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• Stuff We Like: Gulf News, Orange County Register, The Villages Daily Sun

  

  It is a satisfying experience to see when good work is published and good design prevails. Here are some that caught our eye this past week. Take a look at... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Creating Extension of the Brand for Garcia Media Latinoamerica

  

  Our Latin American unit, Garcia Media Latinamerica, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has added some icons to its brand imagery. Take a look and read about... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The New Yorker and Virtual Reality

  

  It is the Innovator's Issue of The New Yorker and with it an augmented virtual reality experience that starts on the cover, and continues on the back cover---a... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Brazil: Celebrating Three Decades of Diario Catarinse

  

  To celebrate the 30th birthday of Diario Catarinense, May 5, the editors decided to do the front page in two styles, one in the current design of the newspaper... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Andy Warhol: the Art of the Book Years

  

  It was a good day Sunday for a visit to the Morgan Library Museum on Madison Avenue with a wonderful exhibit , Warhol by the Book, tracing Andy Warhol’s... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Those Final Student Multimedia Projects Are Here

  

  It is a spring ritual: end of the semester for my Columnbia class and the completion of the students' final assignment, the multimedia story. Here is a... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Dear Tampa Tribune: Many Will Miss You

  

  The Tampa Tribune, a daily staple of the Tampa Bay community since 1893, ceased to exist this week. Its rival across the bay, The Tampa Bay Times announced... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Rio Negro (Argentina): It’s a New Look, Philosophy for Presenting the News

  

  This week the regional daily Rio Negro has introduced a new look, new logo and a totally innovative way of presenting news and information across platforms. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Wall Street Journal and Two Decades of Its Online Edition

  

  Watch out when you use the word "legacy" to refer to only print. There is legacy for online, as well, and one of the pioneers in putting its newspaper edition... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Grzegorz (Greg) Piechota’s Report: Not Too Late for Publishers to Read It Cover...

  

  Published last week, Evaluating Distributed Content in the News Media Ecosystem, analyzes the relationship of publishing houses and social media, and tells us... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Designing Print Happily—-and Having Fun

  

  Here are some recent front pages from this past week that deserve a second (or third) look. Here we have the work of art directors who are thinking creatively... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Congratulations to Two of Our Clients

  

  The Gulf News of Dubai is number one among readers there, while Catholic Extension magazine wins for redesign. Two reasons to celebrate. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Last Lecture: What a Difference Four Months Make

  

  It’s customary for me to update my Columbia students in the last lecture of the semester on issues I touched upon for the first lecture. That happened this week. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• They Like Those Quality Newspapers, Don’t They?

  At least in the UK, the quality newspapers beat their more popular, down market rivals. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Prince: and the Front Pages Around the World

  

  This is a special editon of TheMarioBlog ... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• These European Digital Media Awards Winners Merit a Second Look

  

  I was honored to be one of the judges this year for the WAN IFRA European Digital Media Awards 2016. I found many rich entries in the mix, and happy to see... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Migration to Digital Bears Fruit for The Independent

  The Independent lives via digital edition— and with twice as many subscribers. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• La Presse+: Where the Tablet Succeeds

  

  It is a certifiable success: the tablet edition of Canada’s French language La Presse continues to grow. What makes this tablet edition so special? Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• From Google: Tips for Engagement and Monetization

  

  It was one of the most attended sessions at the Newspaper Association of America’s Conference opening day. All about mobile engagement and monetization. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Speaking at National Newspaper Association Conference Today

  It's all about the importance of "local" at the National Newspaper Association conference this week in Washington D.C. I will participate in one of the panels. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH