By: Ed Henninger I’ve been a consultant for almost a quarter century. Before that, I worked at newspapers for […]
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When you look at a newspaper—any newspaper, anywhere, anytime—what’s the first thing you see? Its design.
Every once in a while, a design calls for big type. I don’t mean just “big type.” I mean “B-I-G T-Y-P-E”! Huge. Ginormous. Humongous. Yeah…that kind of big.
By: Ed Henninger It wasn’t an email I enjoyed reading. Here are the essential paragraphs: “He [the editor] […]
You’ve heard the expression before: “It’s a jungle out there!” Sometimes, it’s a jungle in here. And “here” is our own newsroom. During my more than 24 years as a consultant, I’ve encountered just about every animal in the newsroom zoo.
You may not have all of these in your newsroom…but I’m willing to bet you’ve identified at least a couple of these where you work.
There’s an aphorism I heard many years ago that has stuck with me since: “Ya gotta dance with the girl whut brung ya.”
During my almost-quarter-century as a design consultant, I’ve used that saying to reassure many of my clients about typefaces we can use as we redesign their newspapers.
The point I’m making with them is that they may already own all the typefaces they need.
Ed Henninger Yah, I know. So is everyone else these days. This will be my third…and it won’t […]