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Category: Profiles
Remembering C. Marshall Matlock
Veteran journalism educator and indefatigable SND volunteer C. Marshall Matlock died Nov. 28, 2020. As a professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University for the majority of his career, he taught and guided generations of journalists.
Remembering Tiffany Shackelford
Tiffany Shackelford, The Society for News Design’s Executive Director, died on December 27th. She was a force of nature. We honor our colleague and dear friend.
News design always came first for Flemming Hvidtfeldt
Tribute: Remembering Flemming Hvidtfeldt — news design always came first for him. By Lars Pryds
1954 – 2020: Flemming Hvidtfeldt
Flemming Hvidtfeldt, 66, has died. We mourn the passing of the SND Scandinavia president and SND board member, a former editor-in-chief, renowned journalist, traveler and compassionate leader.
Q&A with Rachel Orr, Design Editor for By The Way
From a young age, Rachel Orr knew she wanted to be a designer. But it wasn’t until she took a class in news design in college that she realized she wanted to pursue visual journalism. Now, Rachel serves as the design editor for By The Way, an initiative launched by The Washington Post’s Emerging News […]
How to make it work as a full-time freelance designer
Around a year ago, Bethany Bickley decided to take a leap and become a full-time freelance designer. Bethany, who studied informational graphics and publication design at Ohio University, has worked in the past at The Virginian-Pilot and Pacific Business News. But when her and her husband made the move to Savannah, Georgia, in August 2018, […]
Q&A with Deb Bishop of the 1619 Project
This past August marked the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in the United States. To observe this moment in American history, The New York Times Magazine created the 1619 Project, a whole issue, as well as a special broadsheet section, that takes a look at the history of slavery in the U.S. While […]
Ball State’s Emily Wright named 2018 SND Foundation Scholarship winner
Emily Wright, a junior at the Ball State University, is this year’s winner of the $2,000 SND Foundation scholarship. Wright, who is planning to graduate in spring, 2020, is the art and creative director of the Ball State Daily News, graphic artist at Cool Cayenne and chapter president for the Society for News Design (SND). […]
SND Amsterdam: ‘I’m inspired by what could be’
Interview by Sara Joosten With the SND Amsterdam coming closer, we wanted you to get to know some of the speakers a little better. We asked them about their career and how they got to the point where they are now without giving too much away about their SND talk. In this interview we speak […]
Introducing the 2019 SND officer candidates
We’re pleased to introduce you to this year’s candidates for the 2019 SND offices: Cristóbal Edwards and Dave Stanton for secretary-treasurer; Aly Morris for vice president; and Paige Connor for president. Voting is open to all SND members and will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and continue through Wednesday, Nov. 28. Election results will be […]
SND Amsterdam: ‘Only break the rules if you know them by heart’
Interview by Sara Joosten With the SND Amsterdam coming closer, we wanted you to get to know some of the speakers a little better. We asked them about their career and how they got to the point where they are now without giving too much away about their SND talk. The first interview is with […]
Behind TIME magazine’s drone cover: A Q&A with D.W. Pine
video credit: Time Magazine So … who needs Photoshop or After Effects, when you have 958 drones at your disposal? Time magazine collaborated with Intel to sketch its June 11 cover in the sky — a composition of light emanating from a fleet of choreographed drones, about 100 meters in height, photographed from another drone. […]
SND38 Individual Portfolio Winner Spotlight: Matt French
Matt French Assistant Art Director The Globe and Mail What is your current title, and how long have you held that position? I’m the assistant art director for The Globe and Mail. I’ve been with the company for just over five years. What do you love about designing for print? I’ve always struggled with my […]
Neville Brody is keynote speaker at SND LONDON 2017
It’s a great honor to announce Neville Brody as keynote speaker in the SND conference in London on 3rd November 2017 Neville Brody is one of the most influential graphic designers of the late 20th century and founder of brody associates Neville Brody is synonymous with ‘visual language’. A seminal creative director, designer, typographer and brand […]
SND38 Individual Portfolio Winner Spotlight: Chris Rukan
Chris Rukan Art Director Outlook, The Washington Post What is the most important step in your design process? The planning. The better the planning and communication (because they go together really) beforehand, the better the final product, always. Who are the key players in your newsroom who you collaborate with to make a project successful? […]