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 [...]
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Cincinnati Enquirer: photojournalism gets a more personal voice
Posted by Ron Reason on December 13, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/12/13/cincinnati-enquirer-photojournalism-gets-a-more-personal-voice/
In Cincinnati, strategic prep
for the new ‘super compact’ format
The current Enquirer page size, left, compared with approximate dimensions of the ‘super compact’ canvas, right. The design is expected to change substantially. [CINCINNATI, Ohio] I’ve just returned from an invigorating three days helping to advise the staff of The Cincinnati Enquirer on the paper’s conversion (around October 2012) to a smaller format called “three around/ [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on December 6, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/12/06/in-cincinnati-strategic-prep-for-the-new-super-compact-format/
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/
A business newspaper redesigns
‘from a position of strength’
[The first live edition of the redesigned newspaper. From the logo to the body text, all type was reconsidered. For the first issue, a more magazine-like centerpiece was planned to grab attention. See additional design variations in prototypes below, and compare the new look to the old look from recent issues.] [LITTLE ROCK] Arkansas Business, [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on July 28, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/07/28/a-newspaper-redesign-from-a-position-of-strength/
Chicago Reader redesign:
‘Will it get me to pick up the paper?’
“READER Week” continues, heralding the April 28, 2011 relaunch of the Chicago Reader. This post previews key changes that aim to make the print edition more appealing to readers and advertisers. There are dozens of smaller improvements to navigation and new content, but below are the biggies. In editing this post, I decided to address [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on April 26, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/04/26/chicago-reader-redesign/
Chicago Reader redesign:
A new music section to flip for
[Prototypes for covers of B Side: Chicago's Music Magazine, the new music section of the Reader. Click to enlarge] Welcome to “READER Week,” a series of posts looking at the April 28, 2011 relaunch of the Chicago READER, the alternative newsweekly celebrating its 40th year. To kick things off, we look at what may be the [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on April 25, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/04/25/chicago-reader-redesign-a-music-section-to-flip-for/
Chicago Reader redesign: Questions, background about the paper and project
I’ve been fielding questions about the Chicago Reader since formally beginning consultation on its redesign in September 2010. Below are a few questions about the redesign since it launched, as well as some basic background and links relating to the paper as of April 2011. For more about the relaunch of the paper on April [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on April 24, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/04/24/chicago-reader-redesign-quick-facts-about-the-paper-and-the-project/
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/
3 unglamorous (but excellent) details from a campus newspaper redesign
The Cult of News Design loves to fawn over magazine covers and newspaper front pages (that’s what wins awards, after all), much to the neglect of small details and inside pages that comprise 90% of a newspaper or magazine. This post zooms in a bit on some smaller but impactful work that came out of the [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on March 23, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/03/23/3-unglamorous-but-excellent-details-from-a-campus-newspaper-redesign/
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/