Montreal Gazette’s Nuri Ducassi moves to South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Nuri Ducassi — design director of The Gazette of Montreal, Canada, and formerly of The San Jose Mercury News , The Hartford Courant and The Miami Herald — will be the new Features Design Director of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale,
Nuri replaces Susana Sanchez who left earlier this year to join The Washington Post. She will begin her new job in mid-June.
Paul Wallen, design director of the Sun-Sentinel, announced to his staff:
Nuri is currently the Design Director at the Montreal Gazette, where she’s responsible for the overall presentation of the paper. She led a total redesign of the Gazette in 2006 and her staff to 33 SND awards over three years.
Widely recognized as one of the best designers, illustrators and teachers in the country, Nuri has an incredible track record of success at the San Jose Mercury News, Hartford Courant and Miami Herald. She has been a visiting faculty member at Northwestern University, Poynter Institute and American Press Institute. In 2006, she was an SND World’s Best judge for the 28th edition.
In taking this position, Nuri returns to her “roots” in several ways. Professionally, she will get to focus on her first love - features design. Personally, she is coming home to South Florida, where she has family and many friends.
Nuri will be relocating from Quebec, along with her partner Nauret, three dogs (Barolo aka Pablit, Frederika aka Fritzi, Paco aka Puki aka Bebe) and two cats.
I expect Nuri’s talent, energy and infectious personality to make a big impact and help us elevate even further what we do on a daily basis.
Please join me in giving Nuri a warm Sun-Sentinel welcome!
A few examples of her work:
Find her online portfolio at Poynter. Read an interview with her at IFRA.
Congratulations, Nuri!
May 16th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
As one of her many friends here in South Florida and a fellow designer we’ll be happy to have her back home and look forward to seeing her authentic creative touch in the Sun Sentinal…see you soon Nuri…Viv
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I AM biased, but …
She’s just a dazzling talent. The kind of person who can be thrown a curve at the end of creating a wonderful design and shrug that off to create something far beyond the first attempt. She can do this repeatedly — the well delivers quality and it doesn’t run dry. People who are so effortlessly, happily good at something are a joy to be around, to learn from and to have as friends. The Sun Sentinel has made a terrific move in hiring Nuri. Features design is her home. It should be fun to watch what they do this year. Good luck to you, Nuri! Y buena suerte, tambien.