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• There is No Paper Trail Behind a Digital Book

  

  Purchase the book on the iBookstore “iPad Design Lab” trailer on Vimeo. TAKEAWAY: My digital book, The iPad Design: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet,... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Designing and Editing “iPad Design Lab”

  

  TAKEAWAY: Reed Reibstein, the editor and art director of our new iPad Design Lab, describes how we put the book together, learning about the new tablet... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• From Print to Digital: an Author’s Reinvention

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, Oct. 1 Purchase iPad Design Lab here:... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• “iPad Design Lab” is Now Available on the iBookstore!

  

  TAKEAWAY: My new multitouch textbook, iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet, is finally available! Happy reading!It’s finally here. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• My New Book “The iPad Design Lab” is Now in Apple’s Hands…..

  

  TAKEAWAY: What can be worse than those eight months of researching, writing, designing and editing a digital book? Waiting for Apple to hit the publish button.... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Information Graphics: Beauty Can Wait

  

  TAKEAWAY: Alberto Cairo is a journalistic visualizer with an eye for beauty but two hands on function. We talk to Cairo about the roles of function and beauty i... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Change, Hope and Optimism Via the Orange County Register

  

  TAKEAWAY: It’s a new owner, new team and new opportunities for the Orange County Register; we chat with Publisher Aaron Kushner and Editor Ken Brusic  ALSO:... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s a Weekend Potpourri of Items to Help You Kick off Your Lean Back Time.

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, September 24TAKEAWAY: From complaints about text type... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmetic…and Coding: J-students Need Coding Skills Now

  

  TAKEAWAY: So all journalism students should learn how to code the stories they write. In addition, creative directors for media should be expert across... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Hong Kong: a New Website Design for South China Morning Post

  

  TAKEAWAY: It’s sleek, visually appealing and easy to follow. The new South China Morning Post website has launched. First came the total rethinking of Hong... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Dubai’s Gulf News: Produces Midday Newscast with Updates

  

  TAKEAWAY: Nothing can be more important than effective brand extensions for today’s newspaper titles. In Dubai, the Gulf News continues to do so across... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s a New Website Rethink for USA TODAY, Too

  

  TAKEAWAY: All last week we presented a historical perspective leading to the new design of USA TODAY. Today we turn our attention to the newspaper’s website, an... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• USA TODAY Turns 30-Part 5-It’s a New Look for USA TODAY—its First Major Visual...

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is Monday, Sept. 17. As I am travelling from Europe to the US, I... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• USA TODAY Turns 30-Part 4-The First Newspaper to Do That Tango of the Serious an...

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is, by all standards, an iconic newspaper: USA TODAY has inspired a generation of journalists and designers globally with its color, use of graphic... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• USA TODAY Turns 30-Part 3—A Weather Map That Created a Global Tsunami

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is, by all standards, an iconic newspaper: USA TODAY has inspired a generation of journalists and designers globally with its color, use of graphic... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA

• USA TODAY Turns 30-Part 2—-A Newspaper That Influenced All of Us

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is, by all standards, an iconic newspaper: USA TODAY has inspired a generation of journalists and designers globally with its color, use of graphic... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• USA TODAY Turns 30-Part 1-Looking into the Attic for Those Early Sketches

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is, by all standards, an iconic newspaper: USA TODAY has inspired a generation of journalists and designers globally with its color, use of graphic... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 MEDIA

• So USA Today Goes for Its Major Redesign Next Week…...

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and it will be updated as needed; next blog post is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 10; reporting next week from Kuala... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Mexico: a New Photo Mag App for the iPad

  

  TAKEAWAY: Mexico has a new photo app of consequence, and it is worth taking a look. Called MondaPhotoMag it is the first photo magazine totally created for the... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Emerging Optimistic from WAN IFRA Conference

  

  TAKEAWAY: The WAN IFRA 2012 Congress ends today in Kiev, Ukraine, culminating three days of discussions about “shaping the future of the newspaper”. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA