Mario R. Garcia Jr.
Mario is a news designer with more than 15 years experience in helping newspapers, magazines, and web sites package and present news and information more effectively. He has led online redesign projects for over 100 organizations, including The Wall Street Journal (USA), The Hindu (India) and La Tribune (France). Recently, Mario has worked with newspaper organizations on strengthening their brand, new product strategy and multilevel storytelling taking advantage of new mediums like mobile technology. One such project was the successful launch of Centro, Media General’s spanish-language news products in Tampa, Florida which includes a newspaper, web site, radio and television stations. He has also worked with Quick, The Dallas Morning News’ youth-oriented publication in Dallas, Texas. Mario is a frequent lecturer on the topic of multimedia convergence and an adjunct faculty member at the University of South Florida where he teaches journalism.
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Mar. 14th Coming tomorrow: the new Romania Libera
TAKEAWAY: We are in Bucharest this Sunday as we prepare to produce the first issue of Romania Libera displaying its new rethinking and redesign. We offer you some “glimpses” of the look, and comment with updates about the day’s preparations. PLUS: An interview with Dutch-based typograher, Peter Bilak, about his new developments, including web fonts and new fonts for Indian scripts
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design audit
Is your publication or web site as good as it could be? The Garcia Media design audit can help answer this very important question. We analyze your publication or web site thoroughly, paying special attention to how it looks, how it reads and how it keeps the readers’ attention. Then we deliver a complete report, with specific ideas on how to improve and gain more readers.