It’s good news, bad news today in the news media world. The good: “print’s in vogue again,” if you consider these three top women editors who abandoned digital startups to return to the magazine world, in a thought-provoking look at news media economics from Women’s Wear Daily. Or, “print is dying,” depending on how you interpret [...]
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Is ‘print in vogue’? Or are we ‘stumbling to extinction?’ 3 talking points
Posted by Ron Reason on March 16, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/03/16/is-print-in-vogue-or-are-we-stumbling-to-extinction-3-talking-points/
With Charles Apple: Inside the IDS newspaper redesign workshop
A somewhat collaborative blog post on student newspaper redesign, with Charles Apple, the inside scoop of an intense, 3-day workshop I participated in with the student editors of the Indiana Daily Student (IDS) campus newspaper, at Indiana University-Bloomington. I was among three alumni guests, invited to give some “over the shoulder” consult to current students, [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on February 21, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/02/21/with-charles-apple-inside-the-ids-newspaper-redesign-workshop/
The redesign client weighs in: On working with a consultant
The following story is from the Spring 2011 issue of Signature, the flagship magazine of Association Media & Publishing that provides practical information and news about the association publishing industry, addresses current issues and technology, and keeps members abreast of new developments. It was written by Carla Kalogeridis, editorial director of Association Media & Publishing. [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on January 18, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/01/18/the-redesign-client-weighs-in-on-working-with-a-consultant/
The consultant weighs in: Inside the process
When the publishing team at Catholic Health World decided they were ready for a new look, nothing was off limits to change. As a result, they ended up with just the fresh, contemporary design they were hoping for. The following article is by Carla Kalogeridis, editorial director of Association Media & Publishing, and is from [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on January 17, 2011
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/01/17/the-consultant-weighs-in-inside-the-process/
2011 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, launched in 1997!) 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, [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on December 28, 2010
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2010/12/28/2011-forecast-when-does-a-newspaper-redesign-make-sense/
Virginia community newspapers redesign: A success story
[Lynchburg, VA] Great news to end the year with: Our relaunch of a new shared design for a number of smaller community newspapers produced from Media General’s editing center here has been an instant success. In the words of Managing Editor Jason Snyder: “The redesign has gone great so far. It’s been the easiest of [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on December 20, 2010
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2010/12/20/1097/
Richmond Times-Dispatch
redesign unveils Dec. 7
Yes, Virginia, there’s a lot to look forward to this holiday season, for lovers of improved newspapers. The Richmond Times-Dispatch launches design and content changes this week (Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010). Above is a quick look at daily and front page prototypes; live pages will be posted here this week. Among the changes: Bigger body [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on December 6, 2010
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2010/12/06/richmond-times-dispatch-readies-a-relaunch/
Santa Fe New Mexican relaunches
Congratulations to the Santa Fe New Mexican, which launched its redesign, created in-house by Art Director Brian Barker in September 2010. I recently had the pleasure of visiting the paper to conduct an intense week-long workshop, where we discussed redesign ideas, pacing and organization of the paper, the pros and cons of possible conversion to [...]
Posted by Ron Reason on November 24, 2010
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2010/11/24/santa-fe-new-mexican-relaunches/
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 [...]
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2011/03/23/3-unglamorous-but-excellent-details-from-a-campus-newspaper-redesign/