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• When Type is King

  

  Such was the case Sunday, October 11, in The New York Times Magazine. Take a look at how type carried the day and made a statement that was very appropriate... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Garcia Media’s New Team of Product Designers

  

  As the fall season kicks into gear and the trees begin to show the first bursts of color, indicating change, it is an appropriate time for us at Garcia Media... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Special Honor from Dow Jones

  

  I am extremely honored to be one of six to receive recognition this Friday evening in New York City, at the first annual Dow Jones Alumni Awards. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Twitter, Too, Toys With Curated Moments

  

  If there is one of the two tempos that seems to be gaining momentum it is the one for curated material. Twitter is the latest to announce that it, too, is... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Chronicling America: Where 10 Million Newspaper Pages Are Stored!

  

  If newspapers are a country, a city and/or a region’s daily life chronicles, then the U.S. Library of Congress provides us with the biggest show on earth. It... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Importance of Brand in a Media Quintet World

  

  A newspaper owes much to its brand, but in the days of the media quintet, it becomes a challenge to make sure that there is visual unity that leads to instant... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Ad Blocking is Newest Item on Publishers’ List of Woes

  

  I have heard enough complaining about ad blocking in the past three weeks from Australia to the Philippines to the Netherlands. It is, without a doubt, a sort... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• McClatchy Titles Continue Launch with New Look, Philosophy

  

  This time it is The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo. ) and The Dallas-Ft Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) that join the other tiles from the McClatchy Group as the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Erik Van Blokland: Type Talk with the Dutch Type Designer

  

  An evening of conversation with Dutch type designer Erik van Blokland, whose most recent work has included a redrawing of the logo for De Telegraaf. Let’s hear... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Buzz Feed, the Quizzes, the Silly—and, Soon, the Serious News

  

  So Buzz Feed is said to be prototyping a mobile app for real news. But, no reason to despair, fans of Buzz Feed, it will not give up on its usual fare of... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Royal Albert Hall: How Mobile First Strategy Led to a Stunning Website Design

  

  Taking a look at London's Royal Albert Hall website, a thing of beauty, full of practical examples of how to organize a website that started with a mobile... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• How “tabloidy” Can a Mobile Edition Be?

  

  A recent printed front page of The New York Daily News and its website edition ... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s a New De Telegraaf Today

  

  With new editor-in-chief Paul Jansen, De Telegraaf, the Netherland’s best read newspaper, make some changes to the design and to how it tells stories. And,... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Let’s Talk About Fonts

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, Sept. 28. Talking type is also of interest to almost... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’sa Landmark Moment for TheMarioBlog

  

  It happened quietly, and almost unnoticed, and even though this is entry 2010, it is only now that I can pause and meditate a bit on the landmark moment for... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The New York Times: That Sunday Edition Was a Fat Baby

  

  So sorry I was not in New York City this past Sunday to sample the 5.4 pound delivery of a Sunday edition previewing the New Season. Nothing like a robust... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Toronto Star: New Tablet Edition Via Star Touch

  

  The Toronto Star is banking on its brand new tablet edition, Star Touch, to attract younger readers. It follows the example of Montreal’s La Presse and goes... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Edmonton Journal: It’s a New Look, Strategy

  

  It’s the fourth launch for the Postmedia group in Canada. This time, the Edmonton Journal launches a total rethink of how news is edited, designed and... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Wall Street Journal: from Tabloid to Broadsheet

  

  It’s an unusual transformation, to abandon the comfy and more desirable tabloid format and return to the more archaic broadsheet. But that’s exactly what The... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Catholic Extension: Launch of a Newly Rethought Website

  

  This is definitely of Garcia Media launches. Today we announced the launch of the new Catholic Extension website, catholicextension.org, with a responsive desig... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH