Results tagged “Newspapers” from Grids

AIGA Awards 2015 Medal to former Black Panther Party Art Director (and Revolutionary Artist) Emory Douglas

[This article and interview was originally published on the SPD site in 2009 to coincide with the Emory Douglas exhibit at the New Museum in NYC.]The fiercest and baddest art director of all time is Emory Douglas, who as Minister... MORE

5 Questions with Vanessa Wyse of Toronto's 'The Grid'

The Grid is a "city" weekly--not to be confused with an "alternative" weekly--published by the Toronto Star. Dubbed "Toronto at street level" (thus, "The Grid"--see what they did there?) the newsprint publication is distributed on the streets and for free."We wanted... MORE

Joe Zeff on Newspapers and the iPad

Illustrator / designer / smart guy Joe Zeff has a new post on his blog about newspapers and the soon-to-be Apple iPad. His bottom line: newspapers will have success if they go local and heavy on service and resources. It's good... MORE

Praising The Drawbridge

Visiting London recently, I got my first hands-on chance to appreciate The Drawbridge. It calls itself a magazine, but it can be more specifically described with two words that almost never appear side-by-side: new broadsheet.... MORE

Apple iPad: It's Real

There was more as much mystery around Wednesday's announcement as there is in the final season of "Lost." Many questions were answered on Wednesday (except for "how will it sell"?) Stay tuned for many links to new about the announcement coming... MORE

UK's "Must-Have" Handheld for 2009

As Holiday Gift Lists and Year End Best-of Lists surround us, the UK gives us the handheld device that has a 26" screeen, free games, never loses a connection, has no hidden fees, shares easily with friends... This thing's a... MORE

Nypost.com: A User-friendly Redesign

The New York Post's website, nypost.com, re-launched in September with new features and a new design. Here's an interview with Nick Gould, CEO of Catalyst Group, the design group behind the new look & feel. MORE

Newspaper Album Covers

I've been listening to lots of old albums lately, especially from back in the late 60s/early 70s days. Of course, that was the golden album of rock album cover design, when no expense was spared, and no idea was too... MORE

TED TALKS: Jacek Utko designs to save newspapers

Worth a watch. With a background in architecture Jacek approaches newspaper design with a fresh perspective and some interesting numbers to back up his theories. As the last line in the summary of his talk on TED.com reads "Can... MORE

Just In Case You Missed It

A few things we haven't blogged about (yet), but have been on our minds:Lots of chatter about Esquire's 75th anniversary issue, from the E-Ink cover to the inside packages. Imitiation is the sincerest form of flattery? More chatter about the... MORE