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11.07.2008—9am    Post #389
Yes We Can design front pages that surprise

TAKEAWAY: Offering page one surprises in this never-stopping news cycle can be difficult, which is why we have selected some front pages from around the world that do just that.
Hope you enjoy them. Notice the headlines and how they emphasize simplicity, sometimes with only one word.

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It helps that we now have a president-elect with a million dollar smile, movie star looks, and a family that can make the cover of any magazine or the front page of any newspaper simply glow. But, beyond that, as we checked www.newseum.com, we were pleasantly surprised to see the variety of interesting and very visual solutions that editors and designrs found to tell readers the story of the most historic U.S. Presidential Election ever .

We like the “portrait” treatments (Detroit Free Press, Red Eye, USA) the mega photo displays (O Povo, Brazil), and the creativity with type (DeMorgen, Belgium, Gulf News, Dubai, and Tahoe Daily Tribune, USA).

For more commentary on how newspapers display news of Obama’s victory, turn to:
www.newsdesigner.com
http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/

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Still in the Canary Islands until tomorrow; Sunday arriving home in Tampa, Florida.

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