This week’s NYT Magazine cover was inspired by a Fugazi flier
"Since it was a story about Washington politics, we wanted to appropriate the language of D.C. hardcore."
View Article4 tips for adjusting to the tempo of digital news from veteran designer Mario...
Veteran news designer Mario Garcia talks designing for two tempos of reporting.
View ArticleFinancial Times: A classic redesign for the digital age
“Mario, it’s still pink and still a broadsheet”.
View ArticleQuartz and storytelling lessons beyond editorial
This article has been republished, with permission, from GarciaMedia.com. To see more articles like this, check out their blog. A recent visit to the Quartz newsroom in New York City proves the point:...
View ArticleThe Washington Post’s new Web experiment hopes to offer up some serendipity
Climb up three steps from The Washington Post's fifth-floor newsroom to the sixth floor, then head down two flights of steps via a wrought iron staircase. There, you'll find Team Rainbow. It's a...
View ArticleStudy: People read more on sites with modern designs. They also remember more.
A new study from Engaging News Project found sites with contemporary design have a significant increase in pageviews over sites with a more traditional newspaper layout. That part of the study,...
View ArticleTelling stories visually: 5 designers and their advice for writers
Learning how to design, Oliver Reichenstein wrote in his letter to the profession, is like learning how to see. “Good design is when I see it,” he said of the audience’s subjective taste. The opposite...
View ArticleThe Washington Post’s new website: print-inspired hierarchy
Without a doubt, perhaps one of the most appealing features of a printed newspaper page is how it can show hierarchy for the content it displays. When an editor and designer work together on...
View Article3 ways typography can create design contrasts
Contrast helps to create focal points on a page and a hierarchy for what readers will see first. Here are several ways to create contrast in your design. Contrast of […] The post 3 ways typography can...
View ArticleHow font choices create contrasts in your design
By creating contrast in your design, you guide your audience through the content of your page. One way to create contrast is with type elements. Here are some guidelines for […] The post How font...
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