Honey, They Shrunk the Column Sigs! (but I love the color added to the back of 'em)

I have this new issue in my hands already, great job! elegant colors, very neat, I like it! look more attractive, the front page look almost the same, but narrow, but inside look wonderful!, I like MarketPlace and Health and Travel, elegant issue, smart newspaper for smart readers, beautiful!!

It is quite a shocking development indeed compared with the behemoth broadsheet of old, but it does seem quite well executed cover to cover (apart from the typo "highten" on Page G8 of the special eight-page Reader's Guide they included in the paper). I rather dig the skyboxes on the inside fronts, and the overall effect of the redo seems to be a stronger, cleaner read. Publisher Crovitz about 40-plus inches of ink into explaining the new direction.

Anyone else think the inside section fronts are "inspired" by the National Post in Canada?

Hooah! Mario Garcia is a genius. One of the biggest reasons redesigns fail is because the product looks totally different but this is a great change. I like the typefaces but I worry a lot about their body text leading and tracking being too tight. But that's a PDF, I'll pick one up tomorrow in the airport and see.

The use of color - for the Journal - is brilliant and the new breakout boxes are key. In fact, my paper just made up the idea of "summary boxes" last month so I hope when I find one it doesn't look the same as mine. ;)

Great integration. I hope to see more growth and freedom on those section fronts. Air them out!

This may not be the worst redesign, but is certainly the most consequential. The Journal was a GREAT newspaper. Was. Don't pretend that a quality product like the journal can jettison 20 percent of its content and nothing bad just happened. The short stories, the big type, the narrow feel — at least USA is bright and cheerful. The new Journal is dreadful. I'm saddened that none of the reviews i've read so far is willing to acknowledge this.

This may not be the worst redesign, but is certainly the most consequential. The Journal was a GREAT newspaper. Was. Don't pretend that a quality product like the journal can jettison 20 percent of its content and nothing bad just happened. The short stories, the big type, the narrow feel — at least USA is bright and cheerful. The new Journal is dreadful. I'm saddened that none of the reviews i've read so far is willing to acknowledge this.

It's been almost two weeks... what happened to my favorite design blog?

maybe vacations time....I assume.
Tom

maybe vacations time....I assume.
Tom

Yes, sorry everyone! Major life events have ensued. Actual "content" is forthcoming.