...No, not of my pretty much out-of-the-box Movable Type blog. (Although I have been slowly adding to my sidebar!)
Our paper is beginning a redesign process. It's been close to 10 years since anything has been done with our paper's look. I'd say a fresh look is overdue, although what we have now is not BAD.
We're looking at re-organizing the paper to make it more reader friendly as well as update the graphic appearance while keeping typefaces the same. Hopefully that way it will make things look fresh and not alienate our readers.
My editor and I want to revert our logo/masthead back to a more historical look. (Our paper has been around since 1867.) That responsibility has been given to me, and I welcome the chance to use my graphic design skills more.
Throughout the early stages of the redesign process, I've enjoyed several online resources. The discussion of journalism issues at Poynter have been helpful. I've frequently drawn on the newspaper front-page samples posted daily on Newseum's website. And I even found a newspaper design blog, which has been quite helpful too. (You'll find a high-speed connection and a discerning eye helpful for the news design blog.)
Once January rolls around, I'll try to post before/after samples.
Posted by JRC at October 21, 2004 05:06 PM | TrackBack