Cincinnati reader feedback: ‘Truly awesome.’ (Plus: more live pages)
Near the end of the first day of the new look/format/spirit Cincinnati Enquirer, Editor Carolyn Washburn forwarded a selection of reader comments, which I’ve interspersed below with live page designs...
View ArticleThumbs up for Sun-Times’backpage nod to Ebert’s legacy
“Do you go to work every day and try to master your job and feel deeply that it matters? Do you believe that you can, through sheer excellence, make it matter even more? Roger Ebert did.” When big...
View Article2013 in Review: Busy Year, Challenging Projects
In a completely unscientific look at how the media landscape is moving forward, here’s a recap of the challenging, exciting projects I’ve been engaged in this year: February: I created the design for...
View ArticleHispanic business press pioneer: Three cheers for growth, diversification
It’s always terrific to see one of my clients moving forward, making new connections, and creating new revenue streams. Even better to hear gushing praise for these efforts directly from readers,...
View ArticleFormat busters! 3 clients tell storiesin graphic, novel ways
Going bold with ‘comics journalism’: The Reader, Creative Loafing, and U of Chicago research magazine Capital Ideas [July 13, 2014] The work of three current and former clients reinforces the potential...
View ArticleAdvice for young (and seasoned) journalists? Ask some very recent grads
Grizzly grads tell us loud and clear: Get ready for digital-first publishing, heavy on social media, rocked by (and enjoying) constant change. [February 10, 2015, Missoula, Mont.] What an eye-opener it...
View ArticleWant a more creative publication? Skilled staff? Conduct art classes
Often the road to redesign brings happy surprises (beyond, one hopes, a smart looking publication). Prototyping and other goal-setting can suggest workflow restructuring, clarification of roles and...
View ArticleIn the African dirt: The ‘truth’ behind one compelling photo
By Ron Reason For a variety of other essays and collected writings and images of my work in Africa and elsewhere in the Third World, visit this link.] Since my initial visit to Africa in 2006, I’ve...
View ArticleThe redesigned Cincinnati Enquirer: Readers Guide, first pages
Congratulations to Editor Carolyn Washburn, Gannett Design Team Supervisor Ryan Hildebrandt, and their teams today as they debut a new look, format, and spirit for the Cincinnati Enquirer. The paper is...
View ArticleProduction hubs and newspaper redesigns: Project management advice
In the last few years, the bulk of my consulting work has come from redesign projects for newspaper “hubs,” or centralized staffing centers where shared templates (with, perhaps, a controlled amount of...
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