This is quite a feat folks. Rajan Sedalia, the illustrator behind the comic strip, “A Cookie Jar,” is having his work now distributed through uComics.com.
There is one in the series that has a group of sperm going down the wrong path while a disgruntled ovary looks on. The tag line is delivered by the sperm who collectively say “Has anyone asked for directions?” Just brilliant.
Society for News Design (SND) has announced the world's best designed newspapers for 2005.
I just signed on to become a member of the VisualEditors.com online forum. It's an oasis of information. If you are involved in anything visual for a news publication, here is where you can iron out your thoughts, vent or otherwise discuss among peers, role models and mentors the ideas behind presenting your work or the work of others in the most elegant and useful manner.
“VizEds publishes industry news, coordinates education, reporting and training resources and enables interaction with journalists from around the world.”
This is the brainchild of Robert Motgomery, the news design editor at the Chicago Sun-Times and adjunct professor at the Medill Graduate School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
NewsDesigner.com – an excellent resource for designers and all those who love visual communication. There is even a recent post on the site about how Indian newspapers have considered packaging their news.
The long list of “Today's Front Pages” is simply awesome and is my favorite feature. It gives you a snapshot of what, and more importantly how, some of the world's leading papers are designing their fronts and delivering their news.
I have bookmarked this site and urge you to visit it often as well.
Via Ann Van Wagener
For designers and educators: Thinking with Type and Design For Democracy.