Update #3: Monday, August 7 Luxembourg, 16:25
TAKEAWAY: We salute the printed newspaper and show you some of our print projects in which we take great pride. At the present time, we are fully engaged in the rethinking of print products, and in the creation of new ones. Print thrives, especially among editors who do print happily.
A review of Garcia Media printed projects
Austria, Netherlands
The Washington Post, USA
Goteborgs Posten, Sweden
France, Germany
France Football, France
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
El Tiempo, Colombia
India
Africa: Next, of Lagos, Nigeria
Diario do Amazonas, Brazil
India
Germany
India, Austria
Germany, France
Bolivia, Honduras
Shang, the new magazine of the Shangri La Hotels worldwide
Russia, Norway
O Povo, Brazil
Italy’s Il Secolo XIX (front pages of last three days)
Belgium, Netherlands, USA
Romania Libera, Romania
Mexico, Belgium
Croatia, Germany, India
Oman, Thailand
Last week, as I prepared to conduct a workshop for Media 24 attended exclusively by members of their newspaper titles, I thought it would be good to start with a review of how printed newspapers are doing today.
Although the workshops are all about the tablet, and how to take their newspapers to iPad app editions, which all of them will do in due time, I figured that I wanted to tell this group of editors, designers, copy editors that, indeed, printed newspapers thrive in many parts of the world, and that they adapt and grow. In some cases, new printed newspapers are born.
I always want to make it clear that my involvement, enthusiasm and, let’s say it, passion, for the iPad and the creation of apps, does not, in any way, take away from the pride we take in working with the rethinking of printed products which, as we constantly say, are going to continue to grow and to adapt.
This retrospective of printed newspapers that thrive and that we have the privilege of helping to get there is a reminder that, in today’s media environment, it is not about Print First or Digital First. Instead, it is about storytelling first.
So, in preparing for our Media 24 workshops last week, I turned to see how our Garcia Media projects have fared, and I collected these front pages of assorted projects, which I share here with you.
It is wonderful to turn to projects you have already completed and see them not just adhering to the rules that were set up at the time of a redesign, but also enhancing, improving, moving positively upwards with the concept.
The samples you see here have been compiled from all Garcia Media offices, including Garcia Media Europe (Hamburg), and Garcia Media Latinoamerica (Buenos Aires). Special thanks to our Buenos Aires team, Rodrigo Fino and Paula Ripoll for their assistance.
Time for a little fun with this video clip
When I was in South Africa last week, artist and self proclaimed “visual facilitator” Roy Blumenthal did a live cartoon-like drawing of me as I gave my presentation. Following that, Roy asked me to send him a short audio clip in which I explained what I do, so that he would “surprised” me.
Today the surprised arrived in the way of this video. Interesting and fun. Thanks, Roy.
Watch the video here:
Here is the original drawing Roy Blumenthal drew as I spoke, highlighting major points of the presentation