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Feb. 9: A great above-the-nameplate display today in Fort Myers (2)

In Cape Coral, Fla., yesterday, an Army soldier popped into an elementary school to surprise his children who didn’t know their dad was home from South Korea. Freelancer Sarah Coward was there to photograph the reunion. The Fort Myers News-Press played the best picture huge atop A1 today: Find the story here by Don Ruane of the News-Press. Find additional [...]

Feb. 7: A look at the Washington Post’s huge political earmark story (3)

The big story today in Washington D.C.: The Washington Post launched the next big segment of its ongoing series in which they examine the personal finances of all 535 of our legislators in the House and the Senate. Today’s topic was huge: Earmarks. We used to hear a lot about “pork barrel” politics. That meant when a Congressperson or a [...]

Feb. 7: Spoiled NFL wife makes for great tabloid fodder today (6)

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen — better known to some as the wife of New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady — made big sports news after the Super Bowl, it seems. The New York Daily News reports: When fans heckled the supermodel, crying out “Eli rules!” and “Eli owns your husband,” Bundchen kept a tight smile on her face and kept walking. [...]

Feb. 6: A look at today’s notable Super Bowl pages (4)

There was way too much similarity in choices of front-page Super Bowl art around the country. The best photo choices were made today by some of the nation’s largest papers. Here’s a look at some of the more notable pages of the day… ________________________________ REPRESENTING THE NEW YORK GIANTS — NEWSDAY Melville, N.Y. Circulation: 404,542 Newsday today wrapped its usual [...]

Feb. 5: A look at today’s notable Super Bowl preview pages (3)

Just about everybody had something out front today for America’s biggest unofficial holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Here’s a look at the most notable pages I’ve seen… ____________________________________ REPRESENTING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — BOSTON GLOBE Boston, Mass. Circulation: 205,939 My favorite picture of the day is this one, on the front of today’s Boston Globe. You’re seeing the Patriots lining [...]

Feb. 5: Meanwhile, today in cold, lonely, Wisconsin…

The state’s pro football fans aren’t happy at all that the Green Bay Packers failed to earn the right to defend their Super Bowl crown. However, they did receive a little consolation prize yesterday when quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for this past season. That page was designed by Ed Brud. The picture of Rodgers [...]

Feb. 5: Gannett’s Nashville Design Studio launches ‘big, bold’ redesign of Florida Today

Florida Today of Melbourne, Fla., launched a redesign this morning. On the left is a Sunday front from October. On the right is today’s front.   Chris Bistline of the Gannett Design Studio in Nashville writes: We wanted to share with you our redesign of Florida Today. We’re starting with Sunday 1A and will gradually roll out the new look [...]

Feb. 4: Four clever and fun page-one illustrations (1)

Here are four fun art elements I found in my daily romp through the Newseum… — PRESS & DAKOTAN Yankton, S.D. Circulation: 8,332 He use to work as a decorative element for the top of your car antenna. After those jobs went away, he worked for Walmart, on its “falling prices” signs. But what’s Mr. Smiley Face been doing since [...]

Feb. 3: A look at today’s Super Bowl pages by the Boston Globe

Yesterday, we took a look at a number of Super Bowl sports fronts that ran this week in the Boston Globe. Here is today’s sports front, again designed by Luke Knox. The lead photo is by staffer Jim Davis. That’s a pretty cool timeline across the bottom of the page, showing the NFL coaches most successful at winning league championships. [...]

Feb. 3: Visuals editor Bonita Burton laid off by the Orlando Sentinel (2)

Bonita Burton is leaving the Orlando Sentinel, where she’s served as the leader of visuals since 2004, overseeing the paper’s photography, graphics, design, wire editing and copy desk. Technically, what it is, is another round of layoffs. And Bo is on the list this time. She tells us: I’ve personally administered five [rounds of] layoffs in my seven years at [...]

Feb. 3: Cool idea alert: Printable Valentine’s Day cards

Chris Morris of the Cleveland Plain Dealer tells us about his latest project: I figured my kids didn’t want to hand out Spongebob and Buzz Lightyear store-bought cards. So I drew up 30 quirky little cards and we’re making them available online as PDFs. Kids can download and print and cut out to their heart’s content. Chris drew six cards [...]

Feb. 2: USA Today offers do-it-yourself paper figures of Tom Brady and Eli Manning

USA Today this week offered up do-it-yourself paper action figures of Super Bowl quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning. The figures are posted on USA Today‘s web site. Readers click to download PDF files of each player. There are instructions and even a video that shows how to assemble each player. The faces are drawn by USA Today‘s Sam Ward. [...]

Feb. 2: Tim Ball leaving the Washington Post to go freelance

One of the top sports designers working today — Tim Ball of the Washington Post — is leaving daily newspapers to go freelance. Tim tells us this is… …a move I’ve been considering for a while now, and the result of some very careful consideration, and one which has me thrilled at my prospects for the future. I’m heading to [...]

Feb. 2: That premature Donald Trump + Newt Gingrich story? The NY Post has been there and done that. (2)

By now, you’ve probably seen this: A number of outlets today posted a story about inside sources telling them that Donald Trump planned to endorse Newt Gingrich as the Republican candidate for president. A little later, however, the story took a 180-degree turn. It’s Mitt Romney Trump intends to endorse, the story said. As of this afternoon, the Fox News [...]

Feb. 2: How newspapers played the Facebook IPO on page one today (2)

Just a few papers had fun today with the announcement that Facebook is about ready for an Initial Public Offering — or IPO — of stock. This is expected to raise $5 billion or more for the company. — DAILY NEWS Palo Alto, Calif. Circulation: 18,500 The paper in Palo Alto led today with a picture of tourists standing beside [...]

Feb. 2: How you handle two huge stories on the same day, part two

Nathan Groepper — creative director of Gannett’s Des Moines Design Studio — writes this morning: A few weeks ago, I sent you an e-mail about a situation in Sioux Falls where there were two major news events on the same day. Well, the same thing happened yesterday in Springfield (Mo.). A local football star, one of the top prospects in [...]

Feb. 2: A look at Boston Globe sports fronts leading up to this Sunday’s Super Bowl (1)

Reportedly, there is some sort of football game coming up this weekend. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. The Boston Globe certainly has. Ace sports designer Luke Knox sent us a care package overnight featuring some of his sports fronts from the past week or so. The quotes below are the descriptions Luke sent us. All pages and graphics here are [...]

Feb. 1: A lot of alliteration in Florida newspaper headlines today

No charts or maps were necessary today to show what happened in Tuesday’s Florida Republican primary. Mitt Romney won by 14.5 percentage points over Newt Gingrich. Which, apparently, qualifies as a good, old-fashioned ass-kicking. At least, that’s the impression you get by looking at today’s front-page headlines. Editors pulled out their “r” words to provide some alliteration for the victor. [...]

Jan. 31: Lots of infographics goodness in the Washington Post this week

Let’s take a look at three awesome graphics that have appeared in the Washington Post over the past two days… — REPUBLICAN DELEGATES I was so delighted to find this graphic in Monday’s Post. As I wrote in an article for Poynter a while back, the Republican nomination isn’t about state maps that get colored in, county-by-county. It’s about delegates. [...]

Jan. 30: How Florida papers played a horrific highway crash on page one

Just as everyone is gearing up for the big Republican primary in Florida tomorrow, big news breaks. A horrific crash on Interstate 75 just south of Gainesville, Fla., involved 12 cars and six semi trucks, killing 10 and injuring 21. This is the nightmare scenario for anyone who travels a lot on the nation’s interstate highways. It could happen to [...]

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