Comments on: A new look today for St. Paul’s Pioneer Press http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/ www.visualeditors.com/apple Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Daniel Hunt http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/comment-page-1/#comment-6917 Daniel Hunt Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:45:42 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/#comment-6917 Charles, et al.: I wanted to amend an earlier statement about Verlag. I was abrupt to suggest that Verlag is a knockoff. Surely it pays homage to Dwiggins and others, but the geometrics of Verlag are much cleaner than Metro, and the Metro Condensed used by the Chronicle before it moved to Akzidenz-Grotesk. Regardless if what I or others may think, Verlag is a truly universal and strong typeface that will have lasting power at the PiPress. Charles, et al.:

I wanted to amend an earlier statement about Verlag. I was abrupt to suggest that Verlag is a knockoff. Surely it pays homage to Dwiggins and others, but the geometrics of Verlag are much cleaner than Metro, and the Metro Condensed used by the Chronicle before it moved to Akzidenz-Grotesk. Regardless if what I or others may think, Verlag is a truly universal and strong typeface that will have lasting power at the PiPress.

]]> By: Terri http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/comment-page-1/#comment-6825 Terri Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:03:07 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/#comment-6825 The new design? Well, frankly it looks old. Reminds me of fonts I used 20+ years ago working on the college rag. Speaking of fonts, there are just too many. Looks like a bad imitation of USA today. do I mind the narrower page. Heck no. Save a tree for heaven's sake. I liked the "old" look much better. Why change a really good thing? I thought the new look was a mistake and honestly almost tossed it because I thought it was the suburban newspaper I get once a week (gasp!). That should tell you something about how horrid it looks. Alas. . . there are probably not many readers who will even notice. Just us old graphics designers that know a good font from a really bad one. May have to switch to the Trib after all. The new design? Well, frankly it looks old. Reminds me of fonts I used 20+ years ago working on the college rag. Speaking of fonts, there are just too many. Looks like a bad imitation of USA today. do I mind the narrower page. Heck no. Save a tree for heaven’s sake.

I liked the “old” look much better. Why change a really good thing? I thought the new look was a mistake and honestly almost tossed it because I thought it was the suburban newspaper I get once a week (gasp!). That should tell you something about how horrid it looks.

Alas. . . there are probably not many readers who will even notice. Just us old graphics designers that know a good font from a really bad one.

May have to switch to the Trib after all.

]]> By: Daniel Hunt http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/comment-page-1/#comment-6777 Daniel Hunt Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:50:56 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/#comment-6777 <p>The headline fonts are Verlag from H&FJ, which takes its flavor from Dwiggins’ Metro and expands on it. The slab serif is Dispatch from (I believe) Font Bureau. It looks like the SF Chronicle about 10 years ago before Nan got her hands on it. In today's front page on Newseum, they used Mercury Display as a headline typeface too.</p> The headline fonts are Verlag from H&FJ, which takes its flavor from Dwiggins’ Metro and expands on it. The slab serif is Dispatch from (I believe) Font Bureau. It looks like the SF Chronicle about 10 years ago before Nan got her hands on it. In today’s front page on Newseum, they used Mercury Display as a headline typeface too.

]]> By: Steve http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/comment-page-1/#comment-6776 Steve Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:33:02 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2008/02/a-new-look-today-for-st-pauls-pioneer-press/#comment-6776 I'm sure the editors and publishers think the changes will save them money. However, I can't help but think the "USA Today" look is not going to go over well. I’m sure the editors and publishers think the changes will save them money. However, I can’t help but think the “USA Today” look is not going to go over well.

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