Archive for the “journalism & newspaper design” category
Lookback: Singapore Design Magazines
by j u s t i n . z on November 4, 2012
The media is often regarded as the first scribes of history, and is a resource in understanding what things looked like at a certain period of time. A friend recently shared Singapore Unleashed, a 2008 publication that prided itself as (…)
TODAY redesigns for the information age
by j u s t i n . z on August 20, 2012
Just 10 days after The Straits Times unveiled their redesign at the end of May, TODAY announced they had spent the last nine months undergoing a redesign led by internationally-acclaimed newspaper designers DaniloBlack. I recently caught up with TODAY’s night editor (…)
Straits Times 2012 Redesign: More blue, less fuss
by j u s t i n . z on May 25, 2012
The Straits Times (ST) unveiled a new look last week, the second time it has redesigned within a period of just four years. The 167-year old paper overhauled its look back in 2008, but unlike the previous change where it (…)
Has media become nothing more than marketing?
by j u s t i n . z on October 6, 2011
“Media and publishing is now just another form of marketing for those who can afford it. “And those who create good content? Get close to nothing — or nothing.” So says my friend, Zakaria Zainal, an independent photojournalist. It’s hard (…)
Designing Their Own Sense Of Place
by j u s t i n . z on August 3, 2011
After I wrote about how Singaporean creatives were re-shaping our local mediascape, I was told of another that has just launched: Terroir Magazine. This is a bi-annual magazine that features travel photography from Singaporeans, and as it French name suggests (…)
