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• Suddeutsche Zeitung: Letting Type Make the Difference

  

  TAKEAWAY: It’s one of Germany’s best read newspapers. Now Suddeutsche Zeitung has finally entered the world of “redesigned” newspapers. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• The WSJ Name for Wall Street Journal is a Good Idea

  

  TAKEAWAY: There is a hint from Mr. Murdoch that he might change the name of The Wall Street Journal to just WSJ. Why not? As I recall it, we hinted at that... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Follow Ups at End of a Busy Week for Garcia Media

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated regularly as new pdfs become available for these projects profiled here. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• In Russia: Design Awards for Moscovskiye Novosti, The Moscow News

  

  TAKEAWAY: It is design awards in Moscow for the new Moscovskiye Novosti and its English language sister, Moscow News. It was a one of a kind project for us at... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Gulf News: The Design Style Guide as iPad App

  

  TAKEAWAY: Now that Gulf News has switched formats to become a Berliner, the next step was to create a style guide that would describe every aspect of the design... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Kronen Zeitung of Austria: New iPad Edition Launches

  

  To be updated as new images come in TAKEAWAY: It is a new, dedicated tablet edition premiering today for Austria’s Kronen Zeitung. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• July 1: Two of Our Projects Relaunching This Day

  

  I will be updating this blog post about the relaunch of Mexico’s am and Malaysia’s Berita Harian as new pages arrive. Make sure to check back! Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• 40 Years/40 Lessons (21) Age.

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next new blog post is scheduled for Monday, July 2 TAKEAWAY: This is part 21 of m... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Nespresso’s Online Magazine: Coffee With Style

  

  TAKEAWAY: If you like the taste of those great coffees made and sold by Nespresso, then you will probably also enjoy the flavor of its lifestyle magazine,... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• The iPad as Classroom Blackboard?

  

  TAKEAWAY: As rumors would have it, the iPad may come out in a smaller version, but in my head I envision, instead, a giant iPad, standing in the front of every... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Experiences of a Digital Addict in a Semi Disconnect Mode

  

  TAKEAWAY: We are back after a few days in the sun in the beautiful Canary Islands.  For ten days, hardly any of my usual daily digital ritual connections, and... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY, TECH

• TheMarioBlog Will Resume June 25

  

  TAKEAWAY: Taking a few days off! Return with new blog post June 25. The iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet TheMarioBlog post Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 MEDIA

• Attention Editors: Don’t Neglect Those Well Connected Boomers!

  

  TAKEAWAY: Members of the Baby Boomer generation (1946-1964) continue to have an impact—-and now it is through the way they have taken to the new technology,... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2012 MEDIA

• The Power of Storytelling: Did I Tell You the One About….?

  

  TAKEAWAY: Nothing like a good story to engage us, regardless of the subject. Usually there are people in those good stories. The incredible power of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• An African iPad Competitor? Plus Introducing Gulf News Weekend Edition

  

  TAKEAWAY: Take a look at Way C, the first African tablet PLUS: We will be updating the blog through weekend to introduce you to the Gulf News‘ Weekend package i... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Let’s Hear It for Those Numbers

  

  TAKEAWAY: We all like to see numbers and explanations of what they mean.Numbers are among the top storytelling tools.  Your design strategy should allow for... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 MEDIA

• Flexible Glass: a Step Closer to the Tablet One Folds

  

  TAKEAWAY: Fold that tablet and put it in your pocket. Remember when you used to do that with your favorite newspaper or magazine? Far fetched? Maybe not.... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 MEDIA

• It Was a Week Made in Downmarket Tabloid Heaven

  

  TAKEAWAY: If you followed the strangely horrific cycle of news last week, you know that it was a celebration of tabloid journalism at its lowest low, but with... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Creating the Design Concept for the New Berliner Gulf News

  

  TAKEAWAY: Today we turn our attention to the specific elements of the design of Gulf News, which switched to a Berliner format June 1. Here is a review of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 MEDIA

• Here is Your New Gulf News: Berliner Format, New Look!

  

  TAKEAWAY: The waiting is over for readers of the Gulf News (UAE) who have been anticipating the switch from broadsheet to Berliner format. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 MEDIA