I hope we can see some hi-res images of the St. Pete redesign soon.

Ms. Bogdas,
I've always considered the Sun-Sentinel to be a trendsetter and, overall, one of the most beautiful U.S. papers. I never imagined the front page could look even better than it did, but the redesign just takes it to a much higher level. I hope you don't mind sharing your insight with a couple of questions:
1) What inspired the new look? Is there a particular objective that motivated your paper to redesign?
2) I've noticed a few other papers (Bakersfield Californian, Kansas City Star, for example) that are incorporating color screens into their redesign. Is this coincidence? To use my own goofy analogy, are color screens to 21st century what color labels were to the '90s?

Rick,

I got no answers for you, man. I left the paper five months ago as the process was just getting underway. Let me direct you to AME for Visuals Tim Frank, you can reach him through newspagedesigner.com. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.