Archive for the ‘Regions’ Category
Start-up lessons: A homicide site in DC
Friday, January 27th, 2012
What can you learn about design and development from a site about homicides? A lot, it turns out as we see in this dispatch in SND’s Year-Long Conversation about design.
Report from India: Inspiring great design, in print and online
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
The WAN-IFRA, SND news design conference in New Dehli this week brought together visuals leaders from around the world for the first workshop of its kind.
Featuring Javier Errea, of Errea Communications, Adonis Durado, of the Times of Oman, Tyson Evans, of the New York Times to name only a few. Here is a summary of the workshop.
More about news design in India here as part of SND’s Year-Long Conversation.
Introducing SND India — where everyone loves to read
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Jan. 23 in New Dehli a group of visual journalism leaders will come together for a first-of-its kind workshop, focusing on best practices in print and online. The workshop brought together by SND and WAN-IFRA also marks the launch of SND India welcoming an important part of the world into the SND community.
What is news design like in India? It’s a land of tens of thousands of newspapers and magazines and readers who love to read. So much so that pages are more likely to feature long stories than large photographs or infographics.
Much more on the jump from this dispatch from India, part of SND’s Year-Long Conversation.
First Asia Pacific news design conference for print & online
Friday, November 18th, 2011
WAN-IFRA and the Society for News Design (SND) will join together to present a conference Jan. 23, 2012 in New Delhi, India to show the participants the “best practices” in creativity, originality and the efficiency in producing news for all platforms.
In this workshop, the participants will analyze their product and will have the opportunity to work on the design under the guidance of the trainer. The workshop will give the participants a critique on their
Honoring creativity that sells papers in Middle East
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Next week in the United Arab Emirates, the Best of News Design exhibition will open at The American University of Sharjah in the College of Architecture, Art and Design gallery. The exhibit will feature award-winning work from the MENA region, including The Gulf News, The National, Al Bayan, and Times of Oman. In advance of the exhibit Region 20 SND director Douglas Okasaki talks with industry leaders about the past, present and future roles design has played in the region’s papers.
A mobile experience in China
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Led by the indefatigable Lily Lu and sponsored by the Youth Times, SND held a workshop on “Gearing Up for the Mobile Age” in Hangzhou, China, this past weekend. Instructors Joey Marburger and Yuri Victor of the Washington Post taught 50-plus attendees in the three-day workshop. Every attendee left with the ability to create a mobile site. Every attendee also joined SND. This means the Society now boasts more than 100 members in the Middle Kingdom. I spoke with a few of the attendees about their experiences. Even when speaking through a translator it’s obvious we all share a universal design language.
Mexico prepares for World Design Summit
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Mexico City is an incredible cultural mecca. And now, we have one more good reason to head there: the VII World Design Press Summit will take place there Oct. 24-26.
SND 2011 Hangzhou Quick Course: Gearing up for the Mobile Age
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
The mobile age is now. As the number of devices, platforms and apps explode, it is imperative to gain an understanding of what it all means. And how to prepare for it. The emphasis of this course will be to focus on the variety of mobile experiences in the current world landscape and what is succeeding. By focusing on the immediate past, hidden present, and unknown future of mobile, this course cuts through the swirling information overload surrounding the mobile world. SND-Chinese will focus its next Quick Course on this Oct. 29-31, 2011 at Tianducheng Resort, Hangzhou.
Sajeev Kumar T.K. named Region 19 director (Asia and South Pacific)
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Sajeev Kumar T.K, Visual Editor of Kerala Kaumudi based in Kerala, India, has been named Society for News Design regional director for Asia and South Pacific. TKsajeev runs a very popular website about design in India.
TKsajeev says, “I am excited about working for SND, and assure you my sincere effort towards promoting SND and its activities in Region 19.”
Boston Globe hosts Ink No. 3
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
The design journal Ink, which was first produced in Denver at SND’s 2010 Workshop, and then in Detroit in January 2011, is getting ready for its third issue. This time, The Boston Globe is hosting the traveling collaboration. Ink writes about the people and culture of print, and in the process allows designers, illustrators, photographers
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Globe and Mail’s Jason Chiu appointed regional director for eastern Canada
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Jason Chiu has been named regional director of SND’s eastern Canada region. Chiu is a Design Editor at The Globe and Mail, where he has worked since 2009. He was a member of the 2010 core redesign team and was awarded the 2009 National Newspaper Award, in the presentation category. “We’re very excited to welcome
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JUDGE’S JOURNAL: Five things I learned as a Syracuse newbie
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
The Washington Post’s Jon Wile got his first taste of the competition Saturday as a news judge. He shares his reactions and new-found appreciation what it takes to get five judges to agree
Santiago, Lo Valvo named directors of Regions 11 and 12
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Nos gustaría anunciar el nombramiento de dos nuevos directores regionales de la SND. Ambos son dos profesionales de exito y reconocido talento, bien conocidos en nuestra industria. Ademas, también resultan ser magnificas personas. Estamos animados por el entusiasmo y ambición de sus regiones y su arte. Con estas adiciones a la junta de la SND, estamos seguros de ver grandes logros en la SND en América Latina!
Supercharged design in the UAE
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The Grand Finale of the 2010 Formula One Season took place in Abu Dhabi this month, putting an exclamation point on an exciting season of racing that spanned the globe.
Yes, there were the cars, the personalities and the scene, but there was also an abundance of high octane design, illustration and infographics at the major UAE publications.
Follow the link for a sampling of some of the impressive work from The National, Gulf News and Al Bayan.
A Winter Cocktail in L.A.
Friday, October 29th, 2010
Join the Society for News Design (Region 2) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at The Edison in LA.
Check out the newest SNDS Magazine
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Editor Lars Pryds reminds us that the current issue of SNDS Magazine is out now. You can read the online version here.
