Category Archives: Design
Best of College Design—Front pages
RECENTLY, I WAS ASKED to judge three categories in a Best of College Design contest. I’m delighted with the entries I saw. Narrowing those entries down to only five winners was difficult. The following pages are in order, first place … Continue reading
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Go figure…with thanks to Doug Fisher
SO…HOW DO YOU DO A TEXT WRAP that’s so bad it makes your teeth hurt? Thanks to my colleague Doug Fisher, here’s a look at one example. This comes from The State, in Columbia, SC. A widow…really bad … Continue reading
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“OK, OK, folks…let’s just move along. Stay calm…nothing happening here. Move along…”
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, something comes down the pike that makes you just kinda shake your head and wonder: “What were they thinking?” A mini-storm blew through the design trade about a month ago, with the introduction of ready-media, … Continue reading
My turn in the barrel
OK, HERE’S YOUR CHANCE to get even with Ed for all those nasty things he’s had to say about your pages on this blog. Just for fun, I’m posting one of my recent designs here. I thought you’d like to … Continue reading
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Pull quotes: some options
TAKING A WEEK OFF from commenting on pages. But we need more pages for comment…so send yours in! A couple of months ago, I mentioned that I think pull quotes with oversized quote marks are dated. They still feel v-e-r-y … Continue reading
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Photo pages: Two looks
THIS WEEK’S POSTS FEATURE a look at photo pages, two from Marc Stumbo and one from Josh Dewberry. To put my comments on those pages into context, I thought I’d show a couple of photo pages I just created for … Continue reading
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Just for fun: The Secret Design History of 12 Famous Brands
The Tiffany box. FAST COMPANY MAGAZINE’S web site carries this fascinating slideshow that briefly describes “The Secret Design History of 12 Famous Brands.” Among them: The FedEx logo. The Campbell’s Soup can. The Playboy cover. The blue Tiffany box. The … Continue reading
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Creation of a cover
DESIGNER WILL FRANKLIN shares with us the creation of a football tab cover. Will admits he’s no artist, so his sketch isn’t a thing of beauty. But it was enough for him to show others his idea and get them … Continue reading
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Video: Can design save newspapers?
CAN DESIGN SAVE NEWSPAPERS? Well…YEAH! And here’s a designer who delivers that message loud and clear. Jacek Utko is an award-winning designer in Europe and his video about newspaper design delivers a powerful message—briefly and to the point. Utko’s designs … Continue reading
July winners!
I’VE PROMISED that each month I’ll give a pdf copy of 101 Henninger Helpful Hints to the designer of the best page submitted to Ed Henninger’s Blog and to the person who offers the best comment on submitted pages. July’s … Continue reading
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