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Sep. 5th The newspaper of 2020 and beyond: see Pure Design download

TAKEAWAY: The newspaper of 2020? Well, some of us gave that a try during one of those “newspaper of the future” exercises in 1999. How does my model fare in ten years later? See the Pure Design download today for publications of the future. SUNDAY UPDATES: Jacky, the cute Luxemburger pooch, makes his Bild Am Sonntag picks of the day.

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Sep. 3rd Postcard from Bogotá: the ADN phenomenon

TAKEAWAY: It is a new and improved city of Bogotá—-cleaner, safer,greener, with the new Transmilenio mass transportation system and soon new Metro.  In addition, the commuters have 10 newspapers to choose from as they make their way to work each day. PLUS: Pure Design download: The look of South America

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Sep. 2nd Asian newspapers: design thrives, new titles emerge

TAKEAWAY: If there is a part of the world where newspapers seem to be vibrantly alive, it is in Asia. Particularly in India and Thailand, new titles have emerged, and readers seem to cling to their printed newspapers with a zest that is rarely seen elsewhere.  Pure Design’s download is all about the look of Asian newspapers. PLUS: Some front pages we like today.

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Aug. 31st Tuesday Type Talk; best of European newspaper design

TAKEAWAY: It is Tuesday and our topic today is typography. Have some fun with these links. PLUS: Pure Design download: the look of newspapers in Europe AND: Steve Foley, of The Age , Melbourne,Australia, chimes in on the state of US newspapers as models to be imitated.

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Aug. 31st The ingredients of the “model” newspaper of today

TAKEAWAY: When I wrote this chapter of Pure Design in 2002, I mentioned that North American newspapers were the ones that many editors from around the world turn to for models of what to be, how to look. How true is that statement in 2009?

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Aug. 29th This Sunday: Mario on Tyler Brulé‘s Monocle Radio; also, volume and design

TAKEAWAY: Joining Tyler Brulé‘s Monocle Radio show this Sunday for a discussion of the future of journalism. Also appearing Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Alex Jones. Show airs Sunday, at 12:00 CET ALSO: Pure Design download: all about volume on a page or screen PLUS: Jacky’s Sunday picks from Bild Am Sonntag

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Aug. 28th Monocle Radio: I join Tyler Brulé and Alex Jones

TAKEAWAY: Joining Tyler Brulé‘s Monocle Radio show this Sunday for a discussion of the future of journalism. Also appearing Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Alex Jones. Show airs Sunday, at 12:00 CET

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Aug. 27th The subject is navigation: make it #1 on your list

TAKEAWAY: Today’s Pure Design download is all about how to navigate the reader better through a newspaper or magazine.  AND: Magazine covers and Sen. Edward Kennedy: from the Robert Newman collection

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Aug. 26th Applying the Bauhaus’ experimental approach today

TAKEAWAY: The Bauhaus School was all about allowing for experimentation, inspiration that we can definitely apply to our industry today. PLUS: Pure Design’s download: to box or not to box a story, that is the question. AND: Some aggressive advertising to lure advertisers to print.

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Aug. 25th When the fingers do the reading: handling lists of information

TAKEAWAY: There is a difference between reading a narrative-style story and a list of items. I call it “finger reading” and it requires the designer to use special strategies. Pure Design download today is all about how to make long lists more palatable.

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Aug. 24th Crowdsourcing: citizen journalism in times of economic despair

TAKEAWAY: It’s called citizen journalism by many, it is referred to as crowdsourcing by marketing experts. Welcome to the new world of reporting the news.  PLUS: Pure Design download: spatial relationship between items on a page.

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Aug. 22nd The Impact of the Compact:; Weekend Updates

TAKEAWAY: Our Pure Design download is Tab versus Broadhsheet: the debate continues .ALSO: Download The Impact of the Compact PLUS: Screens inching their way on to print AND: More examples of Zaman’s opinion pages designed to convince

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Aug. 21st The newspaper as advertising icon:  here it still sells

TAKEAWAY: Various products include the image of a newspaper in their advertising. Nothing new, really; however, in 2009, for those of us who love printed newspapers, a sign that at some levels, newspapers still sell PLUS: Whispers from Mario in Monocle magazine AND: Opinion pages don’t have to look textually boring

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Aug. 19th Opinion pages: gravitas does not mean boring

TAKEAWAY: Today’s Pure Design download is all about the design of opinion/commentary pages, which can be among the best possibilities for creativity and innovation.

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Aug. 18th The Hindu’s website gets a rethinking

TAKEAWAY: Users have identified the new features and like what they see as they navigate through The Hindu’s newsly redesigned website. PLUS: Pure Design download, all about those classified pages.

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