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Papers and paella

November 3, 2010 in Death of print | No comments

I just received an email from the Society of News Design (Spain and Portugal division) to say that numbers are unexpectedly low for next week’s annual conference in Valencia – which is a shame because it has a great line up.

I spoke at their conference a year ago, and it was a terrific event (with simultaneous translation into English).

This year’s line up includes:

Alain Blaise, art director of Libération
Nicholas Felton of the Feltron Report
Walter Mariotti and Francesco Franchi, director and art director of Il Sole 24 Ore (one of the best European magazine supplements out there)
Jaime Serra, one of the best infographers in the world
Alfredo Triviño, director of New Projects at News International

That’s just the ones I’ve heard of. And, even better, it’s taking place inside the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, genuinely one of the most architecturally magical places in the world. Seriously, it’s up there with Brazilia.

If you’re thinking about going, do. If you weren’t before, but are now, do. Valencia is a lovely city, and some of the most exciting developments in newspaper design are coming from Iberia right now.

Start looking up cheap flights – you won’t regret it.

What newspapers did next (1)

November 18, 2009 in Clever ideas, Death of print, Review, Trend | 11 comments

The aforementioned new issue of McSweeney’s is beginning to cause a stir in the American newspaper world, as the advance spreads seem to be getting people interested anew in the possibilities of newsprint.

“Ah,” say the skeptics. “Easy for them – they’ve had months to work on it. You couldn’t do that kind of thing with a daily.” Except you can. I spent much of last week in the company of the team from i, a tabloid-sized Portuguese daily newspaper with a design team of five (including two infographers), and this is some of their work:

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