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03.30.2025—7am    Post #23094
When type alone does it!

I call them Type Attacks, relying on the power of typography to carry the overall visual impact of a page (or screen).

Behold that print edition of the Sunday New York Times.

I confess it is the only print publication that I consume, but it is enough to satisfy my thirst for ink on paper.

In this Sunday, March 30 edition, the Times art directors have provided us with a classic example of what I refer to as a Type Attack. I have found out through the years teaching the concept that it is the best way to describe when the design of a page or screen relies entirely on typography. I have been writing about this for years, but, oh, what a happy surprise is to find a new example of a Type Attack to add to my collection.

It is not always that a photo or illustration is available. Reach for the type, and shout visually with it. It can be a great experience to remind all of us about the power of type.

Take a look at how this Sunday Styles section opens today, with a story about Generation X and the fact that just when they should be at the peak of their careers, their skills are all but obsolete.

The Type Attack concept is carried to the inside double page, also quite effectively.

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Our workshop deals with the two big revolutions facing editors

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For me, it is imperative that editors approach content creation thinking in terms of mobile first.

Mobile first involves the type of transformation where all content is prepared thinking from small to large platform.  Thinking small platform does not mean that the reporter conceptualizing a story for mobile consumption should not think BIG.  So, plan from small to large, but think big in terms of the story content and the visual assets that go with it.

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Media predictions for 2024

Every year, Harvard University’s Nieman Lab publishes what selected media people predict for journalism in the following years. You can find my own prediction here;

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/ai-takes-center-stage/

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