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Melissa Angle
Juke Box Hero
Joined: 10 Apr 2005
Posts: 46
Location: Orlando, FL
Posted:
Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:46 am
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| I can't name just one designer, but I think the RedEye has made alts an art form. I still remember the first time I saw an inside page, my jaw dropped ... it changed my life! On any given (tabloid!) page, there are about 10 different story forms: maps with easy-to-follow numbers, top 5 lists, process graphics, Q&As ... you name it, it's on there. And it's not just the fun, reader stories. World and national news stories get the same treatment ... helping me to understand the world's most complex happenings in about 30 seconds with a simple map and a "what happened, what's next" box. Genius! |
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Paul Wallen
Maestro
Joined: 27 Mar 2004
Posts: 292
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Posted:
Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:48 am
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I agree with Josh that this doesn't strike me as a single designer kind of thing, though you obviously have to have some folks with the desire and skills to pull it off. But most of the time, collaboration and teamwork are required. Except when it comes to my alternative story forms, of course, in which case it's all ME!  Ha, ha.
It's a whole lot easier if you're lucky enough to work in a culture that's already embraced alternative story forms as valuable tool. And fortunately, more and more papers are seeing that value.
Some folks that come to mind that I feel I've learned from (on this topic) from either hearing them speak, reading their handout material or just looking at their work include Monica Moses, Josh Awtry, Chris Courtney, Denise Regan... I'm sure there are more. I agree that Chris and his folks are just knocking it out of the park at the Red Eye and Link has been incredibly impressive in its short life span.
It's not surprising to me that Link was essentially launched out of the Virginian Pilot's newsroom culture. One of the things I've found interesting with this recent proliferation of alternative story forms is to think how far ahead of the curve the Pilot was on this. I mean really, they were emphasizing this probably a decade before everyone else started catching on. Pretty amazing when you think about it. And even though I was there a brief time, I learned a ton there about how to conceive and edit short form thanks to folks like Denis Finley and Paul Nelson.
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