Outlines, structures for organizing a hackathon that gets results. The chief concern for running hackathon is having your goal organized and communicated properly. Getting the right people for each three person team that is participating is critical. Step One Each team needs a journalist, a programmer, a designer or front-end developer. One of these people […]
Chicago Sun-Times Photo Gallery – A Tribute to photo journalism
“I have a photographic memory . . .I take pictures to remember.”— Robb Montgomery I like to tell my little joke whenever I teach visual journalism.It usually gets the laugh I want, but it is painfully true. Great pictures burn a memory into our brains like no other story form. In August of 2004 the […]
Recent design projects
Digital media projects demand expertise and agile approaches to integrate new technologies, training programs, workflows, and design to create winning solutions. Three recent projects illustrate that our experience in integrating these disciplines leads to great results. Radio Free EuropeMultimedia for Reporters Radio Free Europe is providing reporters in the field with smartphone kits […]
Design anything using The Design Method™
The Design Method™ When the word ‘redesign’ is discussed most people only consider touching the building blocks of a publication’s visual identity and style Color Grids Typography Hierarchy Style patterns Usage guides Templates Navigation But, design thinking can deliver much more. Our design process also focuses on visual story training and developing best […]
Mobile Journalism Media Lab – for schools
Mobile Journalism Media Lab: It took one year to build this state-of-the-art mobile-driven multimedia center for journalism students in Tbilisi, Georgia. And it was worth the wait. Students working and studying in this new facility will produce reports and news packages for print, online and broadcast. So what exactly makes this place so special? This […]
Publication design and redesign
Design and redesign methods Learn the design methods that every journalist can use to organize plans for story package, a new section or a new publication. How to innovate on deadline using scalable design strategies How to design stories and news products to answer reader questions Tips for improving photo usage and graphics planning It […]
Your Smartphone is your Newsroom – GEN News Summit 2013 – Paris City Hall
Radio Free Europe: Your smartphone is your newsroomPremiering at the GEN News Summit (19-21 June, Paris) Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is arming reporters in the field with smartphone kits that allow correspondents to produce and deliver high quality multimedia from just about anywhere in the world.Explore the apps, accessories, training, and workflows that […]