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web design

11.04.08

Note to USA Today… journalism, web design | (1)
...if you wanted to avoid framing this election as 'black vs. white', you FAILED.
10.07.08

Home page ugliness journalism, web design | (1)
I know the Las Vegas Sun gets all sort of accolades for its multimedia. I think I've even sung its praises once or thrice. But honestly, what is going on with the home page? A huge smattering of links above the virtual fold sitting right next to an often flashing, seizure-inducing ad does not a pleasant page make. Am I alone here?
04.29.08

Dissecting the NYTimes.com with design director Khoi Vinh new media, web design | (0)
Despite what Craig Ferguson says, the NYTimes is still leading the charge in many areas of journalism, most notably in the online world. The Times has been continually improving their online user experience and things seem to have really moved ahead since they took down their pay wall, something that all newspapers should do right now. The NY Times is running week long, Talk to the Newsroom segment with Khoi Vinh, design director of NYTimes.com. What's great about the interaction is that the questions are reader questions and not bland interviewer questions. It's really a great chance to look behind the ...
04.28.08

Where’s the multimedia tab? journalism, technology, web design | (0)
In perusing several newspaper Web sites I noticed an oddity. Many sites, though I won't mention any names, did not have a 'multimedia/interactive/data" tab as part of their navigation. For most of them it was shoved halfway down the page, sometimes even several scrolls below the main content. This is a travesty at this stage in the game. Even if your site doesn't have much in the way of interactive online content, you should already be paving the way for that content in the future. Whether it be audio slideshows, video or even just picture galleries, readers should have a direct ...