http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ en-us newsdesigner@comcast.net 2008-04-17T01:33:26-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002892.php 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... 2892@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-04-17T01:33:26-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002891.php 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)... 2891@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-04-13T01:32:50-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002890.php 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.... 2890@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-03-31T01:37:00-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002888.php 2888@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Newspapers 2008-03-24T12:10:32-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002887.php 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... 2887@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-03-11T01:24:51-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002886.php 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... 2886@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-03-07T00:24:33-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002885.php 2885@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Newspapers 2008-03-06T20:25:01-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002884.php If Saul Bass did the Star Wars titles: (via Calacanis)... 2884@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Design 2008-03-04T20:50:47-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002883.php 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... 2883@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Newspapers 2008-03-04T09:42:50-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002882.php 2882@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Newspapers 2008-02-24T21:55:52-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002881.php 2881@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Design 2008-02-19T10:22:53-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002880.php 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)... 2880@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-02-15T00:27:13-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002879.php 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... 2879@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ 2008-02-09T19:34:41-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002878.php 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... 2878@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-02-08T00:27:41-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002877.php 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.... 2877@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ 2008-02-06T06:35:48-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002876.php Denver Post To Cut Biz Section (tags: newspapers journalism business denverpost)... 2876@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-02-06T00:26:56-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002875.php 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)... 2875@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-29T00:29:08-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002874.php 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... 2874@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-24T00:30:49-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002873.php 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... 2873@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-23T00:27:27-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002872.php 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... 2872@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-21T00:26:14-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002871.php 2871@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Design 2008-01-20T21:45:31-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002870.php Salty Sam -- Courant.com Referring to Tribune's companywide website platform, Sam Zell said, "It sucks." (tags: newspapers tribunecompany samzell newmedia journalism)... 2870@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-18T00:28:21-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002869.php 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... 2869@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-15T00:30:51-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002867.php 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... 2867@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Newspapers 2008-01-13T19:59:04-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002866.php 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... 2866@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Blog stuff 2008-01-13T19:52:46-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002865.php 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... 2865@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Election 2008 2008-01-09T07:14:05-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002864.php 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)... 2864@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-09T00:26:00-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002863.php 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... 2863@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Design 2008-01-08T10:31:58-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002862.php 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... 2862@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Links 2008-01-07T00:26:29-08:00 http://www.newsdesigner.com/archives/002861.php 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... 2861@http://www.newsdesigner.com/blog/ Newspapers 2008-01-04T16:09:42-08:00