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Sep. 28th German elections: the day after

TAKEAWAY: The day after the general German elections, we are in Berlin and show you how some of the local newspapers covered Angela Merkel’s victory.  PLUS: Pure Design download: Head shots, always a favorite with readers.

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Sep. 26th Weekend Updates: Infographics and the storytelling process

TAKEAWAY: This weekend we post Pure Design’s download #57, all about the importance of infographics in the stoytelling process.  Perhaps the era of the super mega two-page graphic is gone—victim of the economic crisis which affords us fewer pages, or perhaps because those digital natives out there prefer their graphics animated, but love the simple and to the point explanatory graphic in their printed newspaper.  SEQUELS: Two cities, two photo exhibits this weekend in Chicago (Ron Reason gallery) and Camaguey (Cuba) at the Galería Taller Larios. SUNDAY: Jacky makes his picks from Bild Am Sonntag

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Sep. 25th Make multimedia thinking a mission

TAKEAWAY: The state of how newspapers utilize the multimedia potential of their operations fluctuates from great to non existent. PLUS: Two photo exhibits open today in two different cities: Chicago and Camaguey (Cuba).  AND: Pure Design download #56: Photos vs. Illustration   ALSO: Bob Newman and more of the great “VOICES” from the past. —- Water on the moon: your pages?

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Sep. 24th Center of Visual Impact: where the eye goes first on page or screen

TAKEAWAY: If there is one element of page design that will probably never change is the concept of the Center of Visual Impact (CVI), that one spot on the page or screen where the eye lands first, before it begins its trajectory to the rest of the elements around it.  Our Pure Design download #55 reminds all of us about the CVI’s tremendous importance.  ALSO: Two great photo exhibits coming up this weekend in Chicago and Camaguey (Cuba).

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Sep. 23rd Two photo exhibits this weekend: in Chicago and Camaguey

TAKEAWAY: Photography lovers, you are in for two special treats this weekend: Ron Reason puts his “summer” photos on display, with a special salute to Berlin and its historic sites; meanwhile, in Camaguey, Cuba, the Galería Taller Larios, exhibits photos of enchanting Sardinia by Italian photographer Alfredo Cannatello AND: Bucharest notes from Mario: the incognito reporter, the priest and the blessing of the sex shop PLUS: Pure Design download: Stand Alone Photos

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Sep. 21st In Liberia: low tech newspaper, high following

TAKEAWAY: This Liberian editor/publisher does not have to worry about printing, circulation, convergence or technical problems.  His daily newspaper on a chalk board has a strong following and a sense of purpose.  ALSO: Front pages that do it right, with Pure Design download about the topic. AND: New look for France’s Le Figaro: with more color.

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Sep. 21st Adieu, Futura, it’s Verdana for Ikea

TAKEAWAY: Add “Save Futura” to the list of available causes to which you can add your name on Facebook and elsewhere. When Swedish furniture solutions store Ikea switched its preferred font from Futura to Verdana, one could hear the gasps from one end of the living room all the way to the basement study. PLUS: Civility in any language AND: The Obama design book?

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Sep. 20th Sunday update: Pure Design and photo compositions

TAKEAWAY: Planning to put several photos together? The photo combo has never been more popular and easier to use. With a generation of readers/users who are accustomed to seeing very small images on their digital cameras, on mobile screens and the Internet, the time is right to put together a group of photos that enhance the storytelling process.  Our Pure Design download today is all about Photo Compositions. PLUS SUNDAY TREAT: Jacky the smart doggie makes his picks of the most interesting items from today’s Bild Am Sonntag.

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Sep. 18th The free newspaper of the future? Here are some ideas

TAKEAWAY:  That London free newspaper, thelondonpaper, closes today, but you would not know it if you read its digital edition. Will someone miss the lively barely 3-year-old newspaper?  This is a good opportunity to “rethink” free newspapers, as their role, content and purpose may change quite dramatically in the next few years.  Time to create free newspapers that become indispensable. And, who knows, maybe they will go from “free” to at least 20 cents. Why not?

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Sep. 16th Veni, vidi…..and Flipped: the new Google news hub and the future of news packaging

TAKEAWAY: With FastFlip, the new Google experimental hub, we have more than just a quick way to access some top notch publications.  More importantly, we are seeing what is perhaps one of the most adventurous experiments in the way we will be collecting information, processing it and deciding how much more of it we want and where to get it.  Newspapers: watch carefully, some of your future roles may become obvious here. Again, Google innovates in information packaging. PLUS: Pure Design download: garciamedia.com and case studies AND: That London free newspaper, thelondonpaper, closes tomorrow Friday

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Sep. 16th Ooooops! Who placed that ad there?

TAKEAWAY: Here is one reason why editorial/advertising types need to talk to each other. More importantly, an editor/layouter placing a story on a page must have an idea of what else appears on that page, including advertising. PLUS: Pure Design download, White on Black

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Sep. 15th Murder at Yale University: how the dailies covered it

TAKEAWAY: With the academic year barely one week old, it was a grim discovery at the Yale University campus. A graduate student who had gone missing for days is found dead.  For the Yale Daily News a very local story.  We show you how the YDN covered it, as well as other regional and national newspapers. AND:Good work that inspires:  New design for Die Zeit’s website. PLUS: Pure Design download #50: Culture and Design

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Sep. 14th Newsroom work flow: redefining roles lead to right models

TAKEAWAY: Work flow in the newsroom is one hot topic, it is also one very hot button when it comes to how traditional editors see the role of news in a multiplatform environment. The who does what and when can help every newsroom to face up to the challenges of working in a multiplatform environment.  Today, one expert’s view of how photo assignments should flow. PLUS: A simple graphic from Gulf News tells the year-long saga of a complicated economic story AND: What makes for a good art director?  PURE DESIGN: All about white space

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Sep. 12th Newspaper thieves prefer broadsheets

TAKEAWAY: Who says the compact format is the ultimate preferred page size for all newspaper readers?  While the impact of the compact is something to be taken seriously, we now know that a segment of the reading public still longs to run away with a good old broadsheet in their hands.

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Sep. 11th Designing with text type

TAKEAWAY: How much experimentation can we carried out using text type to form shapes? Mint sample says it can be done, with care PLUS: The newspaper as camouflage? AND: Pure Design download: Color in Headlines

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