Monthly Archives: December 2011
How are things going for small papers? Very well, thank you for asking
Photo by Hilary Stohs-Krause, NET News 888888 Valorie Zach has been the editor of the Niobrara Tribune in Niobrara, Neb., for the last 13 years. DURING THE PAST few years, there’s been a lot of talk about newspapers consolidating. … Continue reading
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Typenovation: To get your juices flowing
FROM THE FOLKS at www.fromupnorth.com, some examples of innovative typographic thinking. Not the stuff you’re gonna use on the front of a weekly newspaper…or…would ya?
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A Christmas gift to you
WISHING YOU THE JOY and blessings of the season. Here’s a performance sure to get you into the spirit!
Video: 10 best free graphic design programs
LOOKING FOR SOME new applications? Perhaps something you’ve not experimented with before? Here’s someone who has a few ideas for you. Best of all, they’re free. You can download them whenever you want. Take a look here. If you grab … Continue reading
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Video: Improving cover design
AT NEWSPAPERS, we really don’t do cover pages, do we? Or…do we? How about that football tab? Or the special advertising section for Memorial Day? Or that feature front on New Year’s Day? OK…yes…we do cover design. So, here’s a … Continue reading
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Video: I gotta hand it to ya
HERE’S A FUN LOOK at some handy drawings. Amazing what a creative mind can do with just four fingers and a thumb—oh…and the rest of the hand, too! Take a look here…and enjoy!
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Uh, pardon me, sir. Our ads are fine…your business is the problem.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD an advertiser tell you your ads just aren’t working for him? “Something’s wrong. I don’t get any new customers from your ad.” “I’m tired of paying for advertising. Your ads just don’t work for me.” “When … Continue reading
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Typography: a quick look
HERE’S A SHORT FILM on some of the basic elements of typography—and why good typography is important. On a scale of one-to-ten, most newspapers are at a typographic six. And some are…four. Too many fonts, text that’s too small, headlines … Continue reading
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Who reads community newspapers? Only 74% in NNA survey, that’s all
THERE’S GOOD NEWS for community newspapers, according to a recent survey by the National Newspaper Association. Here are some of the survey findings: • 74% of those surveyed read a local newspaper each week • Those readers, on average, share … Continue reading
It’s a typewriter. It’s a computer. It’s a…huh?
HERE’S A GADGET RON POPIEL would kill for! It’s one of those “Dunno where they got this idea!” products…and it will probably sell, especially to those who still miss the clatter of typewriter keys and the clunk of the carriage … Continue reading
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