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Feb. 29: How a visual journalist gets married in 2012 (1)

A little over two months ago, I brought you the story of Larry Buchanan, visual columnist for McSweeney’s, and the way he graphically proposed to his sweetie Erin Wright. Erin was represented by the glasses; Larry by the flip-flops. Very cute. So how does one follow up a proposal like this? By getting married on Leap Day, of course. Larry [...]

Feb. 19: News designer Nicole Bogdas writes a brave first-person piece for the Des Moines Register (4)

Nicole Bogdas — senior news designer for the Des Moines Register in Iowa for the past couple of years and now a designer for Gannett’s design studio there in Des Moines — did something today I consider to be extremely brave. She came out today as a sufferer of bipolar disorder. In a first-person column on the editorial page of [...]

Jan. 13: Use the news about Paula Deen to think about your own health, people (1)

The story about Food Network superstar Paula Deen a) planning to officially announce she has Type II diabetes and b) also announcing she’s signed a multimillion dollar deal to endorse the drug she’s now taking caught my attention today. The Daily reports: Deen has faced withering criticism for the high amounts of fat, salt and sugar in her dishes. When [...]

Dec. 22, 2011: How a visual journalist proposes in 2011 (4)

Down on one knee in a quiet setting? That’s so last century. The new romantic proposal: By pictogram. That’s the way McSweeney‘s visual columnist Larry Buchanan proposed today to his sweetie Erin Wright. Erin is represented by the glasses; Larry by the flip-flops. After you graphically propose, of course, you must go public via social media. Larry tweeted this afternoon: [...]

Dec. 16, 2011: He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake…

The gentleman on the right is my dad. Seriously. So yes: Apparently, I’m Polish. (Not Poland, silly. The North Pole.) Perhaps I can clear up a few things you may have wondered about over the years… Santa’s North Pole headquarters is just for show. In fact, he operates out of Thomson, Ga. Santa is a graduate of Clemson University. Mrs. [...]

Dec. 13, 2011: Rob Covey’s daughter named chief of staff for House Democratic Whip (1)

From a Congressional press release this morning: House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced today that his current Chief of Staff, Terry Lierman, will be leaving the Hill on December 31st. Hoyer has selected Alexis Covey-Brandt, currently his Floor Director, as his new Chief of Staff. Alexis is the daughter of longtime print and multimedia art director Rob Covey. [...]

Sept. 9, 2011: Guest post: Alan Stamm on the ‘Brotherhood of the newsroom’

Alan Stamm spent 27 years as a metro editor at the Detroit News. He departed in 2003 and has worked as a communications, marketing and management consultant — for a number of firms and, now, for his own Alan Stamm Communications, based in Birmingham, Mich. He was part of the team that posted wonderful stories about their former colleague, Felix [...]

May 20, 2011: Deseret News artist discovers — and returns — $45,000 in cash

Wendy Leonard of the Deseret News of Salt Lake City wrote a story this week about a colleague: Illustrator and designer Josh Ferrin. Josh, you see, recently bought a house. Within hours of the closing, Wendy reports, Josh… …noticed a tiny scrap of carpet peeking out of a small door in the ceiling of a workshop at the back of [...]

May 11, 2011: N.Y. Daily News cartoonist Bill Gallo passes away

Longtime New York Daily News sports cartoonist and illustrator Bill Gallo passed away last night. Filip Bondy of the Daily News reports: In recent months, while he fought off emphysema and a series of medical setbacks, Gallo continued to draw his cartoons and write columns from hospital beds and his home, surrounded by trays of colored pencils and erasers, dark [...]

Feb. 24, 2011: World’s Cutest Couple™ gets that much cuter (4)

Two of my favorite people in the world — Martin Gee, features design supervisor of the Boston Globe and Carrie Hoover, art director of a quarterly magazine called Edible Vineyard — got married Friday in New York City. The brief ceremony was attended by a very small circle of family and friends. Mostly because New York City simply isn’t large [...]

Feb. 9, 2011: Memories of graphics reporter/editor/artist Wendy Govier (1)

Longtime Arizona Republic and Knight-Ridder Tribune graphics reporter, editor and artist Wendy Govier passed away last week after a battle with brain cancer. She was only 57. Wendy and her cockatoo, Camus. — Find the story about that here. We asked for memories of Wendy. And folks shared. — NEAL PATTISON Executive editor, the Herald Everett, Wash. I knew Wendy [...]

Feb. 3, 2011: RIP: Longtime news graphics artist, editor Wendy Govier (3)

Longtime news artist Wendy Govier passed away Wednesday after a fight with brain cancer. The news flashed into her Facebook page Wednesday: I am very sorry to have to let you all know that Wendy passed away in her sleep yesterday morning. She was at peace and not in pain. I will post any further information I can. Emily Govier [...]