Posts Tagged “The Straits Times”

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 (…)

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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 (…)

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The Possibilities of Visual Culture in S’pore

by j u s t i n . z on August 13, 2011

This is a speech I gave at the launch party of POSKOD.SG, an online magazine about modern Singapore. Thanks to the team for hosting my writing in the last few months and giving me this opportunity to write a speech that (…)

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Through the lens of The Straits Times

by j u s t i n . z on September 20, 2010

Just over two weeks ago, Straits Times launched Through the lens, a micro site that features the work of its photojournalists as well as the best pictures from around the world. Today, visuals and multimedia proliferate our world and have (…)

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How Will We Picture Our Past?

by j u s t i n . z on July 10, 2010

After doing some work recently involving the use of images of Singapore’s past, I’ve learnt that there are only three sources for old images: PICAS, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and personal collections. PICAS is the Picture Archives Singapore Database run (…)

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