Relaunch: the time to ask, ‘Why not? What if?’
A few utterances from my presentation for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies here in Toronto: “Does your paper look like a lecture or a conversation? A press release, or a party?” “Why just...
View ArticleAn alt-weekly wish list: Editing, design, spirit
[Newer Post: 7 Things to Love About The Stranger: An Illustrated Guide.] More thoughts from a weekend immersion in the world of alternative weekly newspapers. Fun crowd with lots of talent, energy, and...
View ArticleGood alt weeklies: ‘The indescribable savoriness of salty, sweet, sour, bitter’
A good alt-weekly. It's like the journalistic equivalent of umami – the indescribable savoriness that goes with salty, sweet, sour, bitter. It's just a texture more than anything else and it...
View ArticleChicago Reader redesign: Questions, background about the paper and project
I’ve been fielding questions about the Chicago Reader since formally beginning consultation on its redesign in September 2010. Below are a few questions about the redesign since it launched, as well as...
View ArticleChicago Reader redesign:A new music section to flip for
[Prototypes for covers of B Side: Chicago's Music Magazine, the new music section of the Reader. Click to enlarge] Welcome to “READER Week,” a series of posts looking at the April 28, 2011 relaunch of...
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