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Nov. 24th In Brazil: a new look for Diario do Para
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Big changes have taken place for Diario de Pará, including a change of its logo, which went from blue to black, with a different font. But the changes for Diario were not just visual, as the newspaper underwent a total rethinking of how it presents content,
Here is what the scope of the project was for Diario”
*To improve printing quality.
*To examine and to modify editorial processes
*To incorporate a new editorial system
*To introduce a new logo—-a change in the branding.
*To introduce a new design for the entire newspaper
*To reorganize and move content around in a more compact way, while introducing new content as well.
*To modify the editorial focus.
The new typography for Diario
The typographic scheme of Diario consists of three fonts: Antenna, Leviathan and Mercury.
[ ANTENNA ]

Used in various weights and styles for headlines, secondary headings and accessories
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[ LEVIATHAN ]

This font is used for page headers and for logos of specific sections and supplements.
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[ MERCURY TEXT G2 ]

Mercury Text was found to be the best to provide legibility for texts.
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New history is created for Diario do Para with the birth of this new logo, using Antenna. The line with color provides a sense of corporate branding to identify the newspaper and give it visual uniqueness. With a new logo, the management of Diario hopes to start a new era representing a product that is more modern, with a stronger presence in the market.

The new look
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Some pages show the new design.
New supplement page design
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Supplement covers after the redesign
Supplement to present the new design
To read TheRodrigoFino blog, and see this case study in Spanish, go:
http://garciamedia.com/latinamerica/blog/articles/belem_do_para/
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Spending this week at home in Tampa.
TheMarioBlog posting #142
Posted by Dr. Mario R. Garcia on November 24, 2008
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Most of the papers from smaller cities in Brazil used to be plain ugly. By the 60’s and 70’s most of them were pretty much alike, because of the technology limitations. By the 80’s it started to change, but they were clearly left behind. When you take a look at of the mid-90’s papers from these cities, it’s simply terrible. Now they seem to be catching up. I wonder how the market is in Belém, how much the market has grown.