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Alberto Cairo: How we Lie to Ourselves with Charts

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Written by Aleaha Smith, Michigan State Alberto Cairo speaks on the role of designers and information. During the second session of the day, author, infographic specialist and freelancer Alberto Cairo challenges us to look deeper as we design and interpret infographics.“We need to talk a bit less about how to make visualizations…

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Saluting Tim Harrower, 2019 SND Lifetime Award recipient

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What a privilege to pay tribute to the one and only Tim Harrower. And what a challenge to properly capture all that we love and celebrate about his work here at the 40th anniversary of SND’s first workshop — and in the Midwest, close to where Tim’s journey began.

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World’s Best winners in print and digital honored at SND41 opening reception

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The Society for News Design announced three World’s Best-Designed™ Newspapers — La Nación (Argentina), The Sunday Times (United Kingdom) and The New York Times (United States) — and one World’s Best-Designed™ winner from the digital design competition — Reuters — at the opening reception of its 41st annual workshop.

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Thinking about a Design System for Responsible Publishing

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Written by Lee Catherine, University of Mississippi Rishad Patel speaking about the importance of designing with responsibility in mind. Rishad Patel from The Splice Newsroom filled our minds with the possibilities of an innovative, responsible framework for news that is still in the early stages. This idea stemmed from Patel’s…

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The Importance of Responsive Storytelling on Every Screen

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Written by Aleaha Reneé Smith, Michigan State University Due to a shift in technological methods, many journalistic outlets have begun to search for ways of incorporating visuals within their daily posts and stories. Washington Post Design Editor Matthew Callahan and Graphics Assignment Editor Danielle Rindler have pushed for cross-divisional collaboration…

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SND Chicago: Student Sessions

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Design Thinking, Panel Discussions, and Portfolio Reviews, oh my! Written by Audriana Gibson, Michigan State University We are starting #SNDChicago off right. As many as 40 students or more gathered to gain insight on the innovative process dubbed “Design Thinking,” presented by Northwestern University’s Joe Germuska of Knight Lab. Separated into…

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Ryan Sparrow Joins SND Executive Committee

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I am happy to announce the appointment of Ryan Sparrow to the Society for News Design’s Executive Committee as the SND Programs representative. Ryan is the chair of SND’s Best of Digital Design competition, which has continued to grow under his guidance. Ryan Sparrow, Lecturer at Ball State University, joins the SND…

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SND Chicago: Advancing Your HTML and CSS Skills

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Written by Camille North, Michigan State University Kurt Cunningham and Joey Kirk are from Made by Munsters, a web development company in Indianapolis. They came to the 2019 SND conference with a fresh look on web design. The professionals focused on the idea of creating a website as efficiently and…

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SND Chicago: The Type Workshop

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#SNDChicago started off with a showcase of type mastery with type experts Roger Black, Eduardo Danilo and Lucas Czarnecki. The speaker spent the day with participants unearthing headline schedules from the 20th century, looking at how brands can leverage typography in a design system, and discovering ways to use variable…

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Accolades: Comments, tributes to 2019 Lifetime honoree Tim Harrower

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Tim Harrower, 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Related: “Saluting Tim Harrower, 2019 SND Lifetime Award recipient” CHICAGO — Tim Harrower was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award — the Society for News Design’s highest honor — Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the opening reception and awards of the organization’s 40th annual workshop in Chicago…

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