Website design and usability
NBC News redesigns homepage again to reinstate scannable headlines and greater density
Score one for those who bemoan the rampant mobile-fication of news site designs on desktop.…
NBC News engagement up since site relaunch despite reader complaints
When NBC News relaunched its website just in time for the Winter Olympics, reaction was…
Time.com website redesign: ‘There’s a lot of text, and that’s intentional’
As Time.com's Managing Editor Edward Felsenthal, and Daniel Bernard, head of product, prepared to preview…
Bloomberg View: latest mobile-first site to embrace the grid, shun visual hierarchy
Bloomberg View, no longer just an opinion vertical at bloomberg.com, has launched a standalone, image-heavy…
New York Times website redesign: the desktop strikes back and other observations
Three instant reactions to the new New York Times website, which went live this morning:…
New York Times website redesign coming Jan. 8
The New York Times It's finally happening: The New York Times redesign arrives next week,…
College websites seeing mobile migration, but not all are ready
Website traffic at the University of Oregon’s Daily Emerald was less than 1 percent mobile…
The New Republic’s NYT package: A good read, despite those footnotes
New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson pooh-poohs Politico's "scooplets" ("interesting in the moment but…
What journalists need to know about responsive design: tips, takeaways & best practices
Phones and tablets have created new ways for audiences to reach our work, but they’ve…
Chicago Tribune last, NPR first in test of news websites’ speed
Idea Lab | Brian Abelson Phillip Smith tested the speed of various news sites using…
What journalists need to know about Web design
Fifty milliseconds. That’s how quickly visitors can form strong, long-lasting impressions about your news or…
How The Washington Post created a breakout experience for cycling story
The Washington Post on Thursday became the latest news organization to take the increasingly fashionable…
What journalists need to know about storytelling on tablets
Poynter’s most recent Eyetrack study reveals some interesting findings about how readers consume news on…
How wireframing can help journalists plan & communicate ideas
Among the technology-based skills worth journalists’ consideration, wireframing merits a closer look. Wireframes are rudimentary…