Tag: online+news+design
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Design View / Andy Rutledge – Wall Street Journal Redux
A hypothetical polishing up of wsj.com to reduce the number of random colors and headers on the page, among other touches. Design View / Andy Rutledge – Wall Street Journal Redux
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Evening Standard – London’s Quality Newspaper
Check out the ‘London Today’ bit on the right – that is awesome UI. Evening Standard – London’s Quality Newspaper
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East Valley Tribune | Daily Arizona News
Great nav (a la Houston Chronicle) and section pages. East Valley Tribune | Daily Arizona News
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mydesert.com | The Desert Sun | Palm Springs
Surprisingly decent looking Gannett site. Pretty sure it’s running on Saxotech, but this must have been redesigned pretty recently. mydesert.com | The Desert Sun | Palm Springs
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Revolution News Theme
Wow. Finally someone appears to have done a lot of the work of turning WordPress into a news CMS and released the theme (FOR SALE). Check it out. Fantastic stuff. Revolution News Theme
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Newser – Faster, Smarter News
Cute, but useless without a community or reader interaction. Newser – Faster, Smarter News
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Newspaper Homepages and Load Times » The Bivings Report
Wow, we suck at this, eh? That’s because newspaper homepages aren’t unified pieces of well-thought-out code, usually. They’re an unsightly mess of Flash ads and javascript payloads coming from who-knows-which server. Newspaper Homepages and Load Times » The Bivings Report
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Blasting the Myth of the Fold – Boxes and Arrows
“Stop worrying about the fold. Don’t throw your best practices out the window, but stop cramming stuff above a certain pixel point. You’re not helping anyone. Open up your designs and give your users some visual breathing room.” Blasting the Myth of the Fold – Boxes and Arrows
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Design View / Andy Rutledge – quiet structure
Detailed critique of whitespace, typography, UI in USAT and CNN redesigns. Must-read. Design View / Andy Rutledge – quiet structure