The current Enquirer page size, left, compared with approximate dimensions of the ‘super compact’ canvas, right. The design is expected to change substantially. Originally published December 2011; see update as of May, 2012, at bottom. [CINCINNATI, Ohio] I’ve just returned from an invigorating three days helping to advise the staff of The Cincinnati Enquirer on the [...]
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In Cincinnati, strategic prep
for the new ‘super compact’ format
Posted by Ron Reason on May 15, 2012
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2012/05/15/in-cincinnati-strategic-prep-for-the-new-super-compact-format/
Conference resources:
Newspaper design and editing links
In advance of working next week with the South Dakota Newspaper Association, I thought I’d compile some quick links to materials found on this blog, elsewhere on my website, and externally. REINVENTION: Among current/recent clients I’ve helped rethink format, organization, and mission are the Cincinnati Enquirer, which converts to the new “Super Compact/ Three Around” [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on April 19, 2012
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2012/04/19/conference-resources-newspaper-design-and-editing-links/
An illustrated trip through time
with The Chicagoan magazine covers
Windy City publisher J.C. Gabel this month revived “The Chicagoan” magazine, which originally was launched in 1926 and lasted 9 years. Their covers were illustrative, alluring, and dynamic – I’ve posted a few of my favorites from that period over at my Facebook page. Make sure to “LIKE” the page and you’ll be alerted to informative, [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on March 2, 2012
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2012/03/02/a-trip-through-time-with-the-chicagoan-magazine-covers/
2012 forecast: When does a newspaper redesign make sense?
One of the most popular pages on the companion site to this blog (Ron Reason News Design) has been my Q&A on when and how to hire a newspaper redesign consultant. I’ve just updated it to reflect the very different consulting approaches my clients have asked of me within the last year, and my thoughts on [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on February 27, 2012
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2012/02/27/2012-forecast-when-does-a-newspaper-redesign-make-sense/
Cincinnati Enquirer: photojournalism gets a more personal voice
One of the real joys of my newsroom visits is being able to see in print or online, sometimes immediately, the end result of our conversations about change in culture, creativity, the development of personal “voice,” and other topics that go beyond “design.” Two real-life examples followed my recent three-day visit to the Cincinnati Enquirer, to [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on December 13, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/12/13/cincinnati-enquirer-photojournalism-gets-a-more-personal-voice/
Goodbye to a lover (mostly)
of local newspapers
[Mom and dad read the daily papers. Photo circa 1980s.] La Porte County (Indiana) newspapers may have lost their most faithful reader with the passing of my mom, Carolyn Reason, on Thanksgiving Day. Sadly, crosswords will now go unsolved. Typos will go undiscovered. Comics, columns and coupons will go unclipped; the tomfoolery of local officials [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on November 29, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/11/29/goodbye-to-a-lover-mostly-of-newspapers/
‘Only got a mugshot?’ Fear not!
Impactful designs are possible
CONTEST ALERT! SEND IN YOUR BEST “ONLY GOT A MUGSHOT” COVER AND WIN A BEAUTIFUL HARDCOVER COPY OF THE INSPIRATIONAL PHAIDON BOOK, “A SMILE IN THE MIND: WITTY THINKING IN GRAPHIC DESIGN.” (DETAILS BELOW) Two things got me thinking again this week about creating impactful designs when you’ve “only got a mugshot”: A plethora of [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on May 6, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/05/06/only-got-a-mugshot-fear-not-cool-designs-are-possible/
Osama Day 2 front page: Dissecting
St. Pete’s mastery of editing, design
Today’s second-day front by the St. Pete Times is a standout. Here are three reasons why. I may be an average consumer of news about the Osama capture/killing – viewed the press conference, and listen to NPR in the morning, spend 20 minutes or so surfing stories on the web, follow Facebook/Twitter feeds and review [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on May 3, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/05/03/osama-day-2-front-page-st-petes-mastery-of-editing-design/
20+ things to never say to a photojournalist
In light of The Washington Post‘s achievement this week in scoring a Pulitzer for its excellent photo coverage from Haiti, I thought I’d dust off this list which originated in my days as Director of Visual Journalism, and faculty member, at Poynter. There, along with my colleague Kenny Irby, we tried hard to help gain/earn [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on April 19, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/04/19/things-to-never-say-to-a-photojournalist/
6 things the news industry can learn from the Chicago Reader (print edition)
[ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY] Last year I wrote an admiring post here on Seattle alt weekly The Stranger, praising the paper (as well as its integrated, smart and funny marketing and digital efforts), and pondering: This is a paper I’d really seek out if I lived in Seattle. What is it about [...]
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/10/13/6-things-to-learn-from-the-chicago-reader-print-edition/