daily. Starting Sunday,... [...]

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    Posted: August 14, 2007, 2:01am EDT
  • The Gray Lady, Thinner

    The New York Times looks a bit more svelte today, rolling out its new 12" width, a 1½-inch reduction in width that brings the Times in line with most American broadsheets. If you don't happen to have copies of... [...]

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    Posted: August 06, 2007, 2:53pm EDT
  • Twin Cities Bridge Collapse

    Here are the front pages of the two Twin Cities papers today. Good, prominent reefers to online coverage in the Strib and Pioneer Press. Even though that's sort of a sad admission that "yeah, this information you're reading is... [...]

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    Posted: August 02, 2007, 9:50am EDT
  • Front Page Ads in L.A.*

    Looks like ads may be coming to the front page of the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Observed says. In a memo to the staff, publisher David Hiller said the paper had “one of the worst quarters ever experienced,” and... [...]

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    Posted: July 13, 2007, 8:07pm EDT
  • Off the Grid and Into the Mud

    Something to remember next time you're whining about the A/C in the office not keeping you quite cool enough: Richard Turley, art director of The Guardian's G2 magazine, has an excellent piece at Design Observer about putting together the... [...]

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    Posted: July 09, 2007, 11:19am EDT
  • “The Soul of a News Reporter”

    Edward Tufte has a short paean (with many examples) to Megan Jaegerman, a graphic artist at The New York Times from 1990-1998. Her work is smart, finely detailed, elegant, witty, inventive, informative. A fierce researcher and reporter, she writes... [...]

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    Posted: July 03, 2007, 2:08am EDT
  • We'll Always Have Paris

    Hope your V-D Day celebrations were full of joy and hope for humanity.... [...]

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    Posted: June 28, 2007, 2:13am EDT
  • Nice Rack

    This is just the most awesomest thing ever. Scott Walker, an assistant managing editor at the Birmingham News, has hacked together an old newspaper box, a Mac Mini, and a flat screen monitor to create a digital newsstand that will... [...]

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    Posted: June 24, 2007, 12:51am EDT
  • Toronto’s New Star

    The Toronto Star redesigned a couple weeks ago. (OK, three. Or so.) SND's Canada blog had some (more timely) coverage here and here. There's a new body face, Torstar Text, which is set at 10.25 on 11, as opposed... [...]

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    Posted: June 20, 2007, 1:21pm EDT
  • Take Me to the Pilot

    Here are some before-and-afters (afters on the right) of the Virginian-Pilot’s new design. And here are some new inside pages:... [...]

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    Posted: June 06, 2007, 11:41pm EDT
  • The New Pilot

    The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk launched its much-awaited redesign today. I'll have a more in-depth before-and-after look later today. Meantime, the SND folks have some of the new pages up.... [...]

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    Posted: June 06, 2007, 1:28pm EDT
  • Portland Quick Course

    Apologies for the quietude around here. Turns out paternity leave is full of the eating of bon-bons and long, leisurely naps, leaving little time for blogging. Who knew? Anyhoo, one of the things occupying me lately is getting things... [...]

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    Posted: May 30, 2007, 9:18pm EDT
  • Fort Worth’s New Look

    The Star-Telegram of Fort Worth launched a redesign on Sunday. They’ve narrowed the web width and turned Page One into a billboard for the rest of the paper. In the four-page reader’s guide (PDF), Executive Editor Jim Witt writes:... [...]

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    Posted: May 01, 2007, 4:31am EDT
  • Globe and Mail Redesigns

    The Globe and Mail, “Canada's National Newspaper,” (329,923 daily/416,584 Saturday) launched a redesigned newspaper today, the culmination of a two-year “reimagination” process. Says Editor-in-Chief Edward Greenspon: We wanted to be smarter, more accessible, more Web-paper integrated and more visually... [...]

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    Posted: April 23, 2007, 4:48am EDT
  • Hutchinson to Rolling Stone

    L.A. Times Creative Director Joe Hutchinson will become the art director of Rolling Stone, L.A. Observed and the SND blog are reporting. The New York Post said last month that Hutchinson turned the job down, but he’s reported to have... [...]

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    Posted: April 21, 2007, 8:54pm EDT
  • Virginian-Pilot Page*

    Striking front page by the Virginian-Pilot today. And a gutsy editorial choice. Also, Pilot editor Denis Finley defends the photo choice on the Tuesday front page. Update: Pilot design team leader Paul Nelson on how the page came together.... [...]

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    Posted: April 18, 2007, 2:17pm EDT
  • Virginia Tech Front Pages*

    I’ve collected some front pages of the Virginia Tech massacres. Here are some Virginia front pages, here are the top 50 U.S. papers and some international papers. Update: I've added The Collegiate Times (above), the student newspaper at Virginia... [...]

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    Posted: April 17, 2007, 1:18pm EDT
  • Judge Not ...

    I’m at the University of Missouri judging the College Newspaper Design contest with Scott Goldman of the Indianapolis Star (and SND prez) and Kristin Lenz of the Hartford Courant. Winners will be going up live soon here. So far,... [...]

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    Posted: April 12, 2007, 4:12pm EDT
  • The New “Bright One”

    The Chicago Sun-Times launched a redesigned, more locally focused paper today. As evidenced by the emphasized "Chicago" in the flag, they're beefing up their local orientation and adding more features such as "Chicagopedia," a dictionary of Chicago words; "This... [...]

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    Posted: April 04, 2007, 1:55pm EDT
  • EyeTrack, YouTrack

    Poynter introduced the major findings (video; text script here) of its latest EyeTrack study at ASNE last week, and it’s getting a lot of pixels, mostly because it suggests that people read more of a story online (77 percent)... [...]

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    Posted: April 01, 2007, 7:07pm EDT
  • Dubai’s Express

    XPress, a new Garcia Media-designed weekly tab in Dubai, launched on March 15. Mario Garcia says: The culture of the “always on” thrives on high tech and all the gadgets that surround it — from mobile telephone news alerts... [...]

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    Posted: April 01, 2007, 5:12pm EDT
  • Malofiej Awards Announced

    I’ve been meaning to link to the live blogging my pals Matt Mansfield and Jonathon Berlin have been doing over at the SND Update blog from the Malofiej International Infographic Awards in Pamplona. And now, well, they’re done. And the... [...]

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    Posted: April 01, 2007, 2:09pm EDT
  • The Blogging Society

    The Society for News Design has got themselves one of them interweb-log deals. Many updates about society doings and other things of interest. So hop into one of those internet tubes and head over there. >SND Update: The Blog [SND.org]... [...]

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    Posted: March 27, 2007, 5:21pm EDT
  • San Antonio Adds Some “Zip”

    The San Antonio Express-News has changed up its front page, saying it needs to reflect the reality of readers being "more informed, more wired &emdash; and yes, much more busy taking it all in." There's an "interactive" graphic online... [...]

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    Posted: March 27, 2007, 10:03am EDT
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