Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category
From iPhone to printed page: The rise of Instagram in major publications
Monday, May 13th, 2013
On Sunday morning, March 31, the journalism faithful trudged out to their collective front porch, picked up the hefty edition of The New York Times and found a comfortable spot to curl up for an anticipated weekly read. On this Sunday, if you pay attention to photography, it didn’t take long to be surprised by the (not-so) Old Gray Lady.
Right there, smack in the middle three columns of the Times’ front page, was Alex Rodriguez, staring back at you from a well-composed, well-lit portrait. Taken on an iPhone in a men’s restroom.
This caused a bit of reaction in the blogosphere, and on Twitter, and on Facebook; and, quite likely, on couches across America. We asked top photo and visual editors what they thought, what policies they had for similar photography and what they see coming. More from Sports Illustrated’s Brad Smith, the Washington Post’s David Griffin, the Los Angeles Times’ Michael Whitley and the Chicago Tribune’s Robin Daughtridge on the jump.
Eight pages, 14,000 words: How the Boston Globe re-told the story of April 15, 2013
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Last week, the team at the Boston Globe set out with a goal to provide its readers a complete re-telling of the events surrounding the bombings that shook the city. Here, news designer Robert Davis shares about the process that went into generating this special section.
Officer’s report from the spring board meeting
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
In an effort to make our members aware of officer and board member initiatives, the Society For News Design leadership team is sharing reports from the spring board meeting that took place last weekend in Louisville, KY. This is the first in a three part series of posts, which will also include reports from program and region directors.
Where the magic is: How the team at SB Nation earned World’s Best honors
Monday, April 29th, 2013
Ryan Gantz, Director of User Experience for Vox Media, explains how a collaborative, cross-departmental process led to the successful redesign of SB Nation. The sports news site, owned by Vox Media, won World’s Best honors in the 2012 best of digital design contest.
Chelsea & The City: Covering the Boston Marathon bombing
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Chelsea Kardokus recently graduated from Ball State University and has just started her career as a freelance designer for TIME magazine in Manhattan. Her blog series Chelsea & The City will follow her transition into life as a young professional.
As she shares her celebrations and challenges along the way, Chelsea hopes members of the SND community will join her in thoughtful conversation and help shape the foundation for a successful career in news design.
How the Boston Globe covered a hellish week
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
It’s been a week since a terror attack devastated the Boston Marathon and journalists at the Boston Globe were on top of the story across platforms all week long. In this post, Dan Zedek, AME/Design at the Boston Globe tells us a little bit about the effort that went into covering such a difficult story.
[UPDATED] Covering the capture of Dzhokar Tsarnaev
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
We took to Facebook and Twitter and asked the SND community to submit its front pages covering the capture of Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Here is what we received. If you’d like to share yours, e-mail the .jpg to kpellis1@gmail.com.
Chelsea & The City: “I’m not perfect, and I don’t want to be”
Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Chelsea Kardokus recently graduated from Ball State University and has just started her career as a freelance designer for TIME magazine in Manhattan. Her blog series Chelsea & The City will follow her transition into life as a young professional.
As she shares her celebrations and challenges along the way, Chelsea hopes members of the SND community will join her in thoughtful conversation and help shape the foundation for a successful career in news design.
Chelsea & The City: What art directing taught me about process
Sunday, March 24th, 2013
Chelsea Kardokus recently graduated from Ball State University and has just started her career as a freelance designer for TIME magazine in Manhattan. Her blog series Chelsea & The City will follow her transition into life as a young professional.
As she shares her celebrations and challenges along the way, Chelsea hopes members of the SND community will join her in thoughtful conversation and help shape the foundation for a successful career in news design.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: Unofficial results including Awards of Excellence and medal winners
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Did your publication enter the Best of Digital Design competition this year? Check here to find out whether our panel of international judges recognized your work among the elite entries.
Chelsea & The City: How you’ve helped my freelance business
Monday, February 25th, 2013
In early December I wrote about my journey of breaking into freelancing. I got some great advice from a few people and have really started to focus on growing my business. I purchased the Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines (thanks to John Telford’s great advice!) and absolutely love it! It had so many answers
SND34 Best of Digital Design: NYT wins medals in two portfolio categories
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Judges awarded two silver medals to the New York Times for its Olympics and graphics portfolios.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: Eight single-story projects earn medals
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Over 100 entries were submitted in the single-story project category, and judges have awarded a total of eight medals. The New York Times led the category with six silver medal winners and one gold medal winner. NPR also won a silver medal.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: USA Today wins a silver medal for use of multimedia
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a silver medal to USA Today for its entry “Ghost Factories: Smelting and Lead Contamination” in the use of multimedia category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: The New York Times wins a gold medal for “Snow Fall”
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a silver medal to The New York Times for its entry “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek” in the use of multimedia category.
SND34 Best of Digital Design: The New York Times wins its fourth medal
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Judges awarded a silver medal to The New York Times for its entry “Video of First Debate Between Obama and Romney” in the use of multimedia category.
