Sloppy content management will likely lead to sloppy results. I learned a great folder structure system from Kurtis Beavers when I was working at the IU School of Journalism. He picked up this 4-folder structure while at Finelight. It’s great for web and print production; other structures are better for websites and action script Flash. [...]
Archive for January, 2010
January 16, 2010
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Digital news devices disregard the digital divide
By Nina in Design, HCId, JournalismMany journalism blogs and conversations are suggesting that E-readers, tablets and new devices will be the future of journalism. These will save news. I disagree. Below is a repost of a comment I made on the Society for News Design blog post about these readers. Matt Mansfield post reports on Roger Fidler, program director for [...]
January 16, 2010
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Let’s get connected and hired! Elect Nina Mehta for 2010-2011 GISA Research and Professional Chair
By Nina in Design, HCId, JournalismClassmates, Colleagues and future SoIC alumni, Let us continue the great work that has been done by former Graduate Informatics Student Association officers and carry on the tradition of excellence. I request of the School of Informatics and Computing bio, chem, human computer interaction design, music and security informatics graduate students to elect me to [...]
January 11, 2010
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H&FJ’s work doesn’t translate to web
By Nina in DesignI began a typography course today. Working for a few years in newspapers, really drives the simple concept home that so much of design comes down to content and communication. Legibility in news typography is the most important (except of course for a concept illustration). It will be nice to have a venue to dive [...]