Sara teaches in the areas of design, illustration, photojournalism and leadership. She encourages visual journalists to find their voice in the newsroom and to think beyond traditional job descriptions for ways to contribute their ideas, passions and abilities.
There’s an expression in basketball: “You’ve got to see the court.” In other words, anticipate what’s coming and be ready to play.
Students in Terence Oliver’s infographics class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were ready when … Read more
I expected something a little edgier when I reached for the cover of the redesigned Newsweek on Monday. After all, the revamp came after the content merger with the magazine’s highly opinionated partner, The Daily Beast.
The Newsweek cover had … Read more
In this week’s chat, Sara Dickenson-Quinn and Katy Culver of the University of Wisconsin-Madison joined Poynter’s Multimedia for College Educators seminar participants for a discussion about how to help implement changes in your school’s curriculum.
During the chat, they offered … Read more
For two weeks in May, Poynter will open its doors to 40 college journalists or recent graduates who are ready to hit the ground running as they enter their first professional newsrooms.
We’re looking for those journalists now. It’s time … Read more
Taking cues from readers in a recent poll, The Hartford Courant has opted to return to a traditional, horizontal nameplate on their front page. The oldest continuously published paper in the U.S., The Courant is reversing its move to … Read more
Whether the news biz is ready for them or not, journalism school graduates head out in just a few weeks to find their first newsroom jobs. These graduates have committed themselves to the practice and need inspiration for their searches. … Read more
Around Poynter, we often say that when it comes to using color, gray can be a designer’s best friend. A neutral, balanced gray is an important tool in your larger color palette, because it can support the natural color that … Read more
A usability expert like Bruce “Tog” Tognazzini spends time thinking about making things, well, easy to use.
How many buttons do you have to push to start your microwave oven, for example?
Or how much time do keyboard shortcuts actually … Read more
Jennifer George-Palilonis wants to help Ball State graphics students hit the ground running. She directs journalism graphics — one of four main sequences in the school’s newly revamped news curriculum — and she sees versatility with multimedia skills as a … Read more
There are two important additions to the Society for News Design Web site.
Tools for News is an online database for journalists who want to learn as much as they can about tools, new developments and tips for working online, … Read more