Comments on: Redesign alert: Baltimore Sun debuts Sunday

By: Sandra Gatta

Sandra Gatta — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:22:23 +0000

We cancelled the Sun paper, two reasons…One the sport section has changed so much that my husband quit reading it… 2nd. reason, is that I ask for my carrier to not throw my paper on the ground, but to put it in the container (sun paper container), but for somereason she/he insist on throwing it on the wet grass, which I have to walk on to get to it, and bending down at 66/70 is not that easy these days..I do like the travel section and miss it.. Would like that to be sent to my in box..
thank you

By: Vince Lupo

Vince Lupo — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:43:29 +0000

Well after having suffered through a month of the ‘new’ Baltimore Sun, we cancelled our subscription and now get the New York Times every day. What a joy to read a real newspaper!

By: Rodney Jones (aka anonymous)

Rodney Jones (aka anonymous) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:59:59 +0000

When one thinks of great design, do they think of an iPod or a Zune? Do they think of Microsoft Windows or Apple OSX? Do they think of an Audi A4 or a Dodge Neon painted up in day-glow colors?
If your answer is the iPod, OSX and the Audi, then one must only look at these things and ask what it is that they all have in common. Simplicity. Elegance. Ease of use. Clean. No gimmicks. No need for a user guide.
Now look at these redesigned pages again and ask yourselves (and be honest, no matter your personal or professional attachment to those pages): Are these elegant? Simple? Easy to use? Clean? Free of gimmicks?
Readers want solid content about the news of their communities, country and the world. Not noise or packaging akin to a comic book.

By: Ram

Ram — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:42:18 +0000

I have been reading newspapers for over 40 years. This new design is horrible. When my wife first saw the full length photos of staff, she said she was reminded of the old saying, “You’ve got a great face for radio!” Years ago, a Sun reporter wrote a story about a kid with a bike who had an accident with an auto. The story was balanced, had nuances, and made you symphathize with the driver and then the kid. It made you think; that’s what the best news writing does. That’s what missing today in newspapers. Also, I find the new design visually overwhelming. I agree with an ealier post that on computer screen it really pops but on paper, it loses that quality. I am also tired of being told what I want (that includes you, Microsoft!) Sadly, what the new design has done is force me to use Google News and Baltimoresun.com in the morning. The morning Sun lies on the table now and patiently waits for the cats to walk over it.