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Aug. 26th Gravitas, page one and the “serious” newspaper

TAKEAWAY: It is not easy to convince editors of a certain mentality that “gravitas” is not defined by 1000 words of text on Page One. But we try.

14 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 24th Classic design as good today as it was in 1969: Minneapolis Tribune

TAKEAWAY:  Frank Ariss, who created the all-Helvetica look of the Minneapolis Tribune tells us about his work today in a three-minute interview.

6 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 24th Obama’s VP and the second day headline on day one

TAKEAWAY: Obama made the announcement of his choice of Sen. Joe Biden as partner on his Democratic presidential ticket on a Saturday. For the Sunday newspapers, this was a classic example of using the second day headline on day one. We show you some we like..

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Aug. 23rd Making that design concept last: Someone should invent The-Year-After Pill for design sustainability

TAKEAWAY: While prototypes are usually better crafted than the real editions produced under deadline pressure, there are some things one can do to safeguard against erosion of the design concept after it is implemented. Tips follow.

6 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 21st From travel to fashion, high tech and wheels: Gulf News offers its readers the glossy stuff

TAKEAWAY: One thing is for sure, at the Gulf News of Dubai, news is but one of the many ingredients they add to their recipe daily: supplements abound, but the magazines offer a real treat, and two of them come free with a subscription.

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Aug. 20th Emarat Al Youm: Tabloid in Arabic offers breezy fare

TAKEAWAY: While most of the other Arab-language dailies in Dubai are broadsheets with long texts and smallish photos, Emarat Al Youm opts for a compact format, big photos and headlines and shorter texts: the young like it. Al Trivino, the designer, tells about the challenges of working with Arabic alphabets.

4 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 19th Gulf News Editor discusses challenges ahead for UAE media

TAKEAWAY: Veteran journalist and editor, Abdul Hamid Ahmad, says the progress we see in UAE media is only the beginning, but he warns that there is a lot of room for progress: “There has to be more openness, transparency and press freedom.”

31 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 18th Published every Thursday, Xpress surprises, refreshes, titillates in Dubai

TAKEAWAY: It is an old and reliable recipe for success—-well chosen content that is focused and stays focused; color on every page, headlines that seduce, faces everywhere, and stories of the human condition.

12 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 17th Nine dailies, two languages: publishing newspapers in the city of the future

TAKEAWAY: Newspapers thrive in this fast growing, multi-ethnic city of Dubai. Some are broadsheets, others tabloid. Some are in English, some in Arabic. The audience is just as mixed.  Starting this week, we take a look at the Dubai newspaper scene.

8 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 17th Ambitious aging: Madonna is 50 and Roger Black is 60!

TAKEAWAY: A landmark weekend for sure in the birthdays’ department as pop princess and super diva of reinventions, Madonna, turns 50, while one of design’s most admired, Roger Black, reaches 60 with a Texas-style bash.

16 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 16th Saturday follow ups on the newspaper of the future, typography and more

TAKEAWAY: Saturday Sequels becomes a regular feature to present follow ups to postings during the week, and, in some cases, answers to your frequent questions.

16 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 15th Tips for designing news online editions

TAKEAWAY: Functionality and effective navigation are the two main
characteristics of a well designed news website; oh, yes, make it appealing to the eye if you can.

6 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 14th Hoefler: “A Second Golden Age of Typography”

TAKEAWAY: Jonathan Hoefler discusses the customization of type fonts (“it creates administrative, technical, and even legal hassles”), the state of type creation today (“type foundries producing better work today”) and his foundry’s output (“adding most requested features to our hardest-working typefaces”).

1 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 12th Students design newspaper of the future: Yes, it is printed!

TAKEAWAY: There must be at least a dozen institutions that I know of “thinking up” ideas for the newspaper of the year 2020 and beyond; journalism classrooms are fertile ground for such experiments. Here are the results of one of them, at the University of Miami.

11 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

Aug. 12th The photographer’s view: “Forceful photos can prolong the life of newspapers”

TAKEAWAY: Photography is a key visual element of any publication.  Veteran photographer, photo editor and all-round creative wiz, Maggie Steber, perhaps one of the most celebrated photographers of her generation, and a former newspaper photo director, chats with us, and presents her strong views on newspaper use of photos: “most newspapers use photos that are banal and repetitive”. She encourages photographers and editors “to take chances”.

6 comments Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia

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