August, 2009 Archive

Modular Redesigns. Good for images? Hmmm.

August 31st, 2009 | business, industry news, web | No comments

The LA Times always wants you to find your way home. The paper’s site redesign goals were streamlined navigation and, as CyberJournalist points out, a better video experience. While newspapers and magazines strive to break out of the rectangle confines of columns and pictures in print, seems the online world is rushing back into the [...]

Resolve your fears. liveBooks series has after staff resources.

August 17th, 2009 | business, education, happy nugget, projects | No comments

Resolve blogger Miki Johnson and the folks at liveBooks created the After Staff series to help share, inform and enlighten ex-staff photographers from magazines, newspapers and agencies who are transitioning into an after staff career shift. The week-long series is finished and archived online. “We decided to do our part by developing this online home [...]

Why we like the Boston Herald.

August 11th, 2009 | industry news, MA, multimedia, web | 2 comments

The paper fills an open photo staff position. Unheard of in the recession! Welcome Chris Evans. I asked Director of Photography Jim Mahoney about our new Boston photo friend, a transplant from Springfield. If you haven’t checked out the Herald’s photo and media page yet – run to look. Showcasing more galleries and photographer work. [...]